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Al-Araby
Residents of the besieged Gaza Strip have told The New Arab of their hopes for a more peaceful and prosperous year after 2021 was marred by death and destruction at the hands of Israel. An Israeli bombing campaign on Gaza in May killed more than 250 Palestinians and injured thousands. Tens of thousands of homes and much of Gaza’s basic infrastructure were destroyed. Palestinian armed factions in Gaza fired thousands of rockets at Israel, killing 13 Israelis. Israel says Hamas, which governs the Gaza Strip, is a terror organisation. Though Israel has conducted large-scale military operations on…