There is the horror, the reaction to the horror, and the reaction to the reaction to the horror. As more and more tales emerge of the savagery inflicted on civilians last Saturday by Hamas militants, as loved ones wonder if the missing are captured or dead, the grief and rage mount.
As Israel mobilises and seals off the Gaza Strip, will it be the prelude to an incursion, an invasion or an occupation? For civilians on the Palestinian side, the nightmare is only at its beginning.
