07.10.2026 “I realized this was a 1973-scale event – we were caught with our pants down” After learning that Hamas militants had infiltrated Sderot on the morning of October 7, Bar Peleg got in his car and headed south • “I didn’t go because I get a thrill from risking my life • I went because I understood that something was happening and we had no eyes on the ground • If Haaretz had no eyes on the ground, our readers had no idea what was happening • It felt like a mission” Yael Gaton
