Israel bombs ice cream factory in Gaza
Eleven days of relentless Israeli attacks has caused heavy damage to Gaza's factories and farmland.
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Sami al-Ghazali, the owner of the Maatoug Booza Factory, never thought that his investments in the local ice cream business in Gaza’s supposedly safe industrial zone would vanish in a blink of an eye. But on May 17, his factory was bombed by Israeli artillery shells and completely destroyed.
“I invested more than $500,000 to establish the factory in a safe area far from any potential Israeli attack,” Ghazali told Al-Monitor.
The factory produced over 5,000 liters of Italian gelato per month, a favorite among Gazans.
“Refrigerators, raw materials, machines and equipment, power lines for commercial production, all have been destroyed. It is so difficult to rebuild all this,” he said.
