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Sunday, August 9, 2009

Martyrs of the Tunnels

"My fellow friends who died, Yousef Moamer aged 20, Tareq Shamia aged 23, Mohammed Al-Moghari aged 36, Sami Qeshta aged 33, were inside the tunnel digging and enlarging it when another tunnel for smuggling gasoline fell down excessively, while the three other victims were rescue men whose magnanimity and friendship let them go deep with their simple tools but strong hope." Al- Qaisi explained.

The Palestinians started working in tunnels successively after Hamas' takeover amid July 2007. Since then, Israel's stringent blockade forced Gazans to make tunnels as a public phenomenon with by-laws even if not written. Furthermore, Hamas parliamentary bloc held a special session to discussing tunnels and their laws until some Gazans expected a newly imposed "ministry of tunnels"

The network of tunnels in Gaza, are an industry by itself
Also, one thing wrong with this article is that the tunnels have been there ever since before the First Intifada. After speaking with many who work in the tunnels, from students, minors, and elders, all said the tunnels existed from before they were born