8 apr 2019
Dozens of Palestinian students and staff on Monday suffered breathing difficulties as a result of inhaling tear gas fired by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) towards al-Nahda school in the southern area of al-Khalil.
Local sources said that the IOF heavily fired poisonous gas bombs at the school causing dozens of suffocation cases among the students who were treated on the field.
Two of the school staff were transferred to a local hospital for treatment, the sources added.
There are 11 Palestinian schools in the southern area of al-Khalil and they are constantly attacked by Israeli settlers and IOF soldiers.
Local sources said that the IOF heavily fired poisonous gas bombs at the school causing dozens of suffocation cases among the students who were treated on the field.
Two of the school staff were transferred to a local hospital for treatment, the sources added.
There are 11 Palestinian schools in the southern area of al-Khalil and they are constantly attacked by Israeli settlers and IOF soldiers.
Israeli soldiers carried out, on Monday morning, a limited invasion into Palestinian agricultural lands, in northern Gaza Strip, while navy ships attacked fishing boats and opened fire at them west of Gaza city.
Media sources said three Israeli tanks, and three armored D9 military bulldozers, advanced dozens of meters into Palestinian agricultural lands, northwest of Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza Strip.
They added that the soldiers bulldozed sections of the lands, and installed sand hills, in addition to firing live rounds to force the Palestinians away.
In related news, Israeli navy ships attacked many Palestinian fishing boats, and fired rounds of live ammunition, in Gaza territorial waters, in the Sudaniyya Sea area, northwest of Gaza city
Media sources said three Israeli tanks, and three armored D9 military bulldozers, advanced dozens of meters into Palestinian agricultural lands, northwest of Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza Strip.
They added that the soldiers bulldozed sections of the lands, and installed sand hills, in addition to firing live rounds to force the Palestinians away.
In related news, Israeli navy ships attacked many Palestinian fishing boats, and fired rounds of live ammunition, in Gaza territorial waters, in the Sudaniyya Sea area, northwest of Gaza city
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday at dawn, many Palestinian communities across the occupied West Bank, searched and ransacked dozens of homes, and abducted at least nineteen Palestinians, in addition to wounding several others, the Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has reported.
The PPS office in Ramallah, in central West Bank, said the soldiers abducted Mohammad Bassem Tamimi, 15, Moayyad Hamza Tamimi, 20 Abdul-Fattah Hamed, Tareq Khdeira and Mohammad Abu Safiyya, 16.
It is worth mentioning that Abu Safiyya was recently injured by army fire in his leg and shoulder and is still recovering from his wounds.
In Tulkarem, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, Qassam Riyad Bodeir, 30, in addition to Bassel Essam Aref, 19, who studies at the Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie.
In Qalqilia, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Yazan Ma’an Salim, 25, and Morad Saleh Nofal, 42, from Jayyous village.
In Jenin, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Mohammad Mustafa al-Qneizi, Ayham Fakhri Salit and Abdul-Aziz Bassam Abu ‘Obeid, from Jenin refugee camp, and caused many Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation during ensuing protests.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted Omar Abdul-Mahdi Shawar, and former political prisoner Ammar al-Qawasmi, from Hebron city, in southern West Bank, in addition to Yazan Qassem ar-Ra’ey, 19, from the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron.
The soldiers also abducted Mohammad Marwan Jaradat, Bassam Hijazi Jaradat, from Sa’ir town, northeast of Hebron, and Talal Khalil Najjar, from Yatta town, south of the city.
The soldiers also invaded many neighborhoods in Hebron city, and installed roadblocks at the entrances of Sa’ir and Halhoul towns, and the al-Fawwar refugee camp, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
In Jericho, the soldiers abducted Khader Jamal al-Haddad.
The PPS office in Ramallah, in central West Bank, said the soldiers abducted Mohammad Bassem Tamimi, 15, Moayyad Hamza Tamimi, 20 Abdul-Fattah Hamed, Tareq Khdeira and Mohammad Abu Safiyya, 16.
It is worth mentioning that Abu Safiyya was recently injured by army fire in his leg and shoulder and is still recovering from his wounds.
In Tulkarem, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted a former political prisoner, Qassam Riyad Bodeir, 30, in addition to Bassel Essam Aref, 19, who studies at the Palestine Technical University – Kadoorie.
In Qalqilia, also in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Yazan Ma’an Salim, 25, and Morad Saleh Nofal, 42, from Jayyous village.
In Jenin, in northern West Bank, the soldiers abducted Mohammad Mustafa al-Qneizi, Ayham Fakhri Salit and Abdul-Aziz Bassam Abu ‘Obeid, from Jenin refugee camp, and caused many Palestinians to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation during ensuing protests.
Furthermore, the soldiers abducted Omar Abdul-Mahdi Shawar, and former political prisoner Ammar al-Qawasmi, from Hebron city, in southern West Bank, in addition to Yazan Qassem ar-Ra’ey, 19, from the al-‘Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron.
The soldiers also abducted Mohammad Marwan Jaradat, Bassam Hijazi Jaradat, from Sa’ir town, northeast of Hebron, and Talal Khalil Najjar, from Yatta town, south of the city.
The soldiers also invaded many neighborhoods in Hebron city, and installed roadblocks at the entrances of Sa’ir and Halhoul towns, and the al-Fawwar refugee camp, before stopping and searching dozens of cars, and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards.
In Jericho, the soldiers abducted Khader Jamal al-Haddad.
Israeli soldiers invaded, on Monday before dawn, Nabi Saleh village, near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, and abducted a child, identified as Mohammad Bassem Tamimi, 15, after breaking into the property and searching it. video
As the child was getting dressed to go with the soldiers, his mother Nariman Tamimi was talking to him, telling him to remain silent, not to talk with the interrogators without legal representation, and not to sign anything they try to get him to sign.
The soldiers violently searched the property, removing and displacing furniture and belongings, and after briefly allowing him to hug his family members. Then the child was taken away by the soldiers.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers also invaded the home of Mahmoud Tamimi, a member of the Popular Committee against The Wall and Colonies, in the village, and violently searched it.
The soldiers also abducted another Palestinian, identified as Moayyad Hamza Tamimi, after invading his home and searching it.
|Ahed Tamimi Released from Israeli Prison, Along with Her Mother|
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Beit Sira village, west of Ramallah, and used a drone to film protesters.
The soldiers fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at the protesters.
The 15-year old Mohammad is just the latest member of the Tamimi family to be targeted by Israeli forces, for the family’s reputation of being organizers of the non-violent resistance movement in Nabi Saleh.
The teen Ahed Tamimi gained worldwide recognition for videos showing her as a young girl standing up to Israeli soldiers and, this past year, slapping a soldier who was invaded her yard hours after shooting her cousin in the head.
Her 15-year old cousin Mohammad lost part of his frontal lobe and faced cranial swelling and brain injury after he was shot in the head.
For that act, she was arrested and put in military prison for more than six months. Her mother was arrested and put in prison as well.
After her imprisonment, Israeli Deputy Knesset Speaker Bezalel Smotrich wrote on Twitter, “In my opinion, she should have gotten a bullet, at least in the kneecap”.
In June 2018, 21-year old family member Izz al-Deen Tamimi was shot dead by Israeli soldiers after allegedly throwing a stone at invading soldiers.
Nabi Saleh has been an ongoing site of struggle against the occupation and the policy of illegal settlement expansion in the West Bank.
This interview with Manal Tamimi reveals the extent of Israeli army violence, repression and harassment the people of the village face.
As the child was getting dressed to go with the soldiers, his mother Nariman Tamimi was talking to him, telling him to remain silent, not to talk with the interrogators without legal representation, and not to sign anything they try to get him to sign.
The soldiers violently searched the property, removing and displacing furniture and belongings, and after briefly allowing him to hug his family members. Then the child was taken away by the soldiers.
It is worth mentioning that the soldiers also invaded the home of Mahmoud Tamimi, a member of the Popular Committee against The Wall and Colonies, in the village, and violently searched it.
The soldiers also abducted another Palestinian, identified as Moayyad Hamza Tamimi, after invading his home and searching it.
|Ahed Tamimi Released from Israeli Prison, Along with Her Mother|
Furthermore, the soldiers invaded Beit Sira village, west of Ramallah, and used a drone to film protesters.
The soldiers fired many gas bombs and concussion grenades at the protesters.
The 15-year old Mohammad is just the latest member of the Tamimi family to be targeted by Israeli forces, for the family’s reputation of being organizers of the non-violent resistance movement in Nabi Saleh.
The teen Ahed Tamimi gained worldwide recognition for videos showing her as a young girl standing up to Israeli soldiers and, this past year, slapping a soldier who was invaded her yard hours after shooting her cousin in the head.
Her 15-year old cousin Mohammad lost part of his frontal lobe and faced cranial swelling and brain injury after he was shot in the head.
For that act, she was arrested and put in military prison for more than six months. Her mother was arrested and put in prison as well.
After her imprisonment, Israeli Deputy Knesset Speaker Bezalel Smotrich wrote on Twitter, “In my opinion, she should have gotten a bullet, at least in the kneecap”.
In June 2018, 21-year old family member Izz al-Deen Tamimi was shot dead by Israeli soldiers after allegedly throwing a stone at invading soldiers.
Nabi Saleh has been an ongoing site of struggle against the occupation and the policy of illegal settlement expansion in the West Bank.
This interview with Manal Tamimi reveals the extent of Israeli army violence, repression and harassment the people of the village face.
7 apr 2019
Israeli forces opened heavy fire towards Palestinian farmers and fishermen, on Sunday, in the besieged Gaza Strip.
A Ma'an reporter said that Israeli forces deployed in military watchtowers opened fire towards Palestinian agricultural lands east of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, targeting farmers.
Meanwhile, Israeli naval forces also opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats, while working off the northwestern coast of Gaza, forcing fishermen to sail back to the shore.
No injuries were reported from both incidents.
The Israeli army also regularly detains and opens fire on unarmed Palestinian fishermen, shepherds, and farmers along the border areas if they approach the buffer zone, as the authorities have not made clear the precise area of the designated zone.
The practice has in effect destroyed much of the agricultural and fishing sector of the blockaded coastal enclave, which has been under an Israeli air, land, and sea blockade for nearly 12 years.
A Ma'an reporter said that Israeli forces deployed in military watchtowers opened fire towards Palestinian agricultural lands east of Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, targeting farmers.
Meanwhile, Israeli naval forces also opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats, while working off the northwestern coast of Gaza, forcing fishermen to sail back to the shore.
No injuries were reported from both incidents.
The Israeli army also regularly detains and opens fire on unarmed Palestinian fishermen, shepherds, and farmers along the border areas if they approach the buffer zone, as the authorities have not made clear the precise area of the designated zone.
The practice has in effect destroyed much of the agricultural and fishing sector of the blockaded coastal enclave, which has been under an Israeli air, land, and sea blockade for nearly 12 years.
Israeli soldiers attacked, Sunday, schoolchildren while standing in line before the beginning of the school day in Hebron Elementary School, in Hebron city, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank, causing dozens to suffer the effects of teargas inhalation. video
Adnan Da’na, the principal of the school, told the WAFA Palestinian News Agency that the soldiers fired a barrage of gas bombs into the school’s yard, as the students were standing in line ahead of the start of their school day.
He added that dozens of schoolchildren, and several teachers, suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, while some of them were rushed to al-Mohtaseb Hospital in the city, due to the severe effects that made them unable to breathe.
The attack is part of repeated Israeli violations targeting schoolchildren, and educational facilities in Hebron, and in several parts of the occupied West Bank.
Adnan Da’na, the principal of the school, told the WAFA Palestinian News Agency that the soldiers fired a barrage of gas bombs into the school’s yard, as the students were standing in line ahead of the start of their school day.
He added that dozens of schoolchildren, and several teachers, suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, while some of them were rushed to al-Mohtaseb Hospital in the city, due to the severe effects that made them unable to breathe.
The attack is part of repeated Israeli violations targeting schoolchildren, and educational facilities in Hebron, and in several parts of the occupied West Bank.
6 apr 2019
An Israeli soldier on Saturday assaulted a Palestinian shepherd who was herding his sheep in the Jordan Valley.
Activist Aref Daraghmeh said that an Israeli soldier violently beat the shepherd Tahsin Bani Odeh in the northern Jordan Valley.
Israeli soldiers and settlers attack Palestinian shepherds, arrest them, force them out of their lands, and prevent them from grazing their sheep in the Jordan Valley on a regular basis.
Activist Aref Daraghmeh said that an Israeli soldier violently beat the shepherd Tahsin Bani Odeh in the northern Jordan Valley.
Israeli soldiers and settlers attack Palestinian shepherds, arrest them, force them out of their lands, and prevent them from grazing their sheep in the Jordan Valley on a regular basis.
Israeli navy ships attacked, on Saturday morning, several Palestinian fishing boats with live fire and water cannons, near the shore of Khan Younis, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
The navy fired many live rounds at the boats and chased some of them while, using water cannons, in Palestinian territorial waters near the shore.
The fishermen had to return to the shore without being able to fish and provide for their families.
In related news, medical sources said four children were mildly injured, after an explosive which was apparently dropped by the army during an earlier invasion into Palestinian lands, east of Gaza city, detonated near them.
The navy fired many live rounds at the boats and chased some of them while, using water cannons, in Palestinian territorial waters near the shore.
The fishermen had to return to the shore without being able to fish and provide for their families.
In related news, medical sources said four children were mildly injured, after an explosive which was apparently dropped by the army during an earlier invasion into Palestinian lands, east of Gaza city, detonated near them.
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Israeli forces have been using the Great Return March and its thousands of protesters as a sort of testing ground for new forms of weaponry and crowd control, say physicians in the Gaza Strip.
They talk of explosive bullets and an unknown gas that causes severe convulsions and loss of consciousness, among other symptoms. “We are being used as guinea pigs to test new weapons, as the case in past Israeli wars on Gaza,” says Ashraf al-Qedra, MD, spokesperson for the Gaza Health Ministry. Local sources said that Israeli forces used an unknown kind of teargas |
against peaceful protesters on the 53rd Friday of the Great March of Return.
These are new teargas bombs that give off red and yellow fumes and have been used for the first time against the peaceful protestors, and no one knows what they are composed of, the source added, according to Days of Palestine.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that at least 83 Palestinians reached the hospitals on the 53rd Friday of the Great March of Return.
Palestinians participate in these protests every Friday, in an attempt to put pressure on Israeli authorities to break the siege imposed for more than 12 years.
Israel has killed more than 260 Palestinians, injured more than 28,000 others since the beginning of the marches, on March 30, 2018.
These are new teargas bombs that give off red and yellow fumes and have been used for the first time against the peaceful protestors, and no one knows what they are composed of, the source added, according to Days of Palestine.
The Ministry of Health in Gaza reported that at least 83 Palestinians reached the hospitals on the 53rd Friday of the Great March of Return.
Palestinians participate in these protests every Friday, in an attempt to put pressure on Israeli authorities to break the siege imposed for more than 12 years.
Israel has killed more than 260 Palestinians, injured more than 28,000 others since the beginning of the marches, on March 30, 2018.
5 apr 2019
Dozens of Palestinians were injured on Friday when the Israeli occupation forces heavily opened fire at the peaceful protesters taking part in the Great March of Return in the Gaza Strip.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a brief statement that 83 Palestinian protesters were injured by live ammunition and tear gas canisters fired by the Israeli occupation forces.
Hundreds of Palestinians marched on the 53rd Friday of the Great March of Return along the border between the Gaza Strip and the 1948 occupied Palestinian territories.
The Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip started border protests on 30 March 2018 to demand the return of Palestinian refugees and call for lifting the 13-year-long blockade on the seaside area.
Since the start of the Great March of Return, the Israeli occupation army has killed 282 Palestinians, and injured 31,000 others, 500 of whom are in critical condition.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health said in a brief statement that 83 Palestinian protesters were injured by live ammunition and tear gas canisters fired by the Israeli occupation forces.
Hundreds of Palestinians marched on the 53rd Friday of the Great March of Return along the border between the Gaza Strip and the 1948 occupied Palestinian territories.
The Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip started border protests on 30 March 2018 to demand the return of Palestinian refugees and call for lifting the 13-year-long blockade on the seaside area.
Since the start of the Great March of Return, the Israeli occupation army has killed 282 Palestinians, and injured 31,000 others, 500 of whom are in critical condition.
One Palestinian was injured with a rubber-coated steel bullet as Israeli forces suppressed the weekly Kafr Qaddum march in the northern West Bank district of Qalqiliya, on Friday afternoon.
Coordinator of the local popular committee of Kafr Qaddum, Murad Ishteiwi, said that dozens of Israeli forces raided Kafr Qaddum and went up rooftops of local homes.
Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets, tear-gas canisters and stun grenades to suppress protesters.
Ishteiwi reported that one Palestinian youth was injured with a rubber-coated steel bullet and transferred to the Rafidiya Governmental Hospital in Nablus for treatment.
Clashes erupted between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers, during which Palestinians responded to Israeli bullets with rocks and empty bottles.
No detentions were reported.
Residents of Kafr Qaddum began staging weekly protests in 2011 against Israeli land confiscations, as well as the closure of the village's southern road by Israeli forces. The road, which has been closed for 14 years, is the main route to the nearby city of Nablus, the nearest economic center.
The Israeli army blocked off the road after expanding the illegal Israeli settlement of Kedumim in 2003, forcing village residents to take a bypass road in order to travel to Nablus, which has extended the travel time to Nablus from 15 minutes to 40 minutes, according to Israeli rights group B'Tselem.
Coordinator of the local popular committee of Kafr Qaddum, Murad Ishteiwi, said that dozens of Israeli forces raided Kafr Qaddum and went up rooftops of local homes.
Israeli soldiers fired rubber-coated steel bullets, tear-gas canisters and stun grenades to suppress protesters.
Ishteiwi reported that one Palestinian youth was injured with a rubber-coated steel bullet and transferred to the Rafidiya Governmental Hospital in Nablus for treatment.
Clashes erupted between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers, during which Palestinians responded to Israeli bullets with rocks and empty bottles.
No detentions were reported.
Residents of Kafr Qaddum began staging weekly protests in 2011 against Israeli land confiscations, as well as the closure of the village's southern road by Israeli forces. The road, which has been closed for 14 years, is the main route to the nearby city of Nablus, the nearest economic center.
The Israeli army blocked off the road after expanding the illegal Israeli settlement of Kedumim in 2003, forcing village residents to take a bypass road in order to travel to Nablus, which has extended the travel time to Nablus from 15 minutes to 40 minutes, according to Israeli rights group B'Tselem.
Dozens of Palestinians suffered from tear-gas suffocation as Israeli forces suppressed the weekly protest in the Nilin village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh district in the central occupied West Bank, on Friday.
Locals reported that Israeli forces used tear-gas bombs and stun grenades to suppress protesters and solidarity activists, causing dozens to suffocate with tear-gas; suffocation cases were then treated on the spot.
The march set off in solidarity and support of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons and in rejection of the renewal of Palestinian activist Thae Amira's administrative detention for the fourth time in a row, and activist Salah al-Tayeh's administrative detention for the second time in a row.
Protesters waved the Palestinian flag and repeated slogans in rejection of Israeli policies.
Bilin and Nilin are two of the most active Palestinian villages in peaceful organized opposition against Israeli policies, as residents have protested every Friday for 13 consecutive years and have often been met with tear gas, rubber-coated steel bullets and stun grenades from Israeli forces.
Locals reported that Israeli forces used tear-gas bombs and stun grenades to suppress protesters and solidarity activists, causing dozens to suffocate with tear-gas; suffocation cases were then treated on the spot.
The march set off in solidarity and support of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons and in rejection of the renewal of Palestinian activist Thae Amira's administrative detention for the fourth time in a row, and activist Salah al-Tayeh's administrative detention for the second time in a row.
Protesters waved the Palestinian flag and repeated slogans in rejection of Israeli policies.
Bilin and Nilin are two of the most active Palestinian villages in peaceful organized opposition against Israeli policies, as residents have protested every Friday for 13 consecutive years and have often been met with tear gas, rubber-coated steel bullets and stun grenades from Israeli forces.
Dozens of birds suffocated to death due to an excessive amount of tear-gas bombs fired by Israeli forces throughout the Sabastiya village, northwest of the northern occupied West bank district of Nablus, on Thursday.
Mayor of Sabastiya Muhammad Azem told Ma'an that Israeli forces raided the eastern part of the village and attempted to take down a Palestinian flag, which was raised by the residents on Land Day last week.
Azem mentioned that following the raid, clashes broke out among Israeli forces and Palestinian youths.
During the clashes, Israeli forces repeatedly fired a large amount of tear-gas bombs and sound grenades towards the youths and several houses in the area.
Azem confirmed that a number of Palestinian youths suffered from tear-gas inhalation.
In addition, dozens of various birds, which were kept in one of the houses for breeding, suffocated to death from tear-gas bombs fired by Israeli forces.
Mayor of Sabastiya Muhammad Azem told Ma'an that Israeli forces raided the eastern part of the village and attempted to take down a Palestinian flag, which was raised by the residents on Land Day last week.
Azem mentioned that following the raid, clashes broke out among Israeli forces and Palestinian youths.
During the clashes, Israeli forces repeatedly fired a large amount of tear-gas bombs and sound grenades towards the youths and several houses in the area.
Azem confirmed that a number of Palestinian youths suffered from tear-gas inhalation.
In addition, dozens of various birds, which were kept in one of the houses for breeding, suffocated to death from tear-gas bombs fired by Israeli forces.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, on Thursday, that he had spoken with many Arab leaders about the possibility of taking over the besieged Gaza Strip, however, there were “no takers.”
During an interview with Israeli Kan Reshet Bet radio, Netanyahu said that Israel “may be forced” to carry out an operation in Gaza, which would only be taken “after every alternative had been explored.”
Netanyahu revealed, “All the options are still on the table, including entering Gaza and occupying it, out of consideration of what is best for Israel.”
“But that is the last option and not the first,” he added.
He explained, “Israel hasn’t recaptured Gaza, because once it does, it would have to continue to hold onto that territory and Israel doesn’t want to rule the 2 million Palestinians there.”
Netanyahu mentioned that he had spoken with Arab leaders about the possibility of “turning over Gaza to another country” and “hoped that we would find someone who would take it (Gaza).”
However, “No one wanted to do this,” he stressed.
It is noteworthy that the more than 2 million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip have suffered from a nearly 12-year Israeli-imposed land, air, and sea blockade, which has plunged the small territory into poverty and some of the highest unemployment rates in the world.
The UN has reported that Gaza could be "uninhabitable" by 2020.
During an interview with Israeli Kan Reshet Bet radio, Netanyahu said that Israel “may be forced” to carry out an operation in Gaza, which would only be taken “after every alternative had been explored.”
Netanyahu revealed, “All the options are still on the table, including entering Gaza and occupying it, out of consideration of what is best for Israel.”
“But that is the last option and not the first,” he added.
He explained, “Israel hasn’t recaptured Gaza, because once it does, it would have to continue to hold onto that territory and Israel doesn’t want to rule the 2 million Palestinians there.”
Netanyahu mentioned that he had spoken with Arab leaders about the possibility of “turning over Gaza to another country” and “hoped that we would find someone who would take it (Gaza).”
However, “No one wanted to do this,” he stressed.
It is noteworthy that the more than 2 million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip have suffered from a nearly 12-year Israeli-imposed land, air, and sea blockade, which has plunged the small territory into poverty and some of the highest unemployment rates in the world.
The UN has reported that Gaza could be "uninhabitable" by 2020.
