Skip to contentPosted: Oct 9, 2023 / 09:58 PM CDTUpdated: Oct 10, 2023 / 06:22 AM CDTBALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A Tuscaloosa couple is visiting Israel as the war between Israel and Hamas continues.Gene Poole and his wife, Jamie Poole, left Tuscaloosa on Tuesday and headed for Israel for a trip of a lifetime to explore the holy land. On Saturday, their trip took an unexpected turn when Hamas attacked Israeli towns.“We were awakened Saturday morning with sirens going off and explosions that we could hear,” Gene Poole said during a phone call interview Monday. “They did not happen right in...…Skip to contentPosted: Oct 9, 2023 / 09:58 PM CDTUpdated: Oct 10, 2023 / 06:22 AM CDTBALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — A Tuscaloosa couple is visiting Israel as the war between Israel and Hamas continues.Gene Poole and his wife, Jamie Poole, left Tuscaloosa on Tuesday and headed for Israel for a trip of a lifetime to explore the holy land. On Saturday, their trip took an unexpected turn when Hamas attacked Israeli towns.“We were awakened Saturday morning with sirens going off and explosions that we could hear,” Gene Poole said during a phone call interview Monday. “They did not happen right in...WW…