Ordinary Gazans hurt most by 3-year blockade

Ordinary Gazans hurt most by 3-year blockade

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Three out of four factories in Gaza have closed because they can't import or export. Legitimate businesses have been replaced by a Hamas-controlled black market economy. Millions of gallons of sewage are pumped into the sea every day because a lack of spare parts holds up infrastructure repairs.

Three years after Israel and Egypt sealed Gaza in hopes of squeezing the territory's Islamic militant Hamas rulers, those suffering most are ordinary Gazans.

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Wow this is one of the only MSM articles I have ever read describing the plight of the Gazans. It's been 3 years and all I can ever remember reading in the mainstream press is that Gaza is a terrorist haven bent on destroying Israel.

So sadly I see this article as "Breaking Alternative News" due to the fact this side of the story is rarely (if ever) presented in the US mainstream press.

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