GAZA STRIP, May 27th 2011 - New model cars and four-wheel-drive jeeps smuggled through tunnels beneath southern Gaza Strip at the border with Egypt are becoming an attraction in the narrow enclave's streets.
Along with food supplies and construction materials, tunnel smugglers bring cars and jeeps to satisfy the strip's need for cars after the Tel Aviv regime last year allowed a limited number of cars to be imported as a step to easing its blockade.
The Israelis had banned cars from entering Gaza since 2007 when Hamas took over Gaza Strip from its rival, Fatah. The prices of the cars peaked frantically due to the Israeli closure.
Dealers said cars brought in from Libya were largely demanded by Gazans and abundantly smuggled into the strip due to the unrest in Libya, and especially from Benghazi city controlled by the rebels.
Libyan traders sold their cars in neighbouring Egypt and the Palestinian smugglers brought them into Gaza from Egypt, they said.
The new cars attract the attention of people while they are driven in the streets.
As 4WD jeeps have not been allowed in by Israel for "security reasons" since 2002, people crave having their pictures taken with the new jeeps.
The tunnels through which the cars are brought in are lighted by lamps hung on the walls.
Read whole article: bernama.com
Our comment:
If cars and four-wheel-drives can come into Gaza? What else can???
