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

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