Gaza (CNN) -- Nafoz Mohammed is living in a cramped two-room apartment with 16 other people, including several children, who spend the day- and nighttime hours holed up in fear. "All the children feel so scared when they cut the electricity," said Mohammed, who shares the tight space with others whose homes were hit by artillery. "They just keep holding their mothers." For the more than 1.8 million people squeezed into a territory about twice the size of Washington, chaos has always infringed on the daily rhythms of life. But the latest conflict with neighboring Israel has compounded the misery of many.
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Conflict with neighboring Israel compounds misery for many of Gaza's 1.8 million inhabitants
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Since Tuesday, residents have been without electricity
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Gaza resident Yasmeen El Khoudary, 24: "We only eat when we remember to eat"
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