RAFAH (Oct 24): Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry said yesterday that more than 5,000 people had been killed in the Palestinian enclave since Israel launched its withering bombing campaign in response to Hamas’s brutal attack two weeks ago.
Alarm is growing over the spiralling humanitarian crisis
Israeli alarm sirens often blare across Elanit Kalfon's farm near the Lebanese border as tensions flare with Hezbollah, but she is refusing to leave her land or her 1,200 goats.- Vanished 'hope' -
Walking around the farm and tending to the goats, Kalfon's husband dons a worn-out military shirt with a rifle slung over his shoulder.