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Israeli Families and Survivors Describe the Horrors of Hamas' Invasion
(JTA) Ron Kampeas - Hamas fired thousands of rockets and sent infiltrators across the border starting at 7 a.m. on Saturday, the Jewish sabbath and the holiday of Simchat Torah. The attackers invaded, at least temporarily, at least 14 villages and towns near the border. In some cases, Hamas terrorists had barricaded themselves inside homes in Israel and were holding people hostage. About 1,000 youths at an outdoor overnight party at Kibbutz Re'im were surrounded by armed terrorists who opened fire indiscriminately and tossed grenades into tents. One survivor described watching Hamas terrorists dragging bodies away. A wounded man at Soroka Hospital near Beersheba described how he was traveling with his wife and child when he saw a group of 15 riders on motorbikes. They pulled alongside him and opened fire and his wife died immediately. One woman said the last time she heard from her daughter she could tell she was in a car and there were male voices speaking Arabic.