From Hurriyet
The World Food Program study "Gaza: eased or un-eased?" found that although an outright ban on shipment of building materials to the strip has been lifted for some projects, the administrative hurdles still remaining made implementation slow and expensive.
It also said that a planned enlargement of goods crossings from Israel had not taken place.
"In effect, the easing of the blockade has had only marginal positive impact in Gaza," it said. "The new access regime has brought mainly additional consumption [consumer] goods, with potential increase in availability of better quality and a wider range of products for consumers," the report went on. more
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