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Gaza blockade
Aug 23 2009, Marco Villa

Palestinians in Gaza have long mastered the art of tunnel building. It’s an art born out of necessity due to Israeli blockade against them.

Israel tightened its blockade with the election of the Islamist party Hamas in 2006 and has only continue to...

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