Hamas mourns over Palestinian dies
in tunnel, flooded by Egyptian army
PALESTINOW.COM — The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, offered condolences to
the family of Momen Abu Hamed, who died while trying to find sustenance for his
family on Monday.
The Egyptian authorities pumped wastewater into the tunnel where Abu Hamed was
working in the southern Gaza borders drowning him in the process.
Hamas denounced this “tragic incident” in a press statement and asserted that
there is no justification for using such dangerous methods in dealing with the
besieged Gazan citizens.
The Movement called on the Egyptian authorities to open Rafah crossing
permanently to put an end to the suffering of the Gazan people.
Local and medical sources reported the death of the young man Momen Abu Hamed
who drowned in the tunnel and arrived a dead body to Yousuf al-Najjar hospital
in Rafah city.
Dozens of Palestinian workers, who are the only breadwinners for their children,
were killed in similar incidents while looking for a living in these commercial
tunnels dug by Palestinian citizens to break the ongoing blockade imposed on the
Gaza Strip for 11 years now. (PIC)