Letter from Jaffa: ‘It was the loudest boom I have ever heard’ - opinion
It was the loudest boom I have ever heard. The safe room door blasted open. The house trembled. Outside, something smashed. For a split second, I wondered if my heart might literally stop.
Rashad stands outside one of his stores in Jaffa, Israel, following damage from a blast related to an Iranian missile strike, June 19, 2025.(photo credit: DEBORAH DANAN/JTA)ByDEBORAH DANAN/JTA