Gaza Flourishes On Top Of 'Swiss Cheese' Maze -- Al ArabiyaRafah, GAZA (AlArabiya.net, AFP)
Choked off from the outside world under a tight Israeli blockade; Gaza smugglers boast about the hundreds of tunnels breaking the siege and connecting the impoverished strip to neighboring Egypt.
Gazans in desperate need of goods, such as food and medicine, say their city is rife with tunnels and smuggling has now become a lucrative business in the densely populated area.
"The ground at Rafah is a real Swiss cheese. If there were an earthquake the whole lot would cave in," the boss of one of the tunnels told AFP.
"People come from everywhere to find work: Gaza, Jabaliyah, Deir al-Balah ... This tunnel alone keeps 15 families alive," he said.
The exact number of tunnels is impossible to verify but the rapid growth of excavation work is plain for all to see.
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My Comment: If I was there .... I would probably be in the digging and smuggling business also.