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As threats rise, Israelis turn to home bomb shelters

Israeli couple Aviva Pertzov and Jeff Lederer put off building a bomb shelter for years. But now, with rockets falling and threats rising, they are finally fortifying their home.Attached to their house in Tel Mond, 30 minutes north of Tel Aviv, a solid, reinforced concrete room is emerging from behind a wooden mould -- strong enough to protect them and their grandchildren from a major blast.When it is finished, this "safe room" will have white-painted walls, a sofa and a tiled floor, and a single window with a heavy metal shutter that closes across it with a clang.
Source: Al Monitor
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Gaza doctors left in the dark as fuel shortages hit hospitals

In the dim corridors of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, mobile phone torches are now as essential as stethoscopes for doctors doing rounds without functioning generators. Fuel shortages are widespread in the besieged territory after more than 10 months of war, further restricting services at those hospitals that are still open.Ayman Zaqout had a hard time even reaching the Kamal Adwan, located in Beit Lahia, because of Israeli strikes and evacuation orders.Once admitted, he discovered he would be treated mostly in the dark.
Source: Al Monitor
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