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Israel-Palestine

Arms Smuggling Tunnel Collapses in Gaza, Trapping Paleos

2004-11-18

Several Palestinians were trapped Thursday in a weapons-smuggling tunnel they had been digging along the Gaza-Egypt border, which collapsed as a result of heavy rains in the area overnight, Palestinian sources said. Five people, all from the same family, were trapped in the rubble, Palestinian officials said. The family is from the Yabna refugee camp in Gaza. Their conditions weren't immediately known.

Trapped like rats in a flooding tunnel, will the good news never end?

Israeli military sources would say only that an unknown number of people were in the tunnel; the Zaka rescue service was informed that three people were trapped. Efforts were underway to rescue those trapped in the tunnel, Israel Radio reported, and Palestinian police have closed off the area. Israel Defense Forces officials said the army would help in rescue efforts, and Palestinian officers in the area were maintaining contact with the IDF. The military sources said the tunnel collapsed while an unknown number of Palestinians were digging toward an IDF outpost near Rafah in south Gaza.
so they were working to target the IDF and the IDF rescues them. the IDF is better than me.
The sources said the army had permitted two Palestinian bulldozers to enter the area to help dig out the people.
bulldozers?! did he say bulldozers?! where's the ISM when you need it?

Perfect, driving heavy construction machinery over soft ground will pack it down quite nicely.

Posted by:PlanetDan

#16 Good help is so hard to find.

Posted by: Stephen 2004-11-18 6:37:54 PM

#15 Big Ed, some of those trapped in the tunner are/were women. Do they get virgins too?

Posted by: reality check 2004-11-18 4:58:39 PM

#14 Five people, all from the same family, were trapped in the rubble...

5 X 72=360

Posted by: BigEd 2004-11-18 3:57:51 PM

#13 Cleanup in ~~aisle~~ tunnel 5.

Posted by: PlanetDan 2004-11-18 3:47:37 PM

#12 The IDF "rescue" may a lots of "oops!" moments. This seals it: there IS a God!

Posted by: Justrand 2004-11-18 3:45:20 PM

#11 huh , they cant even dig a tunnel , why are we even attempting to open dialogue with them again ?

Posted by: MacNails 2004-11-18 3:24:52 PM

#10 Due to the heavy rains, and accident in Tunnel 5, a Sig alert has just been issued for Tunnels 7-23. All Paleos tunneling into Israel from the West Bank and Egypt are advised to take alternative routes.

Posted by: reality check 2004-11-18 3:11:09 PM

#9 Reports say three deaders confirmed, all in same family. Sez they didn't know it was raining.

Posted by: Steve 2004-11-18 2:53:09 PM

#8 Hummm...I wonder if those rocket launchers used on Egypt yesterday accidentally rolled over this "tunnel." Blaming the Joooooos in 5, 4, 3...

Posted by: BA 2004-11-18 2:32:23 PM

#7 They were digging a weapons tunnel--why not get a long fuse and match.

Posted by: Douglas De Bono 2004-11-18 2:02:36 PM

#6 In accordance with the holy Koran, the deceased are burried within 24 hours of their deaths.

It doesn't say 24 hours after their deaths.

Posted by: jackal 2004-11-18 12:59:33 PM

#5 Anyone else have the song "Timothy" going through their head?

Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-11-18 12:44:56 PM

#4 Shouldn't we have a picture of a sympathy meter pegged at zero to accompany this one?

Posted by: Jonathan 2004-11-18 12:44:10 PM

#3 How's the air down there ? Hard to breath, huh? Hehehehehehe....

Posted by: Mark Z. 2004-11-18 12:31:09 PM

#2 I have a broken teaspoon I can donate to their efforts, now I just need to figure out where my local chapter of the Red Crescent is so I can send it.

Posted by: Carl in N.H. 2004-11-18 12:15:22 PM

#1 mmmm - makes me feel warm and sunshiney

Posted by: Frank G 2004-11-18 11:34:24 AM

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