We keep saying people in Gaza are at rock bottom but they keep digging into the rock

Israel's decision to cut power in Gaza is illegal, says UN
By Donald Macintyre in Jerusalem (The Independent)
Published: 30 October 2007
The UN's top official in Gaza will tell British ministers today that Israel's cuts in fuel and power to the Palestinians violate international law, while the isolation of Hamas has strengthened extremism and started to drive non-affiliated moderates who can leave Gaza to do so.
"We keep saying people in Gaza are at rock bottom but they keep digging into the rock," Karen Koning- Abu Zayd, head of the UN refugee agency UNRWA.