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Sealed Off by Israel, Gaza Reduced to Beggary
'The Israeli government is increasingly restricting the import into the Gaza Strip of batteries, anesthesia drugs, antibiotics, tobacco, coffee, gasoline, diesel fuel and other basic items, including chocolate and compressed air to make soft drinks.
This punishing seal has reduced Gaza, a territory of almost 1.5 million people, to beggar status, unable to maintain an effective public health system, administer public schools or preserve the traditional pleasures of everyday life by the sea.'
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Israeli army probe reveals 25 per cent of soldiers harass Palestinians
'Twenty-five
percent of Israeli soldiers have been directly or indirectly involved
in violence against Palestinians across the West Bank, mainly on
checkpoints, reveals n Israeli army probe.
A spokesperson of the Israeli army told Agence France Press (AFP) that
given orders by the army central command, the Israeli army has recently
conducted a probe into the behavior of soldiers, manning checkpoints.'
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