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Israel Says Overtures to Gazans Showing Positive Results
(Ynet News) Yoav Zitun - Israeli policies toward Gaza over the past eight months have led to improvement in the Gaza economy, Israeli officials said Sunday. After the recent fighting, Israel was quick to reopen the crossings to allow 14,000 Gaza residents to continue to work in Israel. A senior official said that number is not expected to increase before there is progress in the talks to bring about the release of Israelis captive in Gaza. Gazan's working in Israel earn six times the average monthly wage in Gaza. The new policies include increasing the number of workers allowed to cross into Israel, expanding the export of food and other products from Gaza to the West Bank, allowing more medical equipment and drugs into Gaza, and enabling fertilizer to be supplied under supervision of the UN and the Palestinian Authority, to ensure it is not used for military purposes. During the recent fighting, 7,000 Gazans remained in Israel for work. 250,000 Gazans have already applied for work permits in Israel.