Across Lebanon, rescue workers are struggling to respond after almost a year of cross-border fire between Israel and Hezbollah, with their resources already depleted by five years of economic crisis and fearing that they could be killed like dozens of colleagues over the past year. "I could have ended up pulling my mother, father, sister, aunt or neighbour or friends [from the rubble]," says one volunteer. Israel on September 23 dramatically increased its air strikes on Hezbollah's main strongholds. The raids -- mostly on the south and east of the country, as well as the capital's southern suburbs -- have since killed more than 1,300 people, according to an AFP tally of official figures. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES