13.04.2011                      09.Nisan, 5771

Gaza:

Gaza officials: Four Palestinians suffocate while repairing smuggling tunnel

The tunnel had apparently been hit in recent Israeli airstrikes, which came after Hamas struck an Israeli bus last week; over 100 Palestinians killed in Gaza tunnels since 2007.

Gaza officials say four Palestinians suffocated on Tuesday while trying to repair a smuggling tunnel hit in an Israeli airstrike last week.
Under Hamas rule, hundreds of underground channels have been dug between Gaza and Egypt, used for smuggling goods and people into the Gaza Strip, which is blockaded by Israel….