Within 6 months, civil defense teams in the Gaza Strip were subjected to dozens of attacks, and lost dozens of their members, killed or wounded. Today, the remaining teams continue to respond to distress calls with the capabilities available to them, while fears increase with the continuation of the aggression and talk of an expected Israeli operation in Rafah.

Watch the video below to learn more about the Gaza civil defense team and how they work. The video is 3 minutes 53 seconds in length. The full video is available on CNN.com.