Israel announced that it would ease its controversial three-year blockade of the Hamas-run Gaza Strip, three weeks after an Israeli raid on an aid flotilla killed nine and drew international condemnation. The Israeli government said it would immediately allow all goods-except weapons and other materials that could be militarized by Hamas-into the Palestinian territory. That includes previously banned items like potato chips and towels as well as construction materials for sorely needed housing and schools, as long as those projects are under international supervision.
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