A year into the war in Gaza, the Israeli government’s objective of defeating Hamas still seems far from reach as Israel ramps up its military activity in the enclave with the announcement of new operations and civilian evacuation orders.

Smoke and question marks still hang over the devastated Gaza Strip one year after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack touched off a regional firestorm.

Samira, a mother of two, yearns for her old life when she was an Arabic teacher and had a comfortable home - before the attack by Hamas on Israel a year ago plunged Gaza into suffering and chaos.