Unemployment is so high that people are deliberately shot dead by Israeli soldiers throwing stones at them, and it is a problem that near-suicidal behavior in a closed space with no escape route is becoming an epidemic among young Palestinian citizens.

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The young man who dared to be shot by Israeli soldiers: Yuko Shirakawa's view of Gaza's despair

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Interviewer Tomoya Ishikawa November 7, 2023 12:30 pm

Yuko Shirakawa was assigned to "Doctors Without Borders" as a nurse.

　The humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip of the Palestinian territories is worsening as even refugee camps have become targets of Israeli airstrikes. Yuko Shirakawa, a nurse with the international NGO "Doctors Without Borders," was once involved in medical and humanitarian aid activities there.

　Having been posted to conflict zones in the Middle East many times and witnessed the tragedy of ethnic and religious strife up close, Ms. Shirakawa has an unforgettable scene she encountered in a religious holy site. He has witnessed the tragedy of ethnic and religious strife up close and personal, and he has an unforgettable experience from a religious sanctuary.

Palestinian Youth in Despair in a "Prison with No Ceiling

　I stayed in the Gaza Strip of the Palestinian Authority, which is currently under heavy attack by Israeli forces, for humanitarian aid activities in 2015-16.

　It was truly a "prison without a ceiling. The perimeter is sealed off with walls and other barriers, restricting the movement of people and goods. 2.2 million people are crammed into an area smaller than Tanegashima Island. Although young people are highly educated thanks to the UN's educational support, they have no jobs due to an unemployment rate of as high as 50%. They are depressed and cry out for freedom and liberation over the fence, and sometimes throw stones.

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Yuko Shirakawa, a Médecins Sans Frontières nurse