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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/22/world/middleeast/22rafah.html
Goods Flood Gaza's Tunnels, Turning Border Area into a Shopping Mecca
[New York Times] Taghreed El-Khodary - In a stadium in Rafah, Gaza, thousands of motorcycles were lined up on display, ranging in price from $2,000 to $10,000. At Nijma market, refrigerators, flat-screen televisions, microwaves, air-conditioners, generators and ovens filled the tents. Some Gazans have even purchased cars smuggled in through the tunnels from Egypt. There are more tunnels now than ever, and Rafah has turned into a shopping mecca.