Ma'an - The de facto police in the Gaza strip issued an order on Sunday to prevent the sale of cigarettes in public places especially on crossroads.In many ares of Palestine on any busy street corner, youths can be found selling small packs of cigarettes, gum or candy, to passersby. The worry, it seems, is for the safety of the children hanging out near high-trafic areas.
Media spokesperson of de facto Hamas police Islam Shahwan said that police will give street vendors selling cigarettes 48 hours to remove their stalls and merchandise or they will be confiscated. He called on the traders to consider the interest of their people.
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