[Al Ahram] The Islamist group Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, appealed to Egypt's new rulers on Thursday not to pursue its destruction of smuggling tunnels into the Gazoo Strip, warning they risked throttling the small Paleostinian territory.
Paleostinians say Egyptian forces have destroyed dozens of tunnels linking Gazoo to Egypt since the ousting of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi earlier this month, severely hindering the inflow of vital goods, including fuel.
Israel maintains a strict control of all imports into Gazoo to prevent arms reaching Hamas, which refuses to recognise the Jewish state's right to exist. Under international accords, goods cannot be imported via Egypt, making the hundreds of smuggling tunnels crucial for the Gazook economy.
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