Sergeant Major Ben Kerido shares real time, first person updates from the front lines of Gaza during Operation Swords of Iron. Half-destroyed buildings lay strewn throughout a sea of dusty sand. Israel Defence Force soldiers — both active and reserve…
Sergeant Major Ben Kerido shares real time, first person updates from the front lines of Gaza during Operation Swords of Iron. Our convoy of Israel Defense Force hummers approached the torn-open security fence. All of Gaza spread out before us.…
Sergeant Major Ben Kerido shares real time, first person updates from the front lines of Gaza during Operation Swords of Iron. As our IDF mobile infantry and reconnaissance company continued its combat support operations, now at [censored for security near…
Sergeant Major Ben Kerido shares real time, first person updates from the front lines of Gaza during Operation Swords of Iron. Gunfire erupted throughout the shooting range at [censored for security]. Paper targets were torn to bits, small piles of…
Sergeant Major Ben Kerido shares real time, first person updates from the front lines of Gaza during Operation Swords of Iron The sun had already dropped below the horizon, ushering in Shabbat, or the Jewish Sabbath. I have to admit,…
Sergeant Major Ben Kerido shares real time, first person updates from the front lines of Gaza during Operation Swords of Iron. This post is written by his wife, Sarai. “Did I not command you, be strong and have courage, do…
Sergeant Major Ben Kerido shares real time, first person updates from the front lines of Gaza during Operation Swords of Iron. The Israel Defense Force Hummer convoy rumbled and bounced along a route near [redacted for security]. Our special forces…
Sergeant Major Ben Kerido shares real time, first person updates from the front lines of Gaza during Operation Swords of Iron. This post is written by his wife, Sarai. “There are laws to protect the freedom of the press’s speech,…
Sergeant Major Ben Kerido shares real time, first person updates from the front lines of Gaza during Operation Swords of Iron. This post is written by his wife, Sarai. It’s eerily quiet outside my apartment and the air smells heavy.…
Sergeant Major Ben Kerido shares real time, first person updates from the front lines of Gaza during Operation Swords of Iron. It’s always good to have friends, especially in Israel. And the Israel Defense Force is no exception. One of…
Sergeant Major Ben Kerido shares real time, first person updates from the front lines of Gaza during Operation Swords of Iron. It was Shabbat (the Jewish Sabbath). But it certainly didn’t feel like it. The setting sun had given way…
Sergeant Major Ben Kerido shares real time, first person updates from the front lines of Gaza during Operation Swords of Iron He is a delivery driver. I don’t know his name. I don’t know what he looks like. I don’t…
