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NEWS ABOUT: tunnels

tunnels stories: 5 news summaries

 Vagrants Find 'Home' in 
 Tunnels Under Vegas Casinos 

Tunnel dwellers trade danger of drowning for a little comfort

Sep 24, 09 6:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Flood tunnels beneath the casinos of Las Vegas seem an unlikely place to call home. But that’s exactly what they are to an estimated 700, including some who’ve built surprisingly elaborate makeshift dwellings in the 350-plus miles under the city. The Sun describes the “home” of couple... More »

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gambling • Las Vegas • flood • casino • homeless • tunnels

ANALYSIS

 Gaza Faces Years 
 of Reconstruction 

Blockade, destroyed tunnels make rebuilding nearly impossible

Jan 20, 09 8:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Now that the guns have fallen silent in Gaza, the Palestinian enclave faces what might be the most difficult reconstruction project in recent history, writes Patrick Cockburn in the Independent. Rebuilding in the densely populated zone will face two major obstacles: the economic blockade by Israel and Egypt, and the... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Benjamin Netanyahu • tunnels • Gaza blockade • Gaza Strip border • United Nations Relief and Works Agency • post-war reconstruction

(Newser) - The massive tunnels supplying food, medicine, and rockets from Egypt into Gaza are the bane of Israel's military, and a lifeline for Palestinians and the economy of Egypt’s destitute Sinai, the Los Angeles Times reports. Smuggling has been immune to military action, to the consternation of Israeli leaders.... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Egypt • smuggler • tunnels • Gaza Egypt border • rockets

 Israel Bombs 
 Gaza Supply Tunnels 

Egypt begins stopping Palestinians from entering

Dec 28, 08 11:40 AM CST
(Newser) - As Gaza air strikes raged on for a second day, Israel said it bombed more than 40 Palestinian supply tunnels used to transport weapons, BBC reports. Palestine said one tunnel intended to carry fuel from Egypt to Gaza had been destroyed. Fleeing the southern strip into Egypt, hundreds of Palestinians... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • rocket attacks • Egypt • bombing • Israel and Palestinians • Palestinian people • militant • tunnels • Gaza Egypt border

Boom Times
for Gaza Smugglers

Israel allows weapons, food, medicine, people to enter from Egypt

Nov 17, 07 5:59 AM CST
(Newser) - Gazan smugglers are doing land-office business since Israel blocked trade to the tiny strip, the Economist reports. Munitions, food, cigarettes—even a top seller, Viagra—are all being shuttled in full view of Israeli authorities. Why the free pass from Egypt to Gaza? The “reason for Israel’s forbearance”... More »

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Israel • Gaza • smuggler • tunnels

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