Three Palestinians die after Egypt pumped poisonous fuel into smuggling tunnel

At least three Palestinians died inside a smuggling tunnel between Gaza and Egypt after the Egyptian military pumped poisonous fuel into the tunnel, in accordance with stories by Israeli and Palestinian media. The tunnels beneath the Philadelphi Corridor alongside the Egypt-Gaza border are utilized by the Palestinians to smuggle numerous gadgets into the Gaza strip.
To bypass the Rafah Border Crossing between Egypt and Gaza, the Palestinians use the tunnels to smuggle meals, gasoline, arms and ammunition into the Hamas dominated Gaza strip. The tunnel which was focused by the Egyptian military stretches from the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt to the Gaza Strip. The victims within the incident have been employees working within the tunnel. Sources in Gaza mentioned that they’ve misplaced contact with the employees within the tunnel.
However, this isn’t the primary time the smuggling tunnels have been attacked by Egypt. In 2010, Egyptian forces had pumped fuel into one in all such tunnels, killing 4 Palestinians and injuring 9. In 2009, Egypt had began constructing a metal barrier alongside the 4 km border with Gaza to cease the smuggling tunnels.
Hamas maintains an in depth community of tunnels alongside the borders of Gaza strip, that are referred to as “Hamas Metro”. In May this 12 months, Israel had bombed a number of tunnels on the Israel-Gaza border in retaliation to rocket bombings in Israel by Hamas.