Blockade hampers life and recovery in Gaza 

Israel and Egypt have imposed a blockade on the Gaza strip since 2007. Israel says it’s for security reasons but the UN has called it “collective punishment.” What does the blockade mean for life after the latest round of bombs stops falling? The World’s Shirin Jaafari reports.

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