At the start, America tried to keep the gates open, brokering an Agreement on Movement and Access with Israel to allow the export from Gaza of hundreds of trucks of produce a day, regular bus convoys to and from the West Bank and the opening of a Palestinian-controlled crossing at Rafah to Egypt.

ECONOMIST: Israel and Gaza

In the opening credits, we learn how many of them finally make it to freedom, crossing the Himalayas into India after a trek of some four thousand miles.

NEWYORKER: Miles To Go