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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSTRE5AI2US20091119
Israel, Egypt Squeeze Gaza Tunnel Business
(Reuters) Nidal al-Mughrabi - Fearing loss of life and money, Palestinians are abandoning tunnels that supply Gaza. Many tunnel workers have concluded that the risk of being buried alive by Israeli bombardment and accidental ground collapses or poisoned by gas pumped underground by Egyptian security forces is just not worth it. Around 100 people have been killed in the past year.