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IDF: Gaza Humanitarian Aid Up 900 Percent
[Jerusalem Post] Yaakov Katz - Humanitarian aid to Gaza has increased by close to 900% in 2009 compared to the previous year, the head of the IDF's Gaza Coordination and Liaison Administration, Col. Moshe Levi, said Monday. In the first half of 2008, international organizations transferred 606 trucks into Gaza, while in the first half of 2009, the number of aid trucks jumped to 5,300. In addition, since the beginning of the year, the IDF has issued over 18,500 permits for Palestinians to leave Gaza and enter Israel or travel overseas.