And due to Hanita’s close proximity to the border, Hezbollah attacks have become part of daily life. A few metres from the community’s kindergarten stands the remnants of a metal swing.
It was destroyed when five Iranian-made suicide drones hit the kibbutz last month, all within five minutes.
One of the drones also landed in the kindergarten itself, starting a fire. Shrapnel from the drones has left clear marks on buildings nearby.
Another drone landed in the playyard, leaving a big hole in the ground. As Erez described the attacks, The Telegraph asked how much time we had to run for shelter if a siren went off. After all, Lebanon is just a few hundred meters from where we stood.
“The siren and the explosion come at the same time. We don’t have any time,” he responded.
Outside Erez’s parents’ house, Lt Col Yarden, an IDF division operations officer, explained how the army dealt with daily attacks.