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Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/624381.html
Palestinian Looters Ransack Greenhouses
(AP/Ha'aretz) Palestinian police on Tuesday were unable to halt looting of Gush Katif's prized greenhouses. The greenhouses, left behind by Israel as part of a deal brokered by international mediators, are a centerpiece of Palestinian plans for rebuilding Gaza's economy. Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurei implored Palestinians to leave the structures intact. Neve Dekalim was turned into a buzzing bazaar, with people haggling over bricks, scrap metal, and other building materials they had collected. Palestinians in Rafah continued to cross the Egyptian border on Tuesday, climbing over a wall and digging tunnels under it. Israeli lawmaker Ephraim Sneh said it was essential for the Egyptians to control the border. "This is their test and this is how they will be judged," he told Israel Radio. "We didn't bring them there for anything else."