The day after the Iran attack, I thought we should say hallel. Whether the "we" should be everyone, or those living in Eretz Yisrael alone, I don't know. But what I do know is that it is incredible that over 300 drones and missiles should be fired and cause just about no damage. I don't care how good you think the IDF is, and how good the cooperation is with other forces, it's still incredible. Just like the Rambam says in Hil Taanis (1:3)
אבל אם לא יזעקו ולא יריעו אלא יאמרו דבר זה ממנהג העולם אירע לנו וצרה זו נקרה נקרית. הרי זו דרך אכזריות וגורמת להם להדבק במעשיהם הרעים. ותוסיף הצרה צרות אחרות.
The same is true of salvation. We should not say דבר זה ממנהג העולם because it absolutely is not.
Unfortunately I only saw this video now otherwise I would have posted it earlier. Baruch she'kivanti, R' Ouri Cherki said to say hallel shaleim without a bracha:
When things are bad, everyone pulls out a Tehillim and we cry to Hashem, as it should be.
But when thing are good, you have to remember to also pull out a Tehillim, to sing shirah and say thank you.
I was told the woman in our community had a special Tehillim gathering as a form of saying thank you
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