I live in the heart of Tel Aviv. In the early days of the war, the center of donations for the city and perhaps the country was a 2 minute walk from me in Dizengoff Circle.

Dizengoff Circle (Square - don’t ask why it’s misnamed)

There was no bottled water to be found in my neighborhood for 3 days as people were scooping it up and donating it. Inventory has returned to the shelves, but foreign goods on JIT shipping are starting to disappear. My dogs eat sensitive stomach dog food and our vet is out of stock and doesn’t know when more will arrive. Some produce is out of stock as it is/was grown on kibbutzim in evacuated or attacked areas.

Preschool may start up again soon and I hope it does. My wife is back in the office 2 days a week which makes childcare more difficult. We have a family friend staying with us who would otherwise be alone in the university dorms. Her brother is a lone soldier deployed weeks before he finished basic training. She helps out, but it’s not the same as our dayghter’s previous routine.

Our daughter no longer sleeps in her crib and her nap cycle is off. Our dogs are scared 24/7 as they know something serious is going on. All of these are first world problems as we are still safe in our home.