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Egyptian unrest undermines Gaza border tunnel business
The Daily Star (Lebanon) ePaper
Friday, February 11, 2011
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=10&categ_id=3&article_id=124758#axzz1DdwK3vuE

GAZA: Unrest in Egypt has slowed the smuggling of some commercial goods into the neighboring Gaza Strip through border tunnels, a Palestinian smuggler said Thursday.


Stores in Egypt’s northern Sinai peninsula that supply Gaza shops have run out of merchandise such as refrigerators, washing machines and computers due to a disruption of supplies from Cairo and other cities, said Abu Mahmoud, a Gaza-based smuggler.


The network has helped Palestinians in Gaza contend with an Israeli blockade to which Egypt also has subscribed.


“Unless stability is restored in Egypt, I am afraid the goods will completely stop and the tunnel business will die maybe in a week,” he said.



Fuel and construction material, Abu Mahmoud said, continue to reach the Gaza Strip through the underground passages, but in limited amounts and at higher prices since protests erupted last month. Gaza supermarket owners said there has been no significant increase in the price of food staples, such as flour and sugar, because they do not come in from Egypt.


It was unclear, however, whether the turmoil has affected the smuggling of weapons into the Gaza Strip. – Reuters



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