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On May 10, Israeli jets attacked tunnels southeast of Rafah, Israel's military spokesperson calling them "terror sites." No casualties were reported, but dozens of Palestinians have died in them, bringing food, fuel and other vital supplies to the Territory under siege. These type attacks occur regularly, including:
-- on March 22, against tunnels and a metal workshop, demolished by IDF missiles; no injuries were reported; during the same period, Israeli forces killed four West Bank Palestinians, two from Awarta village near Nablus and two others (including a child) in Iraq Bourin village, also near Nablus; reports said they were working on their land when shot at close range in cold blood; on the same day, warplanes struck al-Shouka village near Rafah, allegedly to destroy tunnels; no casualties were reported;
-- from March 19 - 22, Israeli jets bombed the Mahdi al-Daia and Sons Company, completely destroying its building; no casualties were reported; other jets attacked Saladin Gate, Yebna refugee camp and Block J, located south of Rafah, allegedly to destroy tunnels; two injuries were reported; a farm east of Abasan village near Khan Younis was also bombed; no casualties were reported; on the same day, Gaza's closed international airport was attacked, wounding 11 Palestinians, including two children who were gathering the destroyed runway's raw aggregate;
-- on March 13, IDF jets bombed Rafah area tunnels and a factory claimed to be making weapons;
-- on January 28, tunnels again allegedly were attacked, ahead of US peace envoy George Mitchell's arrival in Israel; no casualties were reported;
-- on February 3, against tunnels in southern Gaza, Israel claiming were used to smuggle weapons and infiltrate "terrorists;" three Palestinians were injured;
-- on April 2, BBC reported "Thirteen Israeli air strikes hit Gaza Strip," Hamas officials saying they targeted metal workshops, farms, a milk factory, and other small sites; Israel called them "weapons factories;" medical personnel reported several injuries, including three children and an infant hit by flying debris;
-- on April 29, complicit Egyptian forces blew up four tunnels, killing four Palestinians and injuring 10 others; witnesses said an explosion on the Egyptian side caused the tunnel to collapse; Egypt is building an underground wall, 100 feet deep and 10 - 13 km long along its Rafah border, to destroy numerous tunnels and deter more; and
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