“Welcome to Gaza,” it continues. “Well away from the tourist track.”
But it soon becomes clear that this is a rather different kind of trip. The camera appears to plunge down a poorly lit tunnel, emerging into a scene where children wander among rubble.
The film, less than 2 minutes in length, is the latest work by the elusive British street artist Banksy, whose identity remains unknown.
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“If we wash our hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless we side with the powerful – we don’t remain neutral,” it reads. Chickens peck in the dusty ground by the wall, perhaps another symbol.
The United Nations has said more than 2,100 Palestinians were killed in the conflict in Gaza. According to U.N. estimates, at least 70% of the Palestinians killed were civilians, but Israel reports a higher number of militants among the dead.
On the Israeli side, there were 68 casualties, 65 of them soldiers and three civilians.
