More than 1.4 million Palestinian men,
women, and children are trapped in the
Gaza Strip. Their daily lives – in an area of
land just 40 kilometres long and 9.5
kilometres wide – are marked by power
shortages, little or no running water of poor
quality and deteriorating health care. Mass
unemployment, extreme poverty, and food
insecurity both exacerbate and are
deepened by the impact of the Israeli
blockade.