National striker Trivante Stewart says despite ongoing bombings in Israel, the area where he resides remains relatively stable.
Tensions escalated last Saturday after Iran retaliated to joint attacks by Israel and the United States. The conflict has resulted in casualties across all three nations.
Stewart, who has been playing in Israel’s top league for Maccabi Haifa since the 2025 season, said that while he had heard explosions, the situation around him was not out of control. Haifa is the third largest city in Israel, located on the country’s northwestern mediterranean coastline.
“Things are okay so far where I am in Israel because it is kind of stable and not out of hand, and there is nothing to go crazy about at this moment,” said Stewart.
“I have heard a couple of bombings around me but nothing crazy as yet like any buildings damaged or things like that.”
The 25-year-old Stewart, who hails from the inner-city community of Homestead in Spanish Town, noted that his girlfriend, who is with him in Israel, is more concerned about the situation than he is.
“I am not feeling worried about this situation because I knew what I was going into before I even came here. I have my girlfriend over here with me at the moment, and she kind of feeling a bit different from me about the whole situation. She is, basically, more worried than me right now,” he noted.
Stewart also pointed out that his upbringing had shaped his perspective on the unrest.
“I am not really scared about the situation because I am a person who grew in the ghetto, so I use to hearing gunshots, but the difference is that is missiles is firing and as a person that believe in the Lord, I am just hoping for the best, and faster it finish, is the better for me,” he said.
However, Stewart made it clear that if the conflict continued and an opportunity presented itself, he would prefer to leave.
“At this present moment if this continues, then once I get the opportunity to leave then I am going to leave because I would rather be in a more safe place even at my house in Jamaica,” Stewart stated.
“At the moment, the situation may be stable, but in another few days things can change very quickly, so I am keeping my ears close to the ground at the moment. But at this moment, it is kind of difficult to leave because from the moment the war started, the airports over here were locked down,” he said.
Stewart, who has made four appearances for the Jamaica national senior football team, has yet to score a goal for the country. However, he has scored nine goals in 22 games for Maccabi Haifa.
