Hunger strikes: Agony in Gaza as Israel blocks aid

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  Cries of joy as Edan Alexander,

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  an Israeli-American hostage held in Gaza for 19 months, was reunited with his family.

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  The people of Gaza desperately need peace.

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  This woman says that everyone, young and old, eat only once a day.

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