Pictured Above: The yard of a kindergarten struck by a mortar shell fired from Gaza on May 29, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

(JNS) At least 25 mortar shells were fired at Israel from Gaza Tuesday morning, just as parents were getting set to bring children to school.  One of the mortars hit a kindergarten.  While no injuries were reported as a result of the attacks, the Red Alert warning sirens sent shockwaves through Israeli communities.  In some communities, residents have just a few seconds after the siren goes off to find cover before the explosion is expected to occur.

Adele Raemer, a resident of Kibbutz Nirim, explained the immense pressure residents of border communities faced this morning when trying to find shelter during a missile attack.

“Our grandchildren have never heard the Red Alert before,” Raemer said. “I have a granddaughter who’s three years old, who was totally caught unaware… Her mother was on her own at home with the three-year-old and with a seven-month-old baby. When the Red Alert went off, she immediately threw herself on the floor…. Her mother had to try and figure out a way to get the baby and her three-year-old into the safe room at the same time, while she hears the Red Alerts going off, while she hears the explosions in the background.”

Adva Klein, a resident of Kibbutz Kfar Aza, said that while her bedroom is her home’s reinforced safe room, “it doesn’t take away from the sounds, and the noise, and the thoughts.”

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