is equipped to respond to attacks like the ones carried out by Hamas, there are fewer resources for those in the Gaza Strip impacted by violence, Damon said. "The great challenge when one is inside Gaza is that unlike in other areas, unlike in Israel itself, for example, Gazans don't have very easy access to medical facilities," Damon said."There are a number of hospitals inside the Gaza Strip, but they are not very well equipped.
"So a lot of Gazans that I've been talking to right now, they're not celebrating what happened. They're not happy necessarily, they're just scared."SEE MORE: What can the US do for Israel?As Israel conducts its attacks on Gaza, Damon said Israel generally provides what are called"soft knocks." This is intended to give people several minutes to vacate a building Israel plans on bombing. But Damon said some don't always receive these warnings.