MOSCOW, Oct 7 Former goalkeeper of Dynamo Moscow and USSR national team Alexander Uvarov spoke about the situation in Israel amid the worsening conflict with Palestine.
Uvarov has lived in Israel for 30 years. In addition to Dynamo, he played for Maccabi Tel Aviv, where he now works as a goalkeeper coach.
“»I’m not in Israel right now — abroad. But I’m aware of the whole situation. Tomorrow morning I have to fly to Tel Aviv — I don’t know if I’ll succeed anymore. And the children are there. Thank God, they’re okay. My friends are alive and well. But I’ll fly to them as soon as possible. The situation is not very good. I haven’t seen anything like this in 30 years in Israel never. Israelis, who are much older than me, say: this has never happened at all. I know that in football all training, all classes have been canceled. Apparently, the games will also be postponed,» the «Championship» quotes him as saying.
On Saturday In the morning, Israel was subjected to an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. The press service of the Israeli army said that the radicals launched more than 2 thousand rockets. In addition, dozens of militants have infiltrated border areas in southern Israel. The Israeli military is clearing populated areas, and a state of emergency has been declared throughout the country. As Israeli media reported, citing the Ministry of Health, at least 100 people died in Israel as a result of the escalation, the number of victims exceeded 900.