The Tunnels of Gaza (35 images)

Palestinians carry goods from a tunnel that runs under the border between southern Gaza and Egypt, in the Rafah refugee camp on October 3, 2008. The Egyptian government uncovered and demolished dozens of tunnels running between Egypt and Gaza, reported last week the Israeli newspaper Yediot Aharonot. Palestinians rely on smuggled food and medical supplies through tunnels from Egypt. Israel has closed the crossings with Gaza for legal import goods. (UPI Photo/Ismael Mohamad)

Palestinians stand over a hole created by the collapse of a tunnel that runs under the border between southern Gaza and Egypt, in the Rafah refugee camp in the Gaza on January 26, 2009. Palestinians returned to smuggling goods through tunnels after the cessation of Israeli attack on Gaza. (UPI Photo/Ismael Mohamad)

A Palestinian smuggler shows off smuggled goods from a tunnel that runs under the border between southern Gaza and Egypt, in the Rafah refugee camp in the Gaza on January 26, 2009. Palestinians returned to smuggle goods from the tunnels after the cessation of Israeli attack on Gaza. Palestinians bring in an array of contraband supplies needed in the Israeli-blockaded coastal strip. (UPI Photo/Ismael Mohamad)

Masked Palestinians smuggle cows into the Gaza through a tunnel that runs under the border between southern Gaza and Egypt, in the Rafah refugee camp on November 15, 2008, as Israel maintained a total locked own of impoverished Palestinian territory amid continuing violence. Palestinians say the tunnels are a lifeline for the territory, where the United Nations says more than half of residents live below the poverty line. (UPI Photo/Ismael Mohamad)