A sense of shock, grief, and uncertainty is the situation in Israel since the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched its biggest attack on the country in many years.
Currently, over 1400 Israelis and over 2,000 Palestinians have been killed in one week, with a huge number of Israelis taken hostage—men, women, and children, inclusive.
Many residents in the Southern parts of Israel woke up to traumatising sounds of airstrikes and the horrifying screams of people being hit, on October 7.
Israel has since the strike been retaliating, putting its citizens as well as Ghanaians, in a state of fear.
Businesses have slowed, and residents would rather stay home than go to work.
While some countries are making efforts to evacuate their citizens from Israel, sources at the Foreign Ministry here in Ghana say they have not yet reached the stage that requires an evacuation of Ghanaian citizens.
We touched base with 33-year-old Abigail Adjei, a Ghanaian who lives in Tel Aviv, several kilometres from the border towns where the strikes are being felt directly.
Even so, she says, they still feel the impact.
“I’ve encountered like 3 or 4 times before but it wasn’t like this. This is really really serious. During this afternoon it happened there were alot of bombs in tel Aviv and we had to run to the shelter”
Abigail works two jobs, in both the hospitality industry and the medical field.
And while the situation in the Tel Aviv suburb is relatively calmer, she says, there’s a growing shortage of supplies.
“As at now if you go to the supermarket there are a lot of shortages in some of the shops. Especially if you want water or rice.”
Abigail is among many other Ghanaians living in Israel, and although the strikes are intensifying. She is unwilling to return to Ghana, should the opportunity present itself.
“ there’s no way of coming to Ghana any moment. I really want to stay here, it’s better I stay here to work and support whoever I want to support, but for Ghana, no! I heard it’s a bit tough there.”
For now, the Foreign Ministry says it remains in constant touch with officials in Israel to ensure the safety of citizens.
33-yr-old Ghanaian Abigail Adjei who reside in Tel Aviv give her encounter Israel and Hamas war:
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