Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Two die in smuggling tunnels after airstrike

Ma'an
Two Palestinians died as a result of a gas leak inside a smuggling tunnel along Gaza’s border with Egypt in the city of Rafah, medics said on Wednesday... Israeli warplanes launched three separate raids on the Gaza Strip on Wednesday morning. Full story

Background on Gaza tunnels
Israel has maintained its blockade of Gaza, preventing goods from being imported, and Palestinians use the tunnels to transport every product imaginable from northern Egypt into the territory.

Humanitarian crisis in Gaza