What do we do when we are trapped between the sea ahead and an enemy behind, with no visible way out?

This source-based Hagut Yosef essay explores the question: What do we do when we are trapped between the sea ahead and an enemy behind, with no visible way out? The canonical Hebrew article develops the theme through Torah sources and reflection on human life. This localized discovery layer preserves the source’s meaning and identity and does not add new halakhic, historical, psychological, medical, legal, political, scientific, or empirical claims beyond the Hebrew source.