Egypt destroys 13 Gaza tunnels

The Egyptian military announced on Sunday that its engineering forces had located and destroyed 13 cross-border smuggling tunnels dug by Palestinians in Gaza. The tunnels connect Gaza to the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula.

According to the statement, Egyptian security forces are investing immense efforts into preventing contraband from entering Egypt from Gaza. So far, Egyptian authorities have found and destroyed more than 1,600 smuggling tunnels.