GAZA CITY
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A Palestinian garbage collector combs a landfill on July 29 in hopes of finding scraps he can sell to help him survive. With poverty exacerbated by undrinkable water, electricity outages and the 12-year-long Israeli blockade, some Palestinians desperate for income have resorted to scavenging through landfills. The UN estimates the unemployment ratein Gaza to be more than 50 percent—the highest in the world—and even higher for youth.