Egypt army to flood Gaza tunnels with water: Source
Army claims tunnels used in militant activities inside Sinai
02 September 2015 13:26 (Last updated 02 September 2015 13:28)
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Anadolu Agency GAZA CITY, Palestine

Egypt’s military will flood the area along the border with Gaza with water,
in a new bid to destroy underground tunnels between Sinai and the
Palestinian territory, a Palestinian security source told Anadolu Agency.

“The Egyptian army has begun to build huge pipelines along the border with
the Gaza Strip,” the source said.

He said the project “aims to destroy underground tunnels by filling the area
with water.”

There was no comment from Egyptian authorities on the report.

Blockaded by Israel since 2007, Gaza used to receive much-needed supplies
through the network of smuggling tunnels on its border with Egypt’s Sinai
Peninsula.

Since the 2013 military coup against President Mohamed Morsi, Egyptian
authorities have cracked down on the smuggling tunnels along the border with
Gaza.

Egypt claims the tunnels are used in militant activities inside Sinai.

Last year, Egyptian authorities began to establish a buffer zone in North
Sinai’s city of Rafah along the border with Gaza following a spate of
militant attacks against army and security forces.