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• Gaza: Smokers fume over rising prices 

Price of cigarettes in Gaza has doubled since Hamas hiked taxes, and smokers aren't pleased. 'If all the smokers vote in the elections, Hamas is going to bite it,' one smoker says . . .

Smokers in Gaza have another reason for concern. The price of cigarettes has soared in the last few months. Why? Because Hamas decided that cigarette taxes would be an excellent source of income for Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh's government.

With cigarettes out of their price range, many smokers are turning to the old standby: Tobacco and rolling papers.

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