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The Israeli government announced the list of what goods it will allow to enter the Gaza Strip. A blacklist of items including weapons and materials that could have a military use will be limited or barred, but consumer goods are all allowed. The blacklist includes multi-purpose items that could be used to manufacture explosives and weapons, such as fireworks and ball bearings. Materials such as steel, fertilizers, cement and chemicals will be allowed in for Palestinian Authority-approved projects that are under the supervision and for the use of the UN or other international agencies. Hamas, the one who controls Gaza Strip, dismissed the concessions as of no use and said the blockade should be fully lifted. Its blockade of the Palestinian territory is needed to prevent the supply of weapons to Hamas, Israel says. Israel came under pressure to ease its 4-year blockade of Gaza after 9 activists from Turkey were killed in a an Israeli raid last 31st day of May, on a flotilla that was trying to carry aid to the Palestinian territory. Israel blacklisted some weapons and materials to enter Gaza is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading →