In 2010, the Egyptian Mubarak regime sprayed toxic gas into the tunnels, killing 4 Palestinians. In 2011, Egypt began sealing a series of smugglersâ tunnels between its border and the Gaza Strip. The Egyptian army has increased its deployment along its border since August 5, 2012, when 16 Egyptian border police were killed in a terror attack. Since then there have been reports that the Egyptian army has been destroying smuggling tunnels by flooding them. In 2013, following the 2013 Egyptian coup dĂ©tat that ousted the pro-Hamas government, the Egyptian army has destroyed many of the tunnels, with the effect that prices have soared, shelves are empty, utilities have suspended operations for lack of fuel and travel is restricted once again. In 2013, The Egyptian military started resorting to a pungent new tactic to shut down the smuggling tunnels connecting Sinai and Gaza: flooding them with sewage. To Block Gaza Tunnels, Egypt Lets Sewage Flow Smuggling tunnels and the various methods different countries have used to address the types of threats tunnels pose to national security has been discussed in the literature. After General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi assumed leadership of Egypt in 2013, the Egyptian Army launched a an aggressive campaign of destroying tunnels between Gaza and Egyptian territory.
Posted on: Wed, 06 Aug 2014 19:55:51 +0000
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