Prices soar as Gaza smuggling booms. Officials, soldiers and middlemen are accused of cashing in

Everything from iPhones and solar panels to fuel and anesthetics are also brought into the tiny coastal territory illegally. Israel restricts quantities of some goods and bans others outright.

Palestinians face inflated prices for groceries and batteries, hospitals have turned to smugglers for medicine and equipment, Israeli soldiers and other middlemen are accused of pocketing millions of dollars, and the Hamas-led government takes a cut as the smuggling of goods restricted by Israel into the Gaza Strip has

Smuggling Boom in Gaza Fuels Black Market for Goods Banned by Israel  Haaretz

The smuggling of goods restricted by Israel into Gaza has boomed

Prices soar as Gaza smuggling booms. Officials, soldiers and middlemen are accused of cashing in  AP News