'In Gaza, recurrent cycles of hostilities, greater divisions, and a blockade have considerably worsened people's living conditions,' the European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations states on its website.Īccording to the United Nations, 81% of the population in Gaza lives in poverty with food insecurity plaguing 63% of Gaza citizens. These restrictions have been a concern of humanitarian groups around the world about the conditions in which Palestinians are forced to live.Īccording to the European Commission, Palestinians are 'denied adequate housing, access to services while subjected to forced evictions and movement restrictions.' Following the armed takeover, the surrounding countries of Israel and Egypt imposed a blockade on the Gaza Strip which greatly restricts the movement of people and goods into and out of the area.
