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Gaza children aim to break world records Published Wednesday
29/06/2011 (updated) 10/07/2011 20:02 Font- Font+  The games, a
six week recreational program now in its fifth year, are
organized by the UN agency at the behest of the Gaza population
and over a quarter of a million children participate, a
statement by UNRWA said.      The Summer Games will culminate at
the end of July in an attempt by up to ten thousand children to
smash their own record set last year for kite flying.  “More
than half of the Gaza Strip is under 18, children too young to
have expressed a political opinion at the ballot box. Why should
they pay such a high price and lose their childhood? Each one is
an Ambassador for the next generation, an example to all of what
is possible under the most appalling circumstances”, said Chris
Gunness.  Israel placed a blockade on the Gaza Strip in 2007
after Hamas took control of the coastal enclave.  Rights
agencies have condemned the