A girl celebrating a Bat Mitzvah is not a news story in a normal country. In Israel such articles are for some reason widespread, and not for good reasons.

Roni Mishderot was evacuated with her family after October 7 from Sderot to Kfar Maccabiah. She is a vivid illustration of the impossible reality in which boys and girls grow up in the Gaza Envelope, in the past and since October 7 in particular. The event is held with the help of Good people, but the joy wasn't complete until the best friend came as a surprise.