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The corona struck in the village of Gaza, and residents are worried: "The situation is not simple, everyone is in their homes."

Members of the kibbutz are experiencing a difficult reality of escalation alongside an outbreak of an epidemic. 24 residents were found positive, 200 in isolation, and the lawns emptied of man. "Everything is closed and the place is quiet, it is deceptive and stressful," they said in Gaza village. "We know how to act when there is a red color - but not how to deal with the corona"

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Residents of Kibbutz Kfar Aza in the western Negev have been facing rockets, mortar shells, and explosive balloons fired at them from the Gaza Strip for years, along with the echoes of IDF attacks. minute reign. 24 in a thousand inhabitants of Kfar Aza tested positive for the virus, and 200 went into isolation. kibbutz members expressed concern over the spread of the epidemic, but also believe that mutual responsibility can defeat the health crisis.

"it is difficult to deal with sources, it is illusory," said Varda Goldstein , It's not a kibbutz member who is in isolation. "It's not that you're not being stressed because our forces are attacking, or that there's a red color and you know exactly what to do. "Suddenly the grandson or son is sick, and that's very stressful."

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"Everything here is closed and everyone is in the houses." Kibbutz Kfar Aza, yesterday (Photo: Shai Makhlouf)

According to Goldstein, the difficulty is felt mainly among the older population in the kibbutz. "For some people who come in here for very difficult isolation, especially for adults," she described. "They do not meet with their friends and do not leave the house. It is really not easy, there were better days in the kibbutz."

Itai Pechter, a well-known figure among the residents of the Gaza Strip, has been interviewed by the media for years and tells mainly about the security tensions in the area. He also describes a difficult reality in the kibbutz, which experienced the escalation alongside the eruption of the corona. "Everyone in his house, there are almost no people walking outside, and the kibbutz is pretty quiet," he described. "Those who are not in isolation - go to work and return home immediately."

Pechter said that "there are no open spaces, everything here is closed and everyone is in the houses. It is not pleasant to see sidewalks without children, and closed pools. The situation here is not good." However, he believes that "the community here is strong, and we will deal with it."

"It's not pleasant to see sidewalks without children and enclosed pools." Kfar Aza, yesterday (Photo: Shai Makhlouf)

Another resident of Kfar Aza, Zohar Shefek, said that following the increase in morbidity, the community's strength in the kibbutz was revealed. "Within the kibbutz, everyone takes care of everyone, there is a strong and positive mutual guarantee here," he described. "Everyone who is healthy helps, and do shopping for those who are in isolation. We help each other in everything."

He said the outbreak of the plague created some pressure, but "overall quite predictable that in such a small place, the virus will spread if someone is infected." Shefek added that "with all the anger there is towards the decision makers regarding the security situation, we know how to live with it. When there is a red color we run to the security, and when there are incendiary balloons we are careful. The problem with the corona, which is a completely different situation. We still do not know how to deal with it. "

"There are almost no people walking outside, the kibbutz is quite quiet." Kfar Aza, yesterday (Photo: Shai Makhlouf)

The kibbutz estimates that the corona erupted in recent days in the kindergarten, and from there to the entire community. In the village of Gaza, an emergency procedure was declared, all community services, education systems were closed, and the supermarket and dining room switched to a delivery or collection format at the entrance to the complexes. Dozens of residents of Gaza village conducted tests to detect corona, and there is a fear that a large number of residents will be infected.

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