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Families, traumatized by the Hamas attack, are welcomed graciously by the owner of a hotel located in Tel Aviv, Israel. Reporting.
In a hotel in the heart of Tel Aviv (Israel), the courtyard has the air of a spacious center. Pottery or drawing workshop for children. A little further on is an inflatable balloon stand. All these children and their parents experienced Hamas attacks. They lived near the Gaza Strip. Evacuated, they found refuge in this hotel, each with their own drama. Liat Friedmann, education counselor, has lost many loved ones. “Three of our students were murdered. Parents of students were killed, it’s horrible”she says.
Mattresses everywhere
Liat Friedmann is here with her husband and their three children. According to them, the older one is traumatized. “He has started peeing on himself again. He screams at night as soon as there is a loud noise, he is on guard. He is no longer a child like the others, he is no longer having fun”, confides the father. Everyone is welcomed graciously by the owner of the hotel, a 44-year-old French woman. The day of the Hamas attack, she asked her clients to vacate the rooms so they could accommodate refugees. For two weeks, his high-end hotel has taken on the appearance of a campsite. Mattresses are everywhere, with one family per room.