Gaza’s clothing sector makes a comeback

The Gaza Strip's garment sector, once suffering from war and blockade, seems to be bouncing back.
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A Palestinian laborer sews a black yarmulke, also known as a kippah, an item of Jewish religious clothing being prepared for export to Israel in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Jan. 26, 2017. - Mohammed Nehro
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — It seems that 2017 is boding well for the garment sector in the Gaza Strip after an eight-year Israeli export ban on garments.

In a narrow alley in al-Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City, Muhammad Abu Shanab's clothing factory has been brought back to life since Israel allowed the export of garments to the West Bank in March 2015.

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