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The Miami Herald · Miami, Florida · 19 August 2010

CP-2010-007

Rubble

Scavengers collect rubble at Gaza’s bombed airport

By Ibrahim Barzak, The Associated Press, Rafah, Gaza Strip

Rubble — The Miami Herald, 19 August 2010
The Miami Herald · Miami, Florida · 19 August 2010

Transcribed from the clipping

“RAFAH, Gaza Strip—Scores of men swinging hammers and pickaxes attack the runway and terminal of Gaza’s bombed-out airport before dawn every day, scavenging gravel and metal bars to resell as construction material. The looting of the Gaza International Airport—once hailed as a step toward Palestinian statehood but destroyed during years of fighting with Israel—reflects the dire situation in the impoverished territory, where a three-year blockade has made jobs scarce and kept out badly needed building supplies. The scavengers who come daily, working long hours to take home as little as $15 a day, say they can’t find other jobs. ‘I have no work but to spend my day under the sun trying to feed my children,’ said Hilmi Izawied, 34, taking a break from work on Monday.”

Photograph caption

“MAKING DO: Above and below, Palestinians dig through what was once the runway of Gaza’s bombed-out airport to collect rubble and gravel needed for construction.” (Photos by Khalil Hamra/AP)

Context added by this archive

A field of rubble with a flour sack in it.

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"Rubble," The Miami Herald, 19 August 2010. Covering Palestine archive, CP-2010-007. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-2010-007

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