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Syracuse Herald Journal · Syracuse, New York · 7 April 1957 · date inferred from the text

CP-1957-004

Take a typical day in one of the eight refugee camps set up and operated by UNRWA in the strip

Take a typical day in one of the eight refugee camps set up and operated by UNRWA in the strip — Syracuse Herald Journal, 7 April 1957
Syracuse Herald Journal · Syracuse, New York · 7 April 1957 · date inferred from the text

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The Jabalia camp, in the northern portion of the strip, has about 20,000 inhabitants living in a total of some 5,000 rooms. In addition, 2,000 refugees living just outside the camp fall under its jurisdiction.

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uncaptioned; 1957-60 era by content

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"Take a typical day in one of the eight refugee camps set up and operated by UNRWA in the strip," Syracuse Herald Journal, 7 April 1957. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1957-004. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1957-004

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