4 die in attack on Gaza tunnels
Four Palestinians were killed and another 10 injured after Egyptian security forces blew up four tunnels under the border with Gaza. The Palestinian police blame the Egyptian security forces for killing the Palestinians by destroying the tunnels while they were working in them, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Egyptian security officials have admitted they destroyed four tunnels north of the Rafah border crossing with Gaza. Three people died of smoke inhalation and a fourth died due to injuries received from flying debris. Palestinians have largely relied on the tunnels for importing food and other vital assistance into the Gaza Strip since Israel imposed a tight blockade on the coastal enclave after Hamas took control of the region in June 2007.