Gaza in flames 

Dozens of Palestinians and six Israelis have been killed since fierce clashes erupted between the Israeli military and rocket squads in the Gaza Strip. Mariam Firwana, a mother of three in Gaza City, tells The World’s Marco Werman that a steady stream of explosions have been shaking her home and traumatizing her young children.

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