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The BBC describes the process by which flowers grown by Palestinians in Gaza are exported to Europe as Israeli products, just in time for Valentine's Day.
Concern is growing among Palestinians in the occupied West Bank as Israel steps up its use of private security contractors to patrol Palestinian territories.
Taybeh is a Palestinian town deeply rooted in history and cut off by Israel's separation wall, but life under occupation has not stopped them from brewing a prize-winning beer.
Before the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, several projects were under way to improve its sanitation; now the UN says that the water system in Gaza is on the verge of collapse.