Some of the hundreds of Gaza factories idled by Israel's blockade are cranking up rusty machines to can tomatoes, mix concrete and press pills again now that Israel is allowing in raw materials for the first time in three years.
But Israel's recent easing of the closure appears unlikely to get Gaza's battered economy back on its feet.
While Gaza's entrepreneurs can now import most consumer goods, they still can't export, cutting them off from traditional markets in Israel and the West Bank. Key raw materials, such as cement and steel, continue to be restricted. Imports are funneled through a single, congested crossing. And it remains unclear which spare …
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