Balata Refugee Camp, Nablus
Balata refugee camp, West Bank

Ziut Street, the Balata refugee camp's main street, was a scene of fierce fighting over the past 16 days. Residents threw garbage into the streets and burned it as a way of coping with lack of garbage collection during the Israeli siege.

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