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Four killed, two wounded, in a tunnel explosion at the Gaza-Egypt bord... Sep 24 08 Two killed, others wounded as an underground tunnel in Rafah collapses Sep 18 08 One Palestinian wounded, 4 missing in a tunnel collapse in Rafah Jul 04 08 Latest News ArticlesPCHR Weekly Report: 4 Palestinians killed, 6 injured by Israeli forces 03:11 Fri 21 Nov Three internationals imprisoned by Israel declare hunger strike 02:54 Fri 21 Nov El Khodary: “The Occupation fights Palestinian children by aggression and siege” 23:33 Thu 20 Nov CRC anniversary attests to child rights deterioration in Occupied Palestinian Territories 22:23 Thu 20 Nov Israeli army detains several Palestinians in the West Bank 11:12 Thu 20 Nov Hamas's agriculture ministry warns of a nutrition crisis due to the Israeli blockade 10:54 Thu 20 Nov A Hamas fighter killed by an Israeli tank shell 10:39 Thu 20 Nov US, Israel to boycott the Durban conference 08:29 Thu 20 Nov Al Hindy: “Hamas will declare a new president after January 9” 02:52 Thu 20 Nov UN Secretary-general phones Olmert, expresses concern over the deteriorating conditions in Gaza 02:30 Thu 20 Nov Full StoryFive deaths reported in Gaza tunnel collapse, nearly 15 wounded Saturday August 02, 2008 05:15 by Saed Bannoura - IMEMC & Agencies
 Palestinian sources in the Gaza Strip reported that five Palestinians were killed and at least 15 others were wounded when a tunnel on the Gaza- Egypt border, near Rafah, collapsed on them on Friday at night.
Eyewitnesses reported that several Palestinians were digging the tunnel but it suddenly collapsed on them trapping twenty under the rubble. Dr. Moawiya Hassanen, head of the Emergency Unit at the Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed the report. He added that the accident was probably caused by a gas explosion. Dr. Hassanen added that most of the casualties suffocated after the tunnel collapsed on them. The Israeli government claims that the tunnels on the borders are meant for smuggling weapons and ammunition into the Gaza Strip, but the Palestinians say that these tunnels are a response to the Israeli siege on the impoverished Gaza Strip. |
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