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February 10, 2006       Share:    

Source: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/681271.html

Palestinians Ransack Gush Katif Greenhouses

(Ha'aretz) Arnon Regular - Some 200 dunams of greenhouses in Gaza were ransacked recently by dozens of armed Palestinians and residents of Khan Yunis. International donors had purchased the greenhouses for the benefit of the Palestinians. According to Palestinian sources, two militias affiliated with Fatah were hired by the PA to guard the greenhouses, which were all under cultivation. But instead, the guards decided to rob them. They used bulldozers to break the iron supports of the buildings' frames, then swarmed over the equipment inside, which included piping and irrigation computers. The damage to the greenhouses, meant to provide employment for hundreds of Palestinians, is irreparable, the sources said.

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