(Ha'aretz) Yaniv Kubovich - Israel is undertaking a series of steps to ease the deteriorating economy in Gaza without coordination with Hamas. The amount of cross-border traffic at the Kerem Shalom border crossing with Gaza has been increased; new and used vehicles have been allowed to enter; and thousands of laborers from Gaza have been issued permits to work in Israel at several times the comparable wage in Gaza. Escalation with Israel by Hamas would freeze these measures.
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