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APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza - 27 October 2022. A view of a cemetery in Gaza city amid a dilemma finding land to build graves, due to the growing pressure on land in Gaza.

  1. 0.1 SOUDNBITE (in Arabic) Mazen al-Najar, of Gaza’s Ministry of Waqf and Religious Affairs.
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RESTRICTION SUMMARY: APAwire CLIENTS ONLY SHOTLIST: APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza - 27 October 2022. A view of a cemetery in Gaza city amid a dilemma finding land to build graves, due to the growing pressure on land in Gaza. 0.1 SOUDNBITE (in Arabic) Mazen al-Najar, of Gaza’s Ministry of Waqf and Religious Affairs. STORYLINE: The Gaza Strip, a small area of 365 square kilometers (227 square miles), is home to over 2 million people suffering under deteriorating economic conditions, poor infrastructure and crowding, with no hope of the political situation improving. The pressure on space in the cemetery reflects the growing pressure on land in Gaza, which has faced a mounting demographic crisis for years. Its population is set to more than double within the next 30 years to 4.8 million and land is already running out. Gaza city face a dilemma finding land to build graves because of the reality of Gaza and its population growth. Since 2008, Israel has waged four wars on Palestinian territory, killing nearly 4,000 people, many of them children. Already the Waqf Ministry has closed down 24 cemeteries which had reached capacity, though many families continue to bury their dead in the old graveyards close to their homes. Footage by APAwire

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