Smuggling booms in Gaza — and Palestinians aren’t the ones profiting

An Associated Press (AP) investigation has revealed that the smuggling of goods into Gaza has skyrocketed since Israel began to restrict everything from basic necessities to wood and x-ray machines flowing into the territory. The AP investigation used Israeli court documents and interviews with truckers, traders, Pales

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