The Gaza Strip is one of the most densely populated territories in the world, with some 1.5 million Palestinians living in an area of 40km by 10km. More than 1 million are UN-registered refugees, with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) administering all refugee-related issues including housing, health and education, while the remaining half million are formally under the responsibility of the Palestinian Authority (PA). Since June 2007 Hamas has controlled the Gaza Strip, resulting in Israel imposing even tighter restrictions on the access of people and goods into the territory, allowing only limited quantities of basic humanitarian supplies to enter.
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