and eliminating israel.
and they are now not just a
terrorist organization in gaza,
but the governing organization
in gaza.
and that means that the
israelis
have to figure out how
to deal with them.
>> the erez crossing point
between gaza and israel
is now barred to almost all
palestinians.
>> narrator: the israeli
government imposed a blockade
on gaza.
it said it was trying to stop
the group
from bringing in weapons
and prevent its fighters
crossing into israel.
>> the civilian population
are facing
increasing desperation
and misery.
but it also trapped
the population.
>> israel says that gazans will
not starve on a more basic diet.
>> the notion that you could
keep
two million people locked up
indefinitely,
with no real economy,
who are entirely dependent on
israel opening
and closing the border to allow
movement of goods and people in,
where the majority of the people
are now impoverished,
i think, was not only absurd
but also quite cruel.
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because it depended on periodic,