In a press release,
the center stated that 20 of the victims died by the Israeli shelling
on tunnels areas, while the total number of Palestinian injured reached
almost 583, pointing out to the continuous killings and injuries of
these workers; two were killed and six others were injured on Saturday.
The total number of victims killed in Rafah tunnels since 2011 reached 17 dead; while 42 injured, said the center.
It strongly condemned
the continuous Israeli blockade on Gaza, stressing that the
continuation of the blockade and its negative effects lead to an
enormous rise of the unemployment and poverty phenomena as well in
pushing Palestinians toward digging tunnels as an alternative to the
closed crossings, which forced a large scale of Palestinians to work in
the tunnels as a way to provide sources of livelihood.
The center called
upon the international community to uphold its legal and ethic
responsibilities, take the necessary measures to lift of the siege
imposed on Gaza and to work on insuring the protection of Palestinians’
rights to freedom of movement of people and goods.
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