Not to be confused with Palestinian tunnel warfare in the Gaza Strip.
Smuggling tunnel in Rafah, 2009
The Gaza Strip smuggling tunnels are smuggling tunnels that had been dug under the Philadelphi Route along the Egypt–Gaza border. They were dug to subvert the blockade of the Gaza Strip to smuggle in fuel, food, weapons and other goods into the Gaza Strip. After the Egypt–Israel peace treaty of 1979, the town of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, was split by this buffer zone. One part is located in the southern part of Gaza, and the smaller part of the town is in Egypt. After Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005, the Philadelphi Corridor was placed under the control of the Palestine Authority until 2007, when Hamas seized power in 2007, and Egypt and Israel closed borders with the Gaza Strip.[1][2]
In 2009, Egypt began the construction of an underground barrier to block existing tunnels and make new ones harder to dig. In 2011, Egypt relaxed restrictions at its border with the Gaza Strip, allowing Palestinians to cross freely.[1] In 2013–2014, Egypt's military destroyed most of the 1,200 smuggling tunnels.[3]
The GazaStripsmugglingtunnels are smugglingtunnels that had been dug under the Philadelphi Route along the Egypt–Gaza border. They were dug to subvert...
A vast network of tunnels used for smuggling and warfare purposes exists under the GazaStrip. The underground tunnel network allows Hamas and other militant...
the GazaStrip since Hamas's takeover in 2007, led by Israel and supported by Egypt. The blockade's current stated aim is to prevent the smuggling of weapons...
An analysis of US-Mexico smugglingtunnels, the US-Canada smugglingtunnel, and the smugglingtunnels in Rafah, GazaStrip, was completed by Lichtenwald...
As a result of Israeli airstrikes and the ongoing blockade of the GazaStrip by Israel, which includes restrictions on humanitarian aid, Gazans are facing...
Palestinian tunnels may refer to: GazaStripsmugglingtunnels, passages along the border between GazaStrip and Egypt Palestinian tunnel warfare in the Gaza Strip...
The GazaStripsmugglingtunnels have been used to evade import taxes imposed by Hamas (which seized control of Gaza in 2007), as well as to smuggle in...
governance of the GazaStrip since the Hamas takeover of the GazaStrip in June 2007 has been carried out by Hamas. The Hamas government in Gaza was led by Ismail...
plant was smuggled from Egypt, where fuel at the time was highly subsidized. Egypt took measures against the GazaStripsmugglingtunnels, halting these...
The GazaStrip (/ˈɡɑːzə/ ; Arabic: قِطَاعُ غَزَّةَ Qiṭāʿ Ġazzah [qɪˈtˤɑːʕ ˈɣaz.za]), or simply Gaza, is a polity and the smaller of the two Palestinian...
areas. A vast network of tunnels used for smuggling and warfare purposes exists under the GazaStrip. The underground tunnel network allows Hamas and...
southern GazaStrip. It is the capital of the Rafah Governorate of the State of Palestine, located 30 kilometers (19 mi) south-west of Gaza City. In 2017...
On 9 October 2023, Israel intensified the blockade of the GazaStrip in response to the beginning of the Israel–Hamas war and the 7 October attack on Israel...
manufacture weapons were regularly targeted by airstrikes, as well as GazaStripsmugglingtunnels. Israeli Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozers were routinely employed...
construction materials and concrete were brought in via the GazaStripsmugglingtunnels. The stores are locally owned and the mall is a private venture...
The economy of the GazaStrip was dependent on small industries and agriculture. After years of decline, the Gaza economy experienced some growth in the...
blockade on the GazaStrip. The flotilla was the Free Gaza Movement's ninth attempt to break the naval blockade imposed by Israel on the GazaStrip. Israel proposed...
supporting the further construction of tunnels under Gaza and the smuggling of weapons through these tunnels to the armed wings of Hamas and the Palestinian...
February 4 Aircraft bombed smugglingtunnels connecting Gaza with Egypt, as well as Hamas training position in the central strip. There were no casualties...
war-torn buildings as well as materials brought through the GazaStripsmugglingtunnels. Construction was completed in six months. Admission was 10 shekels...
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