An ex-New York City TV news reporter has been stranded in Israel since Hamas terrorists attacked the country early Saturday. The move has devastated the Middle Eastern country and pushed it to declare a state of war.

Who is Rebecca Solomon?

Rebecca Solomon left PIX11 at the end of last month. She has since been stranded in the war-torn country and has recounted what her family experienced when armed militants launched thousands of rockets from the Gaza Strip and also crossed into Israeli communities.

The married mother is reportedly among many Americans who have been unable to leave Israel as war rages on.

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“When the sun goes down and it gets dark again, I get scared,” she told her former employer in an interview Sunday over the phone. “I’m scared for what’s to come at night.”

The veteran reporter used to work at News 12 Westchester. She is in Israel with her husband and 8-month-old baby. She was in the country visiting family and friends for the Jewish holidays.

She told News 12 that she heard sirens blaring during the morning of the attack. Rockets were being stopped by the Iron Dome, the country’s missile defense system.

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“If there was no Iron Dome after what happened this morning we would not be having this conversation,” she said. “That’s how serious it is.”

According to the Associated Press, at least 700 people have been killed in Israel, and a further 400 in Gaza, since the Hamas terrorists began the incursion. Israel has officially declared war against the Islamist organization. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reported that American citizens may have been among the people taken hostage by the terrorists, although the reports have not been confirmed.