Two weeks in Gaza, through one Israeli soldier's eyes
![Alon Keren (left) and soldiers from his commando unit sleep on the floor of an evacuated Palestinian home in Gaza.](https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2023/12/13/62d2744f-9551-47e2-9f89-784d99666d7d_wide-d199b17307bc10f1dd601361782e77f79ce4bd2a.jpg?s=600)
A reservist serving in a logistics support role for his combat unit reflects on his first weeks stationed in Gaza. He's one of hundreds of thousands of reservists called up since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack.
(Image credit: Courtesy of Alon Keren)
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