Painters bring new life to hard-hit areas in Gaza

The Shati refugee camp in Gaza City has always been a symbol of poverty, a gray concrete jungle with 87,000 people packed into half a square kilometer, or about one fifth of a square mile.

But now, overlooking the sewage-contaminated Mediterranean beachfront, the camp's houses are covered in vibrant colors.

About two dozen artists have painted the walls, doorsteps and facades of all the houses along a 1.5 kilometer-long edge, including in the area where Hamas chief Ismail Haniya lives.