Gaza Strip arms prices reportedly have spiked since Israel began cracking down on weapons-smuggling tunnels. Ha’aretz reported Tuesday that a contraband AK-47 bullet, which cost just more than $1 before the start of the intifada in September 2000 now goes for five times as much in Gaza.
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