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Israel Halts Commercial Goods Into Gaza, Imposes Fees

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  • Israel announced that commercial goods will no longer enter the Gaza Strip.
  • Nahed Sheheiber, head of Gaza’s private truckers union, said Israel imposed the restrictions.
  • Gaza’s Ministry of Economy demanded 10,000 shekels ($3,226) per truck entering the enclave.
  • Undersecretary Khaled Al-Raqab called the fee a donation for civil-servant salaries.
  • Gaza Health Ministry reports over 74,000 Palestinian deaths since Oct. 7 2023, with women and children about half.