Gaza conflict one year on: 'I lost my legs but not hope'

It is one year since Israel launched a 50-day military offensive in the Gaza Strip, saying its aim was to halt rocket fire by Palestinian militants and destroy their tunnels used to launch attacks.

At the end of August, an hour before a ceasefire with Hamas was set to take effect to end the Gaza war, a mortar shell struck Kibbutz Nirim, just across the border in Israel.

Gadi Yarkoni was among a group of locals repairing damaged electrical cables. Two men were killed and he lost his legs.

He has since undergone rehabilitation and has prosthetic limbs.

Earlier this year he testified before the UN Human Rights Council investigators about his experiences.

Recently he was elected as the head of the Eshkol regional council.

Many in his community work in agriculture but their close proximity to Gaza makes them a target for militants and cross-border tunnels have been found in the area.