Is Gaza Really the World’s ‘Largest Open Air Prison’?

Planning for ‘day after’ Gaza war will require a re-examination of misconceptions in the district inhabited by 2 million persons and featuring 36 hospitals.

AP/Leo Correa
Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment during the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, December 26, 2023. AP/Leo Correa

Even as America increasingly highlights humanitarian suffering in Gaza, planning for the “day after” there will require re-examination of past misconceptions, such as calling the Strip the world’s “largest open air prison.”

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