On attend la rĂ©ponse du Hamas concernant l’accord pour la libĂ©ration des otages, la tension au sein des familles qui ont un proche aux mains du Hamas est intense. Les spĂ©culations sur les plateaux de tĂ©lĂ©vision , entres commentateurs et acteurs politique vont bon train. Je me surprends parfois Ă leur rĂ©pondre Ă haute voix et Ă participer Ă distance aux dĂ©bats comme si je me trouvais parmi eux.
IsraĂ«l vit encore aujourd’hui au rythme du 7 oct. Depuis ce samedi noir, les chaĂ®nes de tĂ©lĂ©visons n’ont toujours pas repris le cours normal de leur programme, toutes les grandes chaĂ®nes sont passĂ©es en chaĂ®ne d’information continue, de 6h du matin jusqu’Ă minuit passĂ©. On essaie toujours de comprendre et après presque 4 mois on en apprend encore, on dĂ©couvre quotidiennement des destins brisĂ©s et des actes de bravoures qu’aucun scĂ©nariste n’aurait eu l’audace d’inventer.
Les reportages se succèdent les uns après les autres. 1200 morts, 1200 familles endeuillĂ©es, c’est 1200 histoires Ă raconter. Et tous les jours, Ă ce triste dĂ©compte, se rajoutent d’autres noms, ceux des jeunes soldats tuĂ©s au combat. Le pays vit un traumatisme très profond qui se prolonge et le travail de deuil ne peut mĂŞme pas commencer car nous sommes encore en pleine tragĂ©die.
Hier soir Daniel Hagari est intervenu pour faire un bilan de ce qu’il se passe au Sud Liban. On avance sur un fil depuis le 7oct, Ă tout moment cela peut basculer en conflit rĂ©gional. En rĂ©ponse aux tirs de roquettes venant d’une zone qui devrait normalement ĂŞtre dĂ©militarisĂ©e, Tzahal ne cesse pas ses frappes aĂ©rienne mais l’armĂ©e de terre est prĂŞte et n’attend que le feu vert pour rentrer. La visite d’ Anthony Blinken cette semaine sera je pense dĂ©cisive.
Une note plus personnelle, mes filles et mon frère vont bien. J’ai pu parler aux 3 ce soir. Ma grande fille, quand elle est Ă sa base, a très souvent son tĂ©lĂ©phone; en revanche la plus jeune l’a très rarement, c’est donc toujours un mini Ă©vènement quand elle appelle. Quant Ă mon frère cette semaine, c’est plus compliquĂ© de le joindre, il est sans son tĂ©lĂ©phone, il a appellĂ© d’un numĂ©ro inconnu, on Ă©tait donc très content de lui avoir parlĂ©.
Aujourd’hui nous avons gardĂ© Ă la maison ma petite nièce qui Ă©tait malade, ma belle-soeur nous l’a dĂ©posĂ©e avant d’aller travailler. C’est un amour de petit-fille, elle n’a que 18 mois, mais elle est dĂ©jĂ vive et intelligente. Son papa est sur le front depuis le dĂ©but de la guerre et elle ne l’a beaucoup vu depuis le 7oct mais elle ne l’oublie pas. Et elle nous en donne la preuve tous les jours. Elle a très peu de mots dans son vocabulaire mais un qui revient sans cesse “Abba” ( papa).
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We are awaiting Hamas’ response regarding the agreement for the release of the hostages, the tension within families who have a loved one in the hands of Hamas is intense. Speculation on television sets, between commentators and political actors is rife. I sometimes find myself responding to them out loud and participating in the debates from a distance as if I were among them.
Israel still lives today at the rhythm of October 7. Since this black Saturday, the television channels have still not resumed the normal course of their program, all the major channels have switched to a continuous news channel, from 6 a.m. morning until past midnight. We are still trying to understand and after almost 4 months we are still learning, daily we discover broken destinies and acts of bravery that no screenwriter would have had the audacity to invent.
The reports follow one after the other. 1200 deaths, 1200 bereaved families, that’s 1200 stories to tell. And every day, to this sad count, other names are added, those of young soldiers killed in combat. The country is experiencing a very deep and prolonged trauma and the work of mourning cannot even begin since we are still in the middle of a tragedy.
Last night Daniel Hagari intervened to take stock of what is happening in South Lebanon. We have been moving on a tightrope since October 7, at any moment this could turn into a regional conflict. In response to rocket fire coming from a zone which should normally be demilitarized, Tzahal does not stop its air strikes but the army is ready and is only waiting for the green light to go in. Anthony Blinken’s visit this week will, I think, be decisive.
On a more personal note, my daughters and my brother are doing well. I was able to speak to all 3 this evening. My older daughter, when she is at her base, very often has her phone; on the other hand the youngest very rarely has it, so it’s always a mini event when she calls. As for my brother this week, it’s more complicated to contact him, he is without his phone, he called from an unknown number, so we were very happy to have spoken to him.
Today we watched after my little niece at home who was sick, my sister-in-law dropped her off before going to work. She’s a 18 months old sweetheart, lively and intelligent. Her dad has been on the front since the start of the war and she hasn’t seen him much since October 7 but she doesn’t forget him. She gives us proof of that everyday. She has very few words in her vocabulary but one that keeps coming back is “Abba” (dad).
It’s lovely that you can care for your niece. This whole situation is senseless, how can you possibly explain it to her. I can’t explain it to myself.