Israel is at war. There are a few words that we hear on the news all the time โ words you should absolutely know.
New Words and Expressions:
Retsuโat aza – The Gaza Strip – ืจืฆืืขืช ืขืื
Retsua la-kelev – Leash for a dog – ืจืฆืืขื ืืืื
Otef aza (Ha-otef) – The area bordering with the Gaza Strip – ืขืืืฃ ืขืื, ืืขืืืฃ
Yeshuvey otef aza – Villages near the Gaza Strip, inside Israel – ืืฉืืื ืขืืืฃ ืขืื
Matach kaved shel raketot – Heavy barrage of rockets – ืืื ืืื ืฉื ืจืงืืืช
Azโaka, azโakot – Sirens – ืืืขืงื, ืืืขืงืืช
Mamad (merchav mugan dirati) – Protected space within the apartment – ืืจืื ืืืื ืืืจืชื
Miklat, miklatim – Bomb shelters – ืืงืื
Pikud ha-oref – Home Front Command – ืคืืงืื ืืขืืจืฃ
Harugim – The killed – ืืจืืืื
Ptsooโim – The injured – ืคืฆืืขืื
Hatufim – Kidnapped – ืืืืคืื
Bnei aruba – Hostages – ืื ื ืขืจืืื
Mehablim – Terrorists – ืืืืืื
Neโedar, neโedarim – Missing – ื ืขืืจ, ื ืขืืจืื
Hamal – Tactical Operations Center, War room – ืืืจ ืืืืื, ืืโื
Tarchish – Scenario – ืชืจืืืฉ
Ha-tarchish ha-garua be-yoter – The worst possible scenario – ืืชืจืืืฉ ืืืจืืข ืืืืชืจ
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