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Tent like structures hide the smuggling tunnels along the Philadelphi corridor in Rafah, Gaza December 20, 2009. Despite sustained attacks during the 22 day Israli Operation Cast Lead a year ago, the smuggling tunnels have continued to thrive, surging to well over a thousand in number, each bringing in vital goods that would otherwise not make it in to the strip due to the Israeli and Egyptian blockades of the legal crossings.

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Copyright: 2009 Scott Nelson
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Tent like structures hide the smuggling tunnels along the Philadelphi corridor in Rafah, Gaza December 20, 2009. Despite sustained attacks during the 22 day Israli Operation Cast Lead a year ago, the smuggling tunnels have continued to thrive, surging to well over a thousand in number, each bringing in vital goods that would otherwise not make it in to the strip due to the Israeli and Egyptian blockades of the legal crossings.