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Yahoo
15-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
‘I support it completely': Israelis back attack on Iran even as retaliatory missiles hit Tel Aviv
At midnight on Friday Sveta's four-year-old daughter was asleep on the floor outside their shattered apartment block, as the rest of the family weighed up where they should spend the night. A missile from the first Iranian salvo fired at Tel Aviv had landed a couple of blocks away, killing at least one person, injuring at least 16 others and damaging hundreds of shops and homes in this quiet residential area. Related: Israel's air might and Iran's nuclear bunkers may make for lengthy conflict The 37-year-old was sanguine about her own losses, and backed the government decision to attack Iran even though it had so quickly cost her family their home. 'I support it completely,' she said as her older daughter stroked their chihuahua. 'This is nothing compared to what they will be able to do if they get their hand on the A-bomb [nuclear weapons]. We can't afford for the Iranians to get them. 'We tell [our daughters] that as long as we go to the shelter together, everything is OK. The damage in the house is just material things.' The family's street, in a residential area of Ramat Gan town east of Tel Aviv, was busy with emergency services crunching over shattered glass and other wreckage to reach the building that took a direct hit. It had been reduced to layers of concrete rubble and twisted steel, with an apparently undamaged cabinet hanging incongruously from the remains of the first floor. Two hours after the explosion, rescue teams were still searching through the wreckage for survivors, as a drone buzzed overhead when the sirens wailed again. Iran launched more than 150 missiles at Israeli in five waves overnight, and though most were intercepted, about 10 got through air defences, a military spokesperson said. Those strikes killed three people in the Tel Aviv area and injured more than 70 others around the country. It was the bloodiest few hours inside Israel since the start of the war in Gaza in October 2023, but the toll was dwarfed by the damage that Israel inflicted on Iran. Yaniv Nimni's home lost its roof and all its windows in the last barrage just before dawn, when one of the missiles landed in his suburban street in the town of Rishon LeZion, just south of Tel Aviv. 'This is only money, as long as the family are OK, that's what matters,' he said as he surveyed the damage. His only question about the government's decision to hit Iran was why they left it so long. 'It should have been done much earlier,' he said. Israelis who have become used to occasional strikes from smaller, short-range rockets from Gaza or Lebanon were stunned by the destruction. For saving lives, the country's shelter network worked. The three people killed in Ramat Gan and Rishon LeZion had been outside protected areas when the missiles struck, authorities said. The two-storey houses next to Nimni's were stripped back to raw concrete and piles of rubble, their ceilings collapsed, furnishings shredded. Trees in their gardens were snapped to the ground and cars crumpled on the street outside. At the edge of the police cordon in Ramat Gan, Bar, 31, begged to be allowed back into her building for just a few minutes to pick up a few things for her children. The family escaped the bombing because they were staying with her parents. Bar realised they'd had a narrow escape when she recognised her home on the news and, after the all-clear, came back to try to check on their apartment. 'They told me I can't go in because of the damage,' she said. 'I'm anxious and in shock, and the kids are very scared. We have nowhere to go, no home to go back to.' Residents of nearby buildings walked past dragging suitcases and weighed down with backpacks. Most were leaving to stay with friends and relatives, because the city government had declared a mass casualty event and was only offering camp beds in a nearby school. A few hundred metres down the road Orly, 27, was helping a friend sweep up shattered glass from the window of a friend's beauty salon. 'You see what a ballistic missile does? We are hundreds of metres away here,' she said. 'We were in the shelter when it hit and you felt it. I've been through a couple of wars now and I knew this was different.' Elia Digma, 18, lives near a high-rise residential building in central Tel Aviv that was hit in the first salvo and had come to inspect the damage. 'It's a miracle only five people were hurt here,' he said. 'It was one hell of a boom, and everything shook.' Shocked by the destruction and braced for more attacks, he too was still confident that a pre-emptive attack on Iran had been necessary. 'We are doing what we need to defend ourselves,' Elia said. 'The Bible says if someone comes to kill you, you must kill them first. We are ready for anything and everything that will bring quiet.'
The Guardian
14-06-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
‘I support it completely': Israelis back attack on Iran even as retaliatory missiles hit Tel Aviv
At midnight on Friday Sveta's four-year-old daughter was asleep on the floor outside their shattered apartment block, as the rest of the family weighed up where they should spend the night. A missile from the first Iranian salvo fired at Tel Aviv had landed a couple of blocks away, killing at least one person, injuring at least 16 others and damaging hundreds of shops and homes in this quiet residential area. The 37-year-old was sanguine about her own losses, and backed the government decision to attack Iran even though it had so quickly cost her family their home. 'I support it completely,' she said as her older daughter stroked their chihuahua. 'This is nothing compared to what they will be able to do if they get their hand on the A-bomb [nuclear weapons]. We can't afford for the Iranians to get them. 'We tell [our daughters] that as long as we go to the shelter together, everything is OK. The damage in the house is just material things.' The family's street, in a residential area of Ramat Gan town east of Tel Aviv, was busy with emergency services crunching over shattered glass and other wreckage to reach the building that took a direct hit. It had been reduced to layers of concrete rubble and twisted steel, with an apparently undamaged cabinet hanging incongruously from the remains of the first floor. Two hours after the explosion, rescue teams were still searching through the wreckage for survivors, as a drone buzzed overhead. At the edge of the police cordon Bar, 31, begged to be let back into her building to pick up a few things for her children. It was still standing, beyond the crumpled remains of several cars, but emergency workers said it was too dangerous to enter. The family escaped the bombing because they were staying with her parents. Bar recognised her home on the news as reporters arrived at the impact site, and after the all-clear came back to check on their apartment. 'They told me I can't go in because of the damage,' she said. 'I'm anxious and in shock, and the kids are very scared. We have nowhere to go, no home to go back to.' Residents of nearby buildings walked past dragging suitcases and weighed down with backpacks. Most were leaving to stay with friends and relatives, because the city government had declared a mass casualty event and was only offering camp beds in a nearby school. A few hundred metres down the road Orly, 27, was helping a friend sweep up shattered glass from the window of a friend's beauty salon. 'You see what a ballistic missile does? We are hundreds of metres away here,' she said. 'We were in the shelter when it hit and you felt it. I've been through a couple of wars now and I knew this was different.' Two more waves of missiles followed before dawn, and both times a handful of Iran's warheads slipped through layers of Israeli and allied air defences to hit across central Israel. At least three people were killed across Israel and more than 40 injured, emergency services reported early on Saturday. It was the most intense and deadly few hours inside Israel since the Hamas cross-border attacks on 7 October 2023 that triggered the war in Gaza, but the toll was dwarfed by the damage that Israel inflicted on Iran. Elia Digma, 18, lives near a high-rise residential building in central Tel Aviv that was hit in the first salvo. He felt the impact even in an underground shelter and had come to inspect the damage. 'It's a miracle only five people were hurt here,' he said. 'It was one hell of a boom, and everything shook.' It was shocking to see the fallout of a missile hitting the heart of his city, Elia said, and he was braced for more attacks. But, like Sveta, he was confident the pre-emptive attack on Iran had been necessary. 'We are doing what we need to defend ourselves,' Elia said. 'The Bible says if someone comes to kill you, you must kill them first. We are ready for anything and everything that will bring quiet.'
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Impact Investing Solutions Announces the Legacy of Impact and Love Retreat to Discover Life's Purpose
Impact Investing Solutions launches an exclusive retreat in Switzerland in Q4, an invitation-only event for self-discovery, allowing investors to realize their true legacy and love within. Zug, Switzerland, May 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This November, a rare and transformative event by Impact Investing Solutions (IIS) and BE SHIRO Foundation, is unfolding in the serene Swiss countryside, a private, weeklong 'Legacy of Impact and Love' retreat designed specifically for seasoned investors ready to shift their capital and consciousness toward global impact. Limited to just 15 carefully selected participants, this immersive experience will take place at Kloster Fischingen, a historic monastery near the forest, from 22nd to 29th November 2025. It will offer the perfect backdrop for profound inner work and deeper personal realignment. Legacy of Impact and LoveBehind this initiative is a forward-thinking organization with a mission to accelerate the flow of capital into meaningful, world-changing causes. Drawing from ancient meditative practices, cutting-edge AI matchmaking, and years of experience in impact investing, the retreat will help participants align their resources with their deepest values, what the organizers call going beyond impact. Why this event? Because too many successful individuals, despite their financial achievements, still feel something is missing. 'Money doesn't make you whole,' says Sveta Banerjee, founder and CEO of IIS. 'You can have all the earthly possessions and still find yourself looking up at the stars, hoping for more. But when you look inward and realize what you truly want to bring to this world, that is what brings true fulfillment." This retreat is for those who have built wealth and influence but are seeking a more authentic legacy. Attendees will work closely with a handpicked team of four facilitators, including Sveta, the co-founder Ben Banerjee, alongside Andreas Dudas and Antoinette Haering of BE SHIRO, a Swiss-based cluster dedicated to empowering individuals to turn their unique life purpose into impactful change. Together, they'll guide participants through soul-centered meditations, purpose discovery, and deep conversations about how to activate philanthropic or impact capital in alignment with their true selves. The retreat's exclusivity is deliberate. With only 15 spots available, the experience is highly personalized to ensure every participant has the space, time, and guidance to go inward and connect deeply with what truly matters. Using refined AI matchmaking systems and insights gathered from years of working at the intersection of wealth, purpose, and social change, the team behind this initiative believes now is the time. 'We're seeing more and more investors holding back capital, not because they don't want to make a difference, but because they're still trying to decide with their heads,' says Sveta. 'This retreat helps them decide with their hearts.' The idea behind this retreat is truly for participants to uncover their life's true mission and then channel their wealth, whether through investments or philanthropy, into causes that ignite that mission. That's how real change happens. That's how legacies are built. With a powerful team, ancient teaching, and an extraordinary setting, this retreat offers something truly unique: a bridge between wealth and purpose, between success and fulfillment. With the retreat taking place this November and demand already building, now is the time to apply. By securing their place, individuals can solidify their place in global impact. Media Contact: Name: Legacy of Impact and Love Retreat Team Email: apply@
