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Palestinian woman, Ghusn Al Liddawi, 55, right, and her neighbor, Atef Abu Said, 46, left, sit in her living room, lit by a gas lamp at the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah Monday, July 3, 2006. Palestinians have been facing shortages of essential items in the Gaza Strip since the Israeli army began a military operation after an Israeli soldier was captured in an attack on a border outpost in Israel last Sunday by Palestinian militants. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)