The bravery of the tens of thousands of soldiers on the front lines of Israel is becoming legendary. The stories of sacrifice and audaciousness are eye-opening and truly inspiring. But what some of the soldiers did on October 7th itself are often the most amazing stories of all, as many Israeli soldiers found themselves outnumbered and without ammunition following hours of consecutive battle against Hamas terrorists.
The aspect of October 7th that probably led to the terrible cost in lives was the element of surprise. Although Israel had sophisticated hi-tech equipment and young women watching the moves of Arabs on the other side of the security fence, the Army brass that was judging how to react to the uptick in Arab movement simply could not fathom such a widespread organized and coordinated attack on Israel from inside the Gaza Strip.
This proved terribly fatal to more than 1,200 civilians and 200+ soldiers who rushed to their aid in the first line of battle to stem the invasion. Had Hizbullah and Iran joined in at the same time, Israel could have seen casualties that would have been many times worse that the mind does not want to even fathom the possibility. Were it not for the bravery of true heroes like these young men, the terrible cost would have been even greater.