rockets hit israel again! personal experience of chinese people: work stopped right after they started working, and some people have returned home early
2024-10-07
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qianjiang evening news
according to cctv news, in the early morning of october 6, local time, air defense sirens were sounded in the northern israeli town of shemona and many nearby communities. the israel defense forces announced,the israeli army detected about 30 rockets entering israeli airspace from the direction of lebanon, some of which were intercepted and some of which fell.
prior to this, on october 1, local time, the israel defense forces issued a statement stating that missiles were launched from iran into israel. iran has launched approximately 200 missiles at israel.
amid the direct conflict between israel and iran, how is the life of the local chinese? will israel launch retaliatory actions against iran? chao news reporters connected with chinese working in israel and experts on international issues.
“i was told to stop work just 1 hour into work”
early in the morning on october 6, local time, li jin (pseudonym) simply washed up and went to work at the construction site.
"it was the israeli new year a few days ago, and i had a few days off. today is my second day at work, but after just over an hour of work, my boss asked me to go back without explaining why."li jin told reporters that according to his analysis, there may be another war in the future.
li jin is from henan and has been working in tel aviv, israel, for more than half a year with his domestic workers. he can only speak a few simple words in english and relies mostly on gestures to communicate.
picture source: picture provided by interviewee
on the evening of october 1, local time, li jin saw many traces of missiles streaking across the sky in the distance, and deafening explosions continued to emit from the ground."i was really scared that day. i had never seen anything like this before. i couldn't sleep all night."li jin told reporters that that night, many people hid in underground air-raid shelters, and people were panicked.
qu yang, who has been working in tel aviv, israel for more than two years, has experienced the war in person for the first time. in the past few days, he has been posting on social media to update the current situation there.
on october 2, local time, qu yang, who was working, once again saw a shining missile approaching in the night sky. he and his colleagues rushed to the basement, looking a little panicked."the boss asked all employees to get off work immediately, and they also didn't want the prepared sushi. this has never happened before, and this time it may be really serious."qu yang said in the video he posted that he misses home more and more every day and wants to return to his country.
after work stopped, li jin wandered on the street. many shops along the street were closed, and there were far fewer people than usual."there will definitely be some tension and fear, but i don't plan to go back just yet. we'll wait and see what happens."li jin said that there are many chinese in israel, most of whom work on construction sites, and some of them have returned to their country.
picture source: picture provided by interviewee
yu hong (pseudonym) returned home immediately after iran attacked israel on october 1.
"i was really scared to death that night. there were constant explosions everywhere. i felt that the war was expanding and might become a full-scale war, so i immediately booked a ticket to return home."yu hong told reporters that he has been working in israel for eight years and is sensitive to some disturbances.
"i went to israel to make money so that my family could live a better life, but there was no need to risk my life there. i was prepared to wait until the situation calmed down before going back," yu hong said.
expert: israel's counterattack against iran may be a foregone conclusion
since iran launched a ballistic missile attack on israel on october 1, how israel will respond has been a topic of international concern.
according to cctv news, on the evening of october 5, local time, israeli prime minister netanyahu delivered a video speech saying that israel has the right to defend itself and respond to iranian attacks, which is what israel is about to do.
netanyahu also stated that israel is determined to defend itself against threats from any country and region, including "from gaza, lebanon, yemen, iraq and syria - and, of course, from iran itself."
israel. image source: interviewee
"it is basically certain that israel will retaliate against iran."fan hongda, a professor at the institute of middle east studies at shanghai international studies university, said in an interview with a reporter from chao news that the key to how the situation will change in the future lies in the intensity of israel's retaliation against iran.
according to cctv news, on october 4, local time, us president biden stated at a briefing that day that israel had not yet decided how to respond to iran’s previous attacks. biden said that if he were in israel's shoes, he would seek options other than attacking iranian oil fields. the u.s. and israeli teams have been in constant contact. israel will not make an immediate decision, so the united states will continue to wait.
fan hongda said that the united states, israel and the international community have been conducting intensive diplomatic activities in the past two days. the united states does not want israel to attack iran's nuclear facilities and oil fields, and has drawn a red line for israel to retaliate against iran."but israel's specific actions have not yet been determined, leaving room for imagination for how the situation will develop in the future."
fan hongda believes that israel knows that if it attacks iran's energy facilities or even nuclear facilities, it will be equivalent to a full-scale declaration of war on iran, and iran has the ability to expand the scope of the attack. once a full-scale war breaks out between iran and israel, it may bring incalculable consequences to both countries and even the entire middle east. iran is also aware of this.
"in general, israel hopes to drag iran into a state of war so that the united states will intervene. but in this way, its impact will be global, including international oil prices, etc., which will further push up." fan hongda said .
chao news reporter zhu gaoxiang
editor in charge: ni wangzhen
