One and a Half Million People Trapped between Land, Sea and Air

an article by Nina Fleury dated January 9th 2010 on closures and restrictions imposed onto the Gaza Strip. The lack of essential imports, coupled with the ban on exports, has brought 95% of Palestinian businesses to close. Poverty levels have reached an estimated 80%, while unemployment stands at over 42%. 75% of the Gazan population, representing more than 1.1 million persons, now lack food security, compared with 56 percent in 2008. Some 1 million Gazans depend on food provided by aid agencies