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Gaza Flowers Sold in Europe as Israel Eases Closures
(AFP) Adel Zaanoun - This season, Israel began allowing flower exports from Gaza in December, and since then more than a million flowers, mostly roses and carnations, have been exported to The Netherlands, where many are then sent on to markets in Russia and Europe. "So far it has been working well....There is a regular export taking place," said a Dutch official involved in the export project, adding that roughly three shipments of 150,000 flowers were passing through the crossings each week. Said al-Rai, the Palestinian coordinator of the project, said they expect to export 35 million flowers this season. Gaza's strawberry growers also resumed exports in January with Agrexco, an Israeli firm that has marketed and distributed Gaza produce to Europe since the 1980s under its "Coral" brand.