Israeli closures of Palestinian areas have helped plunge half the population of the West Bank and Gaza Strip into poverty, according to a new U.N. report. Israel says the closures are necessary to keep militants from entering Israel, but Terje Roed-Larsen, the U.N. envoy for the Middle East, said the closures hurt innocent people and encourage suicide bombings.
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