Al Tufa'ah, Gaza Strip, 22 Nov 2009.Youssef Abu Ida, 50, lost evrrything he had earned during 30 years in Abu Dhabi when the Israeli army destroyed his house. "Hamas gave the key to the Israelis to act like this", he reckons. Almost a year after the 'Cast Lead' israeli operation, inhabitants are still cleaning up the rubles of their homes, trying to recycle all possible material as Gaza is still under complete blockade from Israel. Hundreds of houses, farms and factories had been...
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Al Tufa'ah, Gaza Strip, 22 Nov 2009.Youssef Abu Ida, 50, lost evrrything he had earned during 30 years in Abu Dhabi when the Israeli army destroyed his house. "Hamas gave the key to the Israelis to act like this", he reckons. Almost a year after the 'Cast Lead' israeli operation, inhabitants are still cleaning up the rubles of their homes, trying to recycle all possible material as Gaza is still under complete blockade from Israel. Hundreds of houses, farms and factories had been destroyed and bulldozed over by the Israeli army, flattening approximately an area 10km square, ruining countless families, left resourceless in what amounts to collective punishment..
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