APAwire - APAwire CLIENTS ONLY, Gaza, 21 June 2021. A Palestinian employee sorts bottles at the PEPSI factory in Gaza's industrial zone.
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Israel on Monday eased some restrictions on the Gaza Strip however the Pepsi factory announced today that it was closing and laying off workers because raw materials needed to stay in business are still not coming
Israel lifted some restrictions it had imposed during last month's conflict. The crowded Mediterranean territory, home to around two million Palestinians, has been under an Israeli blockade since 2007. The resumption of some trade and the postal service came one month after a ceasefire between Israel and the enclave's Hamas rulers to end an 11-day conflict
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