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Investigation shows how banned goods are smuggled into Gaza and millions of dollars change hands

Investigation shows how banned goods are smuggled into Gaza and millions of dollars change hands

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August 20th, 2026

Investigation shows how banned goods are smuggled into Gaza and millions of dollars change hands

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An AP investigation found that smuggling of goods restricted by Israel into Gaza has boomed.

AP的一项调查发现以色列限制进入加沙货物走私活动大幅增加

Palestinians face inflated prices, and hospitals are turning to smugglers for medicine.

巴勒斯坦人面临价格上涨医院开始向走私者购买药品

The investigation was based on court documents and interviews with traders, truckers, and officials.

这项调查基于法院文件与商人卡车司机官员访谈

Cigarettes and tobacco bring the biggest profits, but items like iPhones, solar panels, fuel, and anesthetics are also smuggled.

香烟和烟草带来最大的利润iPhone、太阳能板燃料麻醉剂等物品也被走私

Israel restricts or bans some goods, defining many as "dual use" items that could be used by Hamas militants.

以色列限制或禁止部分商品将许多商品定义为可能被哈马斯武装分子使用的“双重用途”物品。

Smuggling rings pull in millions of dollars, with payoffs going to Israeli troops, drivers, and warehouse workers on both sides of the border.

走私团伙赚取数百万美元贿赂流向以色列军队司机以及边境两侧仓库工人

Gaza's Hamas-led government also profits by taking a percentage of smuggled goods, which merchants call "taxing."

加沙的哈马斯领导的政府通过收取走私物品的一部分获利商人们称之为“征税”

Two major traders said they paid settlements of $3.5 million and $3.75 million to Hamas authorities.

两名主要商人,他们向哈马斯当局支付了350万美元375万美元款项

Two senior Hamas officials said the money funds social services and salaries, estimating up to $100 million was collected since the ceasefire.

两名哈马斯高级官员这笔钱用于社会服务工资并估计自停火以来已收取了多达1亿美元

Israeli authorities have broken up several smuggling rings and indicted more than a dozen people, including reserve soldiers.

以色列当局已经捣毁了几个走私团伙并起诉了十几人其中包括预备役士兵

In one case, a ring allegedly paid a commander about $120,000 to smuggle cigarettes in his vehicle.

在一个案例中一个团伙据称向一名指挥官支付了约12万美元,以便在他的车里走私香烟

For Gaza residents, prices are extreme: a vehicle battery can cost over $2,300, compared with $140 prewar, and fans that once cost $100 now run $500.

对加沙居民来说物价高得离谱一块汽车电池可能要花2300多美元而战前只要140美元曾经100美元的风扇现在要500美元

August 20th, 2026

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