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Written by Giovanni Vigna

Category: Gaza

Published: 11 April 2017

1/4/2017

Since 2007 Israeli forces killed five Palestinian fishermen, injured 107 others, arrested 547 others and confiscated 181 fishing boats

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Mantua, 1 March 2017, Nena News – In the Strip fishing has been brought to its knees. For local fishermen it’s a never-ending daily stream of gunshots, seized boats and damaged engines. So an important sector of Gaza economy has plunged into a serious crisis. Recently Israeli navy has arrested two Palestinians who were sailing off the coast of small besieged enclave. Crafts and fishing gear have been impounded. Still unknown the place where the soldiers caught the two men.

Read more: Gaza: what remains of fishing after ten years of siege

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Written by Muhammad Sabah

Category: Gaza

Published: 02 April 2017

B'Tselem, 23 January 2017

Ahmad Shbeir's photo in his room. Photo by Muhammad Sabah, B'Tselem, 23 Jan. 2017

We went to Erez Crossing (between Gaza and Israel) on the way to Tel Hashomer, and were surprised to find ourselves being called in to meet with the ISA (Israeli Security Agency). I was led into a room where an officer was waiting. He introduced himself as Ibrahim and said: “We know about your son’s condition, and we know you have high blood pressure and diabetes. We’re willing to help your son, but we want information from Gaza and the names of neighbors.”

Read more: Amal Shbeir, of Gaza, tells of her 17-year-old son’s death in Jan. 2017, after Israel refused him...

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Written by Gianna Pasi*

Category: Gaza

Published: 07 April 2017

10/3/2017

In presa diretta da Gaza, l’operatrice umanitaria Gianna Pasi racconta il dramma dei bambini portatori di epidermolisi bollosa

Doha e Ibrahim due fratellini portatori di EB (foto Gianna Pasi)

Gaza, 10 marzo 2017, Nena News – Non volano in cielo “le farfalle” di Gaza, ben altri sono gli oggetti che affollano lo spazio dell’aria in queste latitudini. Queste speciali “farfalle” sono i bambini affetti da Epidermolisi bollosa, una patologia genetica rara e congenita che determina letteralmente “una rottura della pelle” e che coinvolge anche le mucose interne. Questa condizione li rende vulnerabili all’esposizione della cute che necessita di continua idratazione con creme apposite e bendaggi per proteggerli da ogni contatto, persino dagli abiti che indossano. Bimbi fragili appunto, come le ali delle farfalle dalle quali hanno preso il nome.

Read more: I “bambini farfalla” di Gaza

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Written by Gisha

Category: Gaza

Published: 27 March 2017

Jews for Justice for Palestinians, March 18th, 2017

Ibrahim, 37, and her 15-year-old daughter take turns pounding hot iron with heavy hammers, Photo by Mersiha Gadzo/Al Jazeera

Israel purports to decide what is best for Gaza’s economy. The decision to allow the sale of goods from Gaza in Israel and the West Bank also dictates what goods can be marketed, positioning Israel as an agency implicit in designing and managing Gaza’s economy.

Read more: The Concrete Ceiling