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Having set 30,000 tires alight in protests, Gaza motorists now in trouble

After 6 months of Hamas-led border riots, burning hundreds of tires that fill Israel’s sky with thick toxic smoke each day, the protesters have forced the price of tires in Gaza to skyrocket, making a pair of new tires an unaffordable luxury.

By The Associated Press

 

Palestinians in Gaza have coped with shortages of just about everything in more than a decade of border closures—from chocolate to medicines to fuel and building supplies. Now, six months of March of Return protests have added an unexpected item to that list: car tires.

Tires are a favored item by demonstrators during the weekly riots—they are set on fire, then tossed toward Israeli troops across the border.In Continue Reading »