ronk wrote: They can't just open the border. Israel are controlling it from the Gaza side. Some aid is getting in that way but it's a longer, tougher route to transfer everything overland. Also, despite promises to allow aid in, Israel have frequently blocked it, delayed it, put up roadblocks and imposed wild arbitrary restrictions (such as allowed canned meats but not canned fruit) with no real purpose except awkwardness.
There's also tunnels that supplies are brought through from Egypt into Gaza.
Anything that can be deemed a "luxury good" is not allowed into Gaza so it is brought in through the tunnels, i.e. PCs, phones, radios, TVs, even cars!!!!
It's a highly dangerous job because the Israelis spend their time trying to blow up the tunnels.
