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Hamas thrives in Gaza's besieged economy (AFP)

Families shop in the market of Gaza City on June 17, 2010. Israeli and Egyptian border closures imposed after the capture of an Israeli soldier in June 2006 and tightened when Hamas seized power a year later have devastated Gaza's private sector, sending unemployment above 40 percent.(AFP/File/Mohammed Abed)AFP - The tranquil lawns of the seaside Garden Resort are a high-end oasis in the impoverished Gaza Strip -- and a new source of income for the Hamas-linked charity that owns it.