"We've been in this predicament for nearly two decades. I'm not sure how long it will take," Amizur Nachshoni spoke with Sharvit, who is 30 years old. "We don't leave the shelter, we just play here to pass the time and hope everything works out."
All new residences in Israel are required to have a fortified "safe" chamber, whereas older structures do not. When the red alert sirens ring, Moshe Lutati, 44, hides his eight children under the staircase because their third-floor flat in Ashkelon lacks a protected room.