#GazaUnderAttack: Twitter, Palestine and diffused war
Information Communication & SocietyPublished 1 September 2015
Ευγενία Σιαπέρα, Graham R. Hunt, Theo Lynn
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Since Hamas took over Gaza in 2007 and Israel imposed a land, air and sea blockade, there has been continuous violence between the two sides. Since 2008, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have launc...
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