AL-NUSAIRAT, GAZA STRIP - AUGUST 13: Arar Mohamad Atawna (R), 60, an unemployed Palestinian man, stands with eight of his twelve children in their home in Al-Nusairat refugee camp August 13, 2007 in Al-Nusairat, Gaza Strip. The Atawna family counts on aid from UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees) and the local Nour Almarefa charitable organization. Unemployment could rise to 80 percent among workers in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian source in the Ministry of Labour said. Getty Images logo Getty Images 29 months ago

AL-NUSAIRAT, GAZA STRIP - AUGUST 13: Arar Mohamad Atawna (R), 60, an unemployed Palestinian man, stands with eight of his twelve children in their home in Al-Nusairat refugee camp August 13, 2007 in Al-Nusairat, Gaza Strip. The Atawna family counts on aid from UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees) and the local Nour Almarefa charitable organization. Unemployment could rise to 80 percent among workers in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian source in the Ministry of Labour said.

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