Hamas official attempts to smuggle Euro639,000 into Gaza, and the border monitors confiscate it

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Event #1233 Hamas official attempts to smuggle Euro639,000 into Gaza, and the border monitors confiscate it
Date: Friday, 19 May 2006
Hamas official is trying to smuggle money in. That is quite a change from previous practices when Palestine "Authority" tried to smuggle money out -- destined to their Swiss Bank accounts!

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