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<p>[] 13 Qumran archaeological site, run by the Israel Nature and Parks Authority</p><p>Photo credit: Keren Manor , activestills.org</p>
Qumran archaeological site, run by the Israel Nature and...
<p>[] 13 Israeli AHAVA laboratories, where cosmetics are produced from Dead Sea minerals, at the Mitzpe Shalem settlement</p><p>Photo credit: Keren Manor, activestills.org</p>
Israeli AHAVA laboratories, where cosmetics are produced...
<p>[] 13 Israeli AHAVA laboratories, where cosmetics are produced from Dead Sea minerals, at the Mitzpe Shalem settlement</p><p>Photo credit: Keren Manor, activestills.or</p>
Israeli AHAVA laboratories, where cosmetics are produced...
<p>[] 13 Og wastewater treatment facility, run by Israel, northern Dead Sea area</p><p>Photo credit: Keren Manor, activestills.org</p>
Og wastewater treatment facility, run by Israel, northern...
<p>[] 13 Jerusalem raw wastewater flowing toward the Dead Sea</p><p>Photo credit: Keren Manor, activestills.org</p>
Jerusalem raw wastewater flowing toward the Dead Sea
<p>[] 8 Palm groves near the Argaman settlement</p><p>Photo credit: Keren Manor, activestills.org</p>
Palm groves near the Argaman settlement
<p>[] 8 Israeli-run Kochav Hashahar quarry, east of the Kochav Hashar settlement</p><p>Photo credit: Keren Manor, activestills.org</p>
Israeli-run Kochav Hashahar quarry, east of the Kochav...
<p>[] 8 Tovlan waste disposal site near the Yafit settlement, used by various settlements</p><p>Photo credit: Keren Manor, activestills.org</p>
Tovlan waste disposal site near the Yafit settlement, used...
<p>[10665] 23 Maryam Daraghmeh, from Kh. al-Malah, washing utensils in a tub. Due to a lack of infrastructure and the water shortage, her family has no running water, March 2009. </p><p>Photo credit: Atef Abu A-Rob, B'Tselem</p>
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Maryam Daraghmeh, from Kh. al-Malah, washing utensils in a...
<p>[10666] 23 مريم دراغمة من قرية خربة المالح تغسل الأواني. تفتقر العائلة للمياه بسبب انعدام البنى التحتية ونقص المياه، آذار 2009. </p><p>Photo credit: Atef Abu A-Rob, B'Tselem</p>
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مريم دراغمة من قرية خربة المالح تغسل الأواني. تفتقر العائلة...
<p>[10667] 23 Nadira Daraghmeh, from Kh. al-Malah, washing clothes in a tub. Due to a lack of infrastructure and the water shortage, her family has no running water. (March 2009) </p><p>Photo credit: Atef Abu A-Rob, B'Tselem</p>
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Nadira Daraghmeh, from Kh. al-Malah, washing clothes in a...
<p>[10668] 23 The Daraghmeh family, from Kh. al-Malah, suffers from severe water shortage. The picture shows a family member filling containers with water from springs. </p><p>Photo credit: Atef Abu A-Rob, B'Tselem</p>
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The Daraghmeh family, from Kh. al-Malah, suffers from...
<p>[10606] 17 Operation Cast Lead: An apartment in the house of the Zaqut family in Gaza City, which was burned as a result of shelling by the army on 13 January 2009. </p><p>Photo credit: Muhammad Sabah, B'Tselem</p>
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Operation Cast Lead: An apartment in the house of the Zaqut...
<p>[10183] 3 Ahmad a-Sweisi, seen here with with his paralyzed son Yasser, told B'Tselem how being cut off from electricity affected their lives.</p><p>Photo credit: Muhammad Sabah, B'Tselem</p>
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Ahmad a-Sweisi, seen here with with his paralyzed son...
<p>[10116] 24 The bakery of Hamdan Hasunah lies idle due to Israel's prohibition on goods entering the Gaza Strip, 24 November 2008.</p><p>Photo credit: Muhammad Sabah, B'Tselem</p>
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The bakery of Hamdan Hasunah lies idle due to Israel's...
<p>[10078] 11 </p><p>Photo credit: Muhammad Sabah, B'Tselem</p>
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<p>[10045] 21 Fisherman 'Abd al-Karim a-Nahal. On 16 Aug. ’08, while fishing off the Gaza coast, he was taken by Israeli navy soldiers to Ashdod Port, interrogated and later returned, dressed in a uniform, to Erez Crossing. His boat, left at sea, was lost.</p><p>Photo credit: Muhammad Sabah, B'Tselem</p>
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Fisherman 'Abd al-Karim a-Nahal. On 16 Aug. ’08, while...
<p>[9917] 28 Rasha Sha'ban, 25, is one of hundreds of students from the Gaza Strip whom Israel has prevented, since July 2008, from going to the West Bank and abroad to study.</p><p>Photo credit: Khaled 'Azayzeh, B'Tselem</p>
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Rasha Sha'ban, 25, is one of hundreds of students from...
<p>[9888] 27 Mayyada Mhana, a communications student at a university in Cairo, is imprisoned in Gaza, unable to complete her studies, July 2008.</p><p>Photo credit: Khaled 'Azayzeh, B'Tselem</p>
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Mayyada Mhana, a communications student at a university in...
<p>[8550] 3 The fisherman Ibrahim al-Qur'an, whose boat was burnt after the navy fired at it while he was fishing, 21 April 2007.</p><p>Photo credit: Muhammad Sabah, B'Tselem</p>
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The fisherman Ibrahim al-Qur'an, whose boat was burnt...
<p>[8468] 28 Amneh Abu Mheisen, a heart patient from Gaza, cannot undergo vital surgery in Jordan because Israel does not permit the Palestinian Authority to issue her an identity card. </p><p>Photo credit: Muhammad Sabah, B'Tselem</p>
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Amneh Abu Mheisen, a heart patient from Gaza, cannot...
<p>[8382] 7 Damage to infrastructure in Beit Hanun, the Gaza Strip, caused by the army during its incursion in November 2006.</p><p>Photo credit: Zaki Kheil, B'Tselem</p>
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Damage to infrastructure in Beit Hanun, the Gaza Strip,...
<p>[8383] 7 Damage to infrastructure in Beit Hanun, the Gaza Strip, caused by the army during its incursion in November 2006.</p><p>Photo credit: Zaki Kheil, B'Tselem</p>
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Damage to infrastructure in Beit Hanun, the Gaza Strip,...
<p>[8401] 7 Damage to infrastructure in Beit Hanun, the Gaza Strip, caused by the army during its incursion in November 2006.</p><p>Photo credit: Zaki Kheil, B'Tselem</p>
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Damage to infrastructure in Beit Hanun, the Gaza Strip,...
<p>[7989] 15 The Abu Mteir family home, in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip. The house was damaged when the Israeli army bombed an adjacent house it claimed was used to store weapons.</p><p>Photo credit: Muhammad Sabah, B'Tselem</p>
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The Abu Mteir family home, in Rafah, the southern Gaza...
<p>[7889] 23 Al-Mu'ashar Bakery, Rafah. Since the IDF bombed Gaza's power plant, the bakery has been unable to function completely, and cannot meet the consumers' needs.</p><p>Photo credit: Muhammad Sabah, B'Tselem</p>
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Al-Mu'ashar Bakery, Rafah. Since the IDF bombed Gaza...
<p>[8579] 25 Workers who entered Jerusalem without a permit are detained by Border Police at the entrance to the village of a-Sheikh Sa'ed, near Jerusalem.</p><p>Photo credit: Kareem Jubran, B'Tselem</p>
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Workers who entered Jerusalem without a permit are detained...
<p>[8642] 5 A Palestinian woman receives humanitarian aid at a United Nations food distribution center in the Khan Yunis refugee camp, in the Gaza Strip.</p><p>Photo credit: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa, © Reuters</p>
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A Palestinian woman receives humanitarian aid at a United...
<p>[7611] 3 An asbestos ceiling that collapsed following the Israeli air force's deliberate breaking of the sound barrier, injuring some members of the Abu Jazia family, Gaza Strip, 30 June 2006.</p><p>Photo credit: Zaki Kheil, B'Tselem</p>
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An asbestos ceiling that collapsed following the Israeli...
<p>[7461] 1 Coal factory belonging to Muhammad 'Abadi, in Yabad, Jenin District. Israeli soldiers harass the factory's employees and disturb its operation. As a result, the factory has suffered heavy losses, and its owner is seeking an alternative site.</p><p>Photo credit: Atef Abu A-Rob, B'Tselem</p>
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Coal factory belonging to Muhammad 'Abadi, in Yabad,...
<p>[8643] 2 In protest against Israel's closure of Karni Crossing, Gazan farmers destroy tomatoes they grew for export.</p><p>Photo credit: Ibraheem Abu Mustafa, © Reuters</p>
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In protest against Israel's closure of Karni Crossing...
<p>[8480] 25 Al-Arkam School, in Gaza City, which was bombed by the Israeli air force in 25 September 2005. </p><p>Photo credit: Zaki Kheil, B'Tselem</p>
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Al-Arkam School, in Gaza City, which was bombed by the...