A Palestinian man displays his money after withdrawing it from an automated teller machine (ATM) of the Bank of Palestine in Gaza December 11, 2008. Israel allowed trucks carrying 100 million shekels ($25 million) into the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Thursday to ease a shortage of banknotes in the Israeli-blockaded territory, Palestinian bank officials said. Reuters Pictures 14 months ago

A Palestinian man displays his money after withdrawing it from an automated teller machine (ATM) of the Bank of Palestine in Gaza December 11, 2008. Israel allowed trucks carrying 100 million shekels ($25 million) into the Hamas-run Gaza Strip on Thursday to ease a shortage of banknotes in the Israeli-blockaded territory, Palestinian bank officials said.

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