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Israel/ Palestine

Gaza, open air Israeli prison, has reached 2 mn. Population

contributors 10/13/2016

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By IMEMC | – –

The population of the Gaza Strip reportedly exceeded two million, on Tuesday night, following the birth of Walid Jihad Shaat, from the Rafah district, southern Gaza.

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Official sources stated, according to Al Ray, that the Gaza Strip broke the barrier of 2 million yesterday evening, when the newborn baby was recorded as the second million, while number two million and one was noted as Lana Mohammed Rafiq Ayyad, from Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, eastern Gaza.

Earlier this year, the Civil Affairs department expected that the population of Gaza residents would reach up to 2 million, during the month of October, this year

Via IMEMC

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