UN: number of 'abject poor' in Gaza triples
A UN agency says the number of Gazans it considers "abject poor" has tripled this year, to 300,000. That's one in five Gazans.
John Ging, the head of the UN Relief and Works Agency in Gaza, blames the rise on the Israeli-Egyptian blockade of the seaside strip. The organization says the increase also reflects improved monitoring of refugees' conditions. (AP)
