The Independent describes Gaza's cheerless Eid Al Adha. But the Globe & Mail paints a more plentiful picture, thanks to the smuggling tunnels:
Today they are responsible for a much higher percentage and are a big reason why Gazans aren't starving.
In fact, coupled with a large surplus of fruit and vegetables intended for markets in Israel, the vast majority of people here aren't wanting for food.
Reports that as many as 50 per cent of children are suffering from malnutrition are exaggerations, says Khaled Abdel Shaafi, director the United Nations Development Program.
"This is not a humanitarian crisis," he said. "It's an economic crisis, a political crisis, but it's not a humanitarian crisis. People aren't starving." . . . .
Rafah, on the border with Egypt, always was regarded as the poorest of Gaza's towns. Not any more. Today, its dusty market is packed with products and with shoppers.
