As the wailing subsides, they get back to the production line, making more blast-proof safe room hatches as Israel's economy adapts to the uneasy rhythm of life in wartime. Since war broke out, barrages of Hamas rockets -- and the response of Israel's "Iron Dome" anti-missile system -- punctuate the working day at Rav-Bariach. Photo: FADEL SENNA / AFPSource: AFPThree days after the attack, the worst since Israel was founded in 1948, a missile crashed through the roof of Rav-Bariach's factory. Photo: FADEL SENNA / AFPSource: AFP"Some of them are still in different cities and they can't come and work," he said, estimating fewer than two-thirds of his 600 employees in Ashkelon were available. Photo: FADEL SENNA / AFPSource: AFP"It's very hard to assess what it might entail, except that it is going to be terrible."

Source: Daily Nation November 19, 2023 04:45 UTC