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Last Updated: Wednesday, 6 September 2006, 10:54 GMT 11:54 UK
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About 1.4m Palestinians live in the Gaza Strip, many of them in severe hardship because of the chronically unstable security situation and Israel's blockade and military offensives.
Israel is seeking the return of a soldier captured by militants in a cross-border raid in June.
The campaign added to pressure imposed on Palestinian areas after the election of the militant Hamas movement earlier in the year, an event which led to international funding being cut.
The BBC News website asked four Palestinians to describe conditions in Gaza.
Fathi Gaza City
Mona Near Jabaliya, northern Gaza
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Majeda Khan Younis
Mamoun Gaza City
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