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.

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

JUNE 19, 2025 18:40

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