Palestinian children take part in a protest against the Israeli blockade on Gaza Strip, in front of Erez crossing, in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip on August 24, 2021. The Israeli blockade of the occupied Gaza Strip, in its current form, has been in place since June 2007, when Israel imposed an airtight land, sea and air blockade on the area. ... But Israel has restricted the movement of Palestinians in and out of Gaza for much longer than the past 14 years. Photo by Ashraf Amra