THURSDAY, MARCH 08, 2012
8-Mar-12: Some images to keep in mind as you hear about more terrorist attacks emanating from the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip in days to come
Hamas customs officers in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip stand on sacks of cement smuggled into the Gaza Strip through tunnels dug beneath the frontier with Egypt March 3, 2012. Palestinian Islamist group Hamas faces growing discontent in its Gaza stronghold because of renewed tax hikes and the mismanagement of a power crisis that has led to lengthy blackouts across the coastal enclave. Traders who import goods from Israel and the West Bank say Hamas authorities have introduced additional fees beyond the usual tax they collect, putting their businesses at risk and threatening the livelihoods of thousands of workers. This Reuters picture was taken March 3, 2012 [Image source].
Palestinians wait to fill gas cylinders at a gas filling station in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip March 8, 2012. [Image source]
A Hamas customs officer in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip walks on steel bars smuggled into the Gaza Strip through tunnels dug beneath the frontier with Egypt March 3, 2012. Palestinian Islamist group Hamas faces growing discontent in its Gaza stronghold because of renewed tax hikes and the mismanagement of a power crisis that has led to lengthy blackouts across the coastal enclave. Traders who import goods from Israel and the West Bank say Hamas authorities have introduced additional fees beyond the usual tax they collect, putting their businesses at risk and threatening the livelihoods of thousands of workers. This Reuters picture taken March 3, 2012 [Image source].
