[Reuters] Nidal al-Mughrabi - Samir Skaik wanders around his almost empty beachfront hotel in Gaza wondering whether foreigners who are its livelihood will ever return. Most of his regular guests have been scared away by a spate of kidnappings of foreign journalists and aid workers by gunmen pressing the Palestinian government for jobs or favors, or seeking ransoms from international organizations. At least 17 foreigners have been kidnapped over the past year in Gaza. Simon McGregor-Wood, chairman of the Foreign Press Association (FPA) in Israel, said fewer foreign journalists have been going to Gaza due to the uncertain security situation.
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