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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10274
THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/middle east

Israel makes trade with Gaza more flexible

Brussels, 09/12/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday, Israel announced its decision to relax restrictions to the movement of goods to and from Gaza, especially farm produce. Only exports of flowers and strawberries are authorised at present. Tony Blair, who is special envoy for the Middle East Quartet, was on visit to Jerusalem on Wednesday. He welcomed this significant step but acknowledged there was still much to be done.

Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, sees this as no more than a...

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