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Gaza’s (Literal) Underground Economy

Curious about what’s going on in the photograph above? To find out, check out FP‘s latest photo essay, “Gaza’s (Literal) Underground Economy.” Photo: Abid Katib/Getty Images

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Curious about what's going on in the photograph above? To find out, check out FP's latest photo essay, "Gaza's (Literal) Underground Economy."

Curious about what’s going on in the photograph above? To find out, check out FP‘s latest photo essay, “Gaza’s (Literal) Underground Economy.”

Photo: Abid Katib/Getty Images

Preeti Aroon was copy chief at Foreign Policy from 2009 to 2016 and was an FP assistant editor from 2007 to 2009. Twitter: @pjaroonFP
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