(Israel Hayom) Haim Jelin - I live in Kibbutz Be'eri, which was conquered by Hamas on Oct. 7. Children, adults, babies, and families were slaughtered and burned. This was a Holocaust here by us. For 20 years we have been living from one military operation to the next. In the end, 2,000 terrorists occupied a region of the State of Israel. We will not return to Be'eri as long as there is one bullet, one gun, or one terrorist in Gaza. We will not go "back to normal," we will not put up with another "round." The whole world of concepts and words that we are using must be erased from the dictionary. Security will no longer rely on gut feelings of a "sense of security" but on clear facts. No missiles will fall because there won't be any. They will not break through the "separation fence" because there will be no one on the other side who will even consider trying. There will be no more "deterred Hamas," because there will be no Hamas. No more "reinstating deterrence for years to come," because there will be no one to deter. Anything less than that would not be considered the restoration of security and will not allow a safe return to our beloved home. The writer, a resident of Kibbutz Be'eri, is the former head of the Eshkol Regional Council.
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