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Aayesha J Soni is the Vice Chairperson of the Johannesburg-based Media Review Network.

Before leaving for Gaza, I was well aware of the statistics in the region which has been under siege since 2007.

Fifty-four percent of households face food insecurity with 38 percent of the population living below the poverty line.

Due to lack of fuel, the Gaza Power Plant runs at 45 percent capacity, leading to daily blackouts of eight to 12 hours. The Gaza aquifer provides 90 percent of Gaza's water with only 10 percent of that water meeting the standards of being suitable for consumption.

Unemployment is at 45.2 percent, with only 40.3 percent of working-age Gazans in the labor force. Youth unemployment is at more than 47 percent.

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