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Archive - The Tunnels of Gaza 

Paolo Pellegrin 

In 2010 Israel said it had relaxed the blockade. But today there are still few ill-equipped access point for goods. Israel makes it extremely difficult and expensive for the aid agencies to import basic materials for rebuilding projects. Gazans, unable to legally import construction materials, are rebuilding with rubble, which has become a currency in its own right. According to a Gazan customs official, the spring of 2011 saw imports at their lowest level since the blockade began. And what did get through, he said, was often degraded: used clothing and appliances, junk food, castoff produce. It... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

Inside the smuggling tunnels area in Rafah. Gaza, Palestine 2012... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

The smuggling tunnels area, also called Philadelphia corner,... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

Inside the smuggling tunnels area in Rafah. Gaza, Palestine 2012... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

March in support of the hunger strike of Hader Adnan, a Palestinian... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

Suraqa Qudaih, 18, was killed by a missile from an Israeli drone... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

A protest against the Israeli blockade on Gaza organized by Hamas... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

Children play at Israeli soldiers and Palestinian fighters near... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

Children playing along the Egyptian border in southern Rafah.... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

At a Bedouin wedding in Al Maslakh, a village south of Gaza City,... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

A young man at the Gaza airport. The Yasser Arafat international... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

Gaza, Palestine 2011. Youths play soccer along the coast in front... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

The smuggling tunnels area, also called Philadelphia corner,... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

The smuggling tunnels area, also called Philadelphia corner,... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

The smuggling tunnels area, also called Philadelphia corner,... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

Inside the smuggling tunnels area in Rafah. Gaza, Palestine 2012... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

The smuggling tunnels area, also called Philadelphia corner,... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

The smuggling tunnels area, also called Philadelphia corner,... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

Gazans fix a donkey cart for collecting mountains of rubble left... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

The smuggling tunnels area, also called Philadelphia corner,... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

Views of Gaza City from the harbor. Gaza, Palestine 2102 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

Gaza City apartments rise beyond the broken gates of a waterfront... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

The sea in Gaza. Gaza city, Palestine 2011 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

A man praying in front of his car. Gaza, Palestine, 2011 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

Street scene in Rafah, Gaza, Palestine 2011 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

Groom's party at a Gazan wedding. Gaza city, Gaza, Palestine... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

Groom's party at a Gazan wedding. Gaza city, Gaza, Palestine... 

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Street scene in Rafah. Gaza, Palestine 2011 

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A worker emerges from one of hundreds of smuggling tunnels that... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

Lamb is a luxury most Gazans can afford only on important Muslim... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

Inside the smuggling tunnels area in Rafah. Lamb is a luxury... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

A worker inside one of hundreds of smuggling tunnels that connect... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

The smuggling tunnels area, also called Philadelphia corner,... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

A group of elderly gazan men at a traditional "Diwan". Diwans'... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

A poor neighborhood in eastern Rafah called Shouka.They have... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

Ahmed Al Safady, 20, is seen in Gaza, Palestine 2012.

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A poor neighborhood in eastern Rafah called Shouka.They have... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

Amina Nasser, mother of 5. She already gave a daughter away to... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

Twelve-year-old Khamis Abu Arab (at left) was playing outside... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

A poor neighborhood in eastern Rafah called Shouka.They have... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

Mohammad Al Ejla, 18, is seen in Gaza, Palestine 2012.

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Members of the militant group Islamic Jihad patrol the border... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

Members of the militant group Islamic Jihad patrol the border... 

Paolo Pellegrin 2011

Members of the militant group Islamic Jihad patrol the border... 
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