Israel unveils plans for artificial island off Gaza

Israel has unveiled more details of its controversial plan to build an artificial island off the Gaza Strip.

The five billion euro project, which includes a cargo terminal and an airport, is designed, Israel says, to boost the impoverished Palestinian enclave's economy and the humanitarian needs of its nearly two million residents.

The Islamist militant group Hamas has controlled Gaza for much of the past decade but Israel says it's widely perceived as being responsible for the territory as i…
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