Hunger, Sickness and Crime Stalk Gaza Under Israel's Blockade
When Israel blockaded the Gaza Strip in early March, banning entry of all aid and other goods, Fady Abed, a dentist who works for a medical nonprofit there, thought it would last a few weeks at most.
Months later, he can't believe how much things have fallen apart.
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