“If anyone thinks once the fighting is over everything’s quiet, exactly the opposite is true. The next day people are only just beginning with their own personal wars,” said Orly Gal, executive director of Natal, the Israeli Trauma and Resiliency Center.
WATCH: After rockets, traumatized Israelis’ ‘personal wars’ begin
Residents look in shock after a rocket had directly hit a house in Ashkelon, Southern Israel, early morning on August 26, 2014. The hit and explosion caused damage to the house and buildings nearby. The family living in the house heard the Code Red siren and was on their way to their bomb shelter when the rocket hit. They were not injured but passersby were hurt by broken glass, while many others had suffered from shock. Photo by Edi Israel/Flash90