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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Evans and Jabed Ahmed

Gaza under siege: The 25-mile-long strip with 2.3 million ‘prisoners’

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Described as “the world’s largest open-air prison” by human rights groups, the Gaza Strip is facing its biggest humanitarian crisis yet as airstrikes rain down on its civilian population.

Since the conflict began six days ago, more than 1,500 people have been killed by Israel’s retaliatory airstrikes, while a further 6,000 have been wounded with hundreds of children and families affected.

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