Underground smugglers bring luxuries to Gaza
source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/israel/Story/0,,2217499,00.html
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Gaza might not have fresh milk, but they have bullets, TNT and Viagra.
"While the Gaza Strip is being squeezed by Israeli sanctions, the border town of Rafah has become an unofficial free trade zone where goods are smuggled from Egypt through an ever increasing number of tunnels. While many commodities are unavailable in the rest of Gaza, a variety of imports can be found in Rafah.... Along the no man's land by the border, once patrolled by Israeli tanks and bulldozers, there are dozens of encampments housing tunnel shafts in clear view of the Israeli surveillance drones overhead, and Egyptian border posts."
"While the Gaza Strip is being squeezed by Israeli sanctions, the border town of Rafah has become an unofficial free trade zone where goods are smuggled from Egypt through an ever increasing number of tunnels. While many commodities are unavailable in the rest of Gaza, a variety of imports can be found in Rafah.... Along the no man's land by the border, once patrolled by Israeli tanks and bulldozers, there are dozens of encampments housing tunnel shafts in clear view of the Israeli surveillance drones overhead, and Egyptian border posts."
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- Gaza Strip, Smuggling, Israel Conflict
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