[caption id="attachment_89791" align="alignright" width="180"] Egyptian soldiers use bulldozers to destroy tunnels on the border with Egypt and the Gaza Strip, September 8, 2013.[/caption] The Egyptian army reportedly continues destroying houses on the border with the Gaza Strip in a bid to establish a buffer zone along the boundary. The military ...

The economic situation in the besieged Gaza Strip has been deteriorating following the destruction by Egypt of hundreds of tunnels running to the Israeli-blockaded territories. According to reports, the destruction of underground tunnels that served as a lifeline to Gaza has caused a shortage of essential goods in the coastal enclave and hampered ...