More tunnel deaths in Gaza

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The desperate nature of life in Gaza sees more people die as they risk their lives to bring urgently needed goods into the strip. At least one person has died in the latest among a rising curve of such fatalities:
Palestinian medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that one Palestinian was killed and four others on Friday morning when a tunnel collapsed on then near the Gaza-Egypt border in Rafah. Four other residents are believed to be buried under the rubble.

Eyewitnesses said that the runnel is located in Al Salaam neighborhood in Rafah, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.

A source at the European Hospital identified confirmed that the body of resident Ahmad Atef Zo’rob, 18, died after suffocating under the rubble. His body was moved to the hospital.

The sources added rescue teams are still trying to locate the four missing Palestinians.

It is worth mentioning that nearly 80 Palestinians were killed in similar incidents over the last two years.

The tunnels became the only means that would allow the entry of food and basics needs since Israel imposed a strict siege on the coastal region in 2006. Israel says the tunnel are used by armed groups to smuggle weapons.

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