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| Gaza: Hamas militants die in tunnel collapse | |
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| Palestinian militant group Hamas says seven of its fighters have died after an attack tunnel they were working on in north-east Gaza collapsed. | Palestinian militant group Hamas says seven of its fighters have died after an attack tunnel they were working on in north-east Gaza collapsed. |
| The tunnel near the Israeli border collapsed after heavy rain, it said. | The tunnel near the Israeli border collapsed after heavy rain, it said. |
| Palestinian militants have used tunnels on Gaza's borders with Israel and Egypt to launch attacks on Israel, transport weapons or smuggle goods. | Palestinian militants have used tunnels on Gaza's borders with Israel and Egypt to launch attacks on Israel, transport weapons or smuggle goods. |
| Israel destroyed dozens of tunnels during the 2014 Gaza conflict, but Hamas has been rebuilding them. | |
| Meanwhile, tunnels on the Egyptian border have been used to smuggle weapons into Gaza, as well as civilian goods. | |
| The tunnels have played a vital role in the economy of Gaza, which has been under a blockade imposed by Israel and Egypt in 2007. | The tunnels have played a vital role in the economy of Gaza, which has been under a blockade imposed by Israel and Egypt in 2007. |
| The Egyptian military began flooding tunnels on its borders late last year, and says it has eliminated about 90% of them. | The Egyptian military began flooding tunnels on its borders late last year, and says it has eliminated about 90% of them. |
| Israel occupied Gaza in the 1967 Middle East war and pulled its troops and settlers out in 2005. | Israel occupied Gaza in the 1967 Middle East war and pulled its troops and settlers out in 2005. |
| Israel considered this the end of the occupation, but it still exercises control over most of Gaza's borders, waters and airspace. Egypt controls Gaza's southern border. | Israel considered this the end of the occupation, but it still exercises control over most of Gaza's borders, waters and airspace. Egypt controls Gaza's southern border. |