The Gates of Gaza: a story of betrayal, survival, and hope in Israel's borderlan

Description: The Gates of Gaza by Amir Tibon Superb. A visceral, heartbreaking, and powerful account — with personal testimonies and deep research — of the October 7 Hamas invasion, massacres, and atrocities committed that day. Essential reading for anyone who wants to know what exactly happened. Simon Sebag MontefioreThe gripping, true story of how leading Israeli journalist Amir Tibon, along with his wife and their two young children, were rescued on 7 October 2023 by Tibons father — an incredible tale of survival that also reveals the tensions and failures that led to Hamass attacks that day.On that fateful day, Tibon and his wife were awakened by mortar rounds exploding near their home in Kibbutz Nahal Oz, a progressive Israeli settlement along the Gaza border. Soon, they were holding their two young daughters in the familys reinforced safe room, urging them not to cry while they all listened to the gunfire from Hamas attackers outside their windows. With his mobile phone battery running low, Amir texted his father: Theyre here.Some 45 miles to the north, on the shores of Tel Aviv, Amirs parents saw the news at the same time as they received Amirs note. Immediately, they jumped in their car and raced toward Nahal Oz, armed only with a pistol — but intent on saving their family at all costs.In The Gates of Gaza, Tibon tells his familys harrowing story, describing their terrifying ordeal — and the bravery that led to their rescue — alongside the histories of the place they call home and the systems of power that have kept them and their neighbours in Gaza in harms way for decades. With sensitivity, and drawing on Israeli and Palestinian sources, Tibon offers an unsparing but ultimately hopeful view of this seemingly intractable conflict and its global reverberations. FORMAT Hardcover CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Amir Tibon is an award-winning diplomatic correspondent for Haaretz, Israels paper of record, and the author of The Last Palestinian: the rise and reign of Mahmoud Abbas (co-authored with Grant Rumley), the first-ever biography of the leader of the Palestinian Authority. From 2017–2020, Tibon was based in Washington, DC, as a foreign correspondent for Haaretz, and he also has served as a senior editor for the newspapers English edition. He, his wife, and their two young daughters are former residents of Kibbutz Nahal Oz but are currently living as internal refugees in northern Israel. Review Superb. A visceral, heartbreaking, and powerful account — with personal testimonies and deep research — of the October 7 Hamas invasion, massacres, and atrocities committed that day. Essential reading for anyone who wants to know what exactly happened. -- Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of The World: a family history of humanityMore than an account of horror, Amir Tibons riveting book is a story of courage. Tibons extraordinary family and community offer a glimpse into Israels resilience, and help explain why it may be premature to despair over the hope for peace. -- Yossi Klein Halevi, senior fellow, Shalom Hartman Institute, and author of Letters to My Palestinian NeighborIn The Gates of Gaza, Amir Tibon recounts both his own story of rescue on October 7, as well as the complicated history of the Israeli–Gaza border region that he calls home. He is a chronicler, an observer, and a participant in this story, which he tells with real emotional power. -- Anne Applebaum, author of Red FamineAmir Tibon has captured the horror and hope of October 7 in this compelling story of Hamas murderous rampage across southern Israel, of his familys agonising experience in their safe room while terrorists roamed outside, and of the heroism of his father, Noam, who came to their rescue. The Gates of Gaza would be an engrossing read if it were fiction; the fact that it is a true story is simply extraordinary. -- Daniel Kurtzer, former US Ambassador to Israel and EgyptA riveting minute by minute account of one of Israels darkest days, Amir Tibons telling of his familys horrific ordeal — hiding for hours while terrorists overtook his kibbutz — is captivating. His fathers heroic mission to rescue them, woven together with the storied and bloodied history of the kibbutz, makes for a remarkable read. -- Bianna Golodryga, Anchor and Senior Global Affairs Analyst, CNNAmir Tibon survived the October 7th Hamas attack on his kibbutz thanks to his father, who jumped in a car, drove south from Tel Aviv — dodging rockets and bullets — and pulled off a daring rescue of Amir and his young family. As a newspaper journalist, Amir brings a reporters eye to this vivid, truthful, and at times emotional account — not only of the fear and terror of that day, but also of life along the Israeli border with Gaza, and of the struggle between the Jews and Palestinians. The Gates of Gaza is both sweeping and deeply personal; it is grand and granular, historic and suspenseful, compassionate and wise. -- Lesley Stahl, correspondent, 60 MinutesEloquently sums up the personal, national and historical tragedies endured by the Israeli people on the darkest day since the countrys founding … Tibon also methodically lays out the sequence of political and strategic events that brought the country to that nightmare point, as well as the gruelling war that has lasted nearly a year. -- Ruth Marks Eglash * Jewish Insider * Details ISBN191448469X Author Amir Tibon Publisher Scribe Publications Year 2024 ISBN-13 9781914484698 Format Hardcover Imprint Scribe Publications Subtitle a story of betrayal, survival, and hope in Israels borderlands Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Alternative 9781761381287 Audience General Publication Date 2024-09-26 UK Release Date 2024-09-26 ISBN-10 191448469X Pages 352 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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