Talal El Rafati is 58-years-old and lives in Gaza City with nine family members. He is unable to work due to problems with his legs and eyes. Prior to the siege his eldest son worked in a factory earning 15 NIS ($8) a day, but the factory was one of the many Gaza businesses forced to shut due to the border closures. Besides humanitarian aid his son’s salary had been the family’s only source of income.
