These are images that send shivers down your spine… Closer to chaos, at the heart of the Israeli-Palestinian conflictthe British-American journalist Clarissa Ward had to hide in a ditch, due to multiple rocket launches not far from her. Live from CNN France, the correspondent, out of breath and probably panicked, still continued her journalistic work and provided all the information in her possession: “We’re only about five minutes away, Gaza is in that direction. We now hear a lot of projectiles in the sky. We can also hear Iron Dome intercepting a number of these rockets.” she declared.
In the background, the rockets launched by the Gazans about the Israelis can be understood without any difficulty. Journalist Clarissa Ward had to wait a good minute to get up, once the situation had cleared up. Following duplex, the professional, who has in the past covered the biggest international events such as the civil war in Syria, the Iraq war, the war in Afghanistan, the tsunami in Japan, and the Russian incursion in Georgia , filmed the abandoned and/or charred cars Sderotan Israeli city completely in the grip of Hamas.
A “long and difficult” crisis
The toll is heavy. In less than forty-eight hours, more than 700 Israelis were killed, and 2150 injured were counted. In the Gaza Strip, there are officially 413 Palestinians killed, including 78 children and 41 women, and more than 2,300 injured. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the war which was beginning was looming “long and difficult”. Around 6:30 p.m. French time, the UN Secretary General reacted this Monday, October 9 and recognized “Israel’s legitimate security concerns”and declared himself “deeply upset” speak “complete seat” of the Gaza Strip over the State of Israel.
A few moments ago on @cnni, @ClarissaWard shelters in ditch amid ‘massive barrage of rockets’ near Israel-Gaza border pic.twitter.com/eIgmhLhiKu
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