While the Jewish population across Westchester may have different political views about the Mideast, they are united in expressing their outrage over what has happened.

Rabbi Gordon Tucker, who heads Temple Israel Center of White Plains, says Israel needs to do whatever it can to keep its citizens safe from outside attacks. More than 1,000 people attended Tucker's community night of solidarity at the temple Tuesday to show support for Israel by praying for an end to the conflict.

An Eastchester woman was vacationing in Lebanon with her mother last week when the fighting broke out. The two spent nine days making phone calls to the U.S. State Department before finally being evacuated to Cypress by ship. Humanitarian aid is finally coming to the war-torn region, and many in Westchester say it couldn?t come soon enough.