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Tue 06 Jun 2009Red Cross report says blockade is leaving Gazans 'in despair'
THE INTERNATIONAL Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) yesterday released a sharply critical report on the impact on Gaza of Israel’s blockade. which it said left Palestinians “trapped” and “in despair”.
Six months after Israel’s military offensive, “restrictions on imports are making it impossible for Gazans to rebuild their lives. The quantities of goods now entering Gaza fall well short of what is required to meet the population’s needs,” the report says. Israel has decreased the flow of goods by 80 per cent since April 2007.
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