Lostspark I agree. הבא להרגיך השכם והרגו
Alternatively, if those senior citizens in the kibbutzim had been holding guns, they could have shot themselves as soon as the terrorists burst into their homes. Suicide is permitted according to some past sages, in order to spare oneself from torture/captivity.
As someone who’s in a compromised position, I can relate to those tragic seniors. If the authorities wouldn’t make it so difficult and expensive to get hold of (and get training in) a lightweight small gun which even a weak arthritic person can handle, I’d buy one tomorrow.
As it is, many of us will have to depend on major miracles, even though one is not supposed to be dependent on miracles, especially in a time of war. Then again, during Gog and Magog, the miracles are supposed to surpass those of the Exodus.