Life is precious. Every human being believes this and spends their life trying to survive. But in Gaza, just surviving can sometimes be an impossible task. 

In Gaza, failing to pay a personal or bank loan is punishable by a maximum 91-day prison sentence. With the economy plummeting, more and more Palestinians are winding up in prison for loans taken out to cover household expenses and modest rents– 90,000 last year, by one report.