Brig. Gen. Oren, who didn’t share the misconception, was first to arrive at the Re’im festival site. This is his story.
The moment that Oren, a Brigadier General in the reserves, heard the massive volley of rockets on the morning of October 7, he understood that this time was different. From the volley’s intensity — easily apparent at the kibbutz where he lived, less than 4 kilometers from the border with Gaza — he understood that a surprise […]