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Source: https://jcpa.org/a-developing-humanitarian-issue-israeli-refugees-from-hamas-terror/
A Developing Humanitarian Issue: Israeli Refugees from Hamas Terror
(Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs) Irwin J. (Yitzchak) Mansdorf, PhD - The recent Hamas massacres have created thousands of Israeli civilian refugees, displaced from their homes, places of work, schools, and communities. Short-term support issues are being addressed by a wide citizen-based volunteer network. Many of the refugees are survivors of the deadly attacks on their communities and were under direct threat of death for hours. Many have family members who have been killed or kidnapped by Hamas terrorists. All of the refugees have experienced many years of aggression from Gaza, including thousands of missile attacks which had a significant psychological effect. No international body is providing humanitarian assistance to Israel or to the refugees created by the Hamas massacre and threatened Hizbullah action. The writer is a clinical psychologist and a fellow at the Jerusalem Center, specializing in political psychology.