Palestinian father Ashraf holds one of his two daughters after they were killed in Israeli air strike — AFP NAHARIYA, Apr 04 (Reuters/AFP): From a temporary seaside abode in northern Israel, Shay and Reut Hanegbi can hear the explosions when missiles are fired from Lebanon towards their hometown on the border, only four miles (6 km) away.
They are among around 60,000 Israelis still uprooted from the small frontline communities since October, when the powerful militia Hezbollah began attacking from Lebanese hilltop villages and forest hideouts.
One rocket fell in their backyard, said Reut, 38, holding their newborn girl Alex in the flat they are renting. It is their fourth dwelling since October. Alex's 11-year-old sister has moved school three times in that period.
Iranian-backed Hezbollah started firing at northern Israel a day after Palestinian group Hamas' Oct 7 shock attack in the south of the country. Communities 2 miles away from the Lebanese border were hastily evacuated.
Gaza war death
toll at 33,037
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Thursday that at least 33,037 people have been killed in the territory during nearly six months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants.
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