Manal Hassan plucks a date biscuit from an industrial tray, breaks it in half to inspect the filling, and discards it with a shrug of despair. "You see, they allow in dates, but not date paste," she says, referring to Israel's economic blockade of the Gaza Strip. Alawda, the factory for which she is purchasing manager, has been forced to find an alternative source for the ingredients for its biscu
A statement from the office of the prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, said Israeli leaders decided today to expand the number of products Israel will allow into Gaza, including construction materials. The naval blockade will remain. "It was agreed to liberalise the system by which civilian goods enter Gaza [and] expand the inflow of materials for civilian projects that are under international sup
Iran is sending two aid shipments towards Gaza, officials said today, a move likely to further heighten tensions with Israel. According to an initial report by Iranian state radio, one ship left on Sunday and another, carrying food, construction materials and toys, was due to depart later this week. The country's ISNA news agency said that the shipment is being organised by the Society for the Def
Tony Blair said today he was hopeful of a "significant" easing of Israel's blockade of Gaza as EU foreign ministers gathered to discuss how to pressure Israel over the issue. The former British prime minister, now a Middle East peace envoy, said he saw no real prospect of Israel lifting the naval blockade of the territory. However, he said, it was possible the list of items permitted to be brought
Israel's overall policy towards Gaza shows little sign of changing "Israel's eases three-year blockade. Gazans get jam and coriander" ran the debatably sarcastic headline in this morning's left-leaning Haaretz newspaper. The article by the Israeli journalist Amira Hass, a long-time critic of Israel's blockade, outlined the first moves to relax the blockade, allowing in goods including canned fruit
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