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Video: Living in fear in Gaza City Sherine Tadros, Al Jazeera, Jan 3, 2009
The heavy Israeli aerial bombardment and ominous threat of a ground offensive has forced Gazans to remain indoors for safety. Al Jazeera's Sherine Tadros spent the evening with one family in Gaza City to see how they're surviving with the constant threat of death from Israel's assault.