A colleague of mine is building a new house, and I was able to visit the site last week. Two things stood out. First, there was a lot of concrete and brick. The structure of the house is built with bricks and mortar unlike the wood frames that are used in the US. It's a much sturdier build, but probably much more difficult to knock down when making major renovations. Second, the first main structure after the foundation to be built is a bomb shelter. The house is about 15 miles as the rocket flies from the borders of Gaza. Hamas's rocket range is ~30 miles.
Photos of the house. US houses have burglar bars, Israeli houses have bomb shelters.
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| Structure on right is the bomb shelter |
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