The animated film director behind the award-winning "Waltz with Bashir" released a short animated movie to denounce the blockade of the Gaza Strip.

"Closed Zone", directed by Yoni Goodman, was ordered by Gisha, a human rights NGO, before operation Cast Lead, the Israeli military operation in Gaza in January, was launched.

The blockade imposed on the Gaza Strip when Islamist militant group Hamas took power has been strengthened since the end of Israel’s offensive. Circulation of merchandise is down to a small trickle, and circulation of people is blocked entirely.