The Wall Street Journal reports that Israel has begun the process of flooding the tunnels of Gaza.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Israel has begun the process of flooding the tunnels of Gaza. But will it work?
By Palestine Chronicle Editors
About 10 years ago, the Egyptian military, at the behest of Washington and Tel Aviv, began flooding tunnels connecting the Gaza Strip to Egypt.
Back then, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi had just overthrown Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi.
He needed much political capital to remain in power and to stave off any potential U.S. criticism, however superficial, for his overthrow of a democratically elected president.
To do so, Sisi needed to present himself to Washington as a reliable ally – and the best way of doing so was to crack down on Palestinians, and their Resistance.
Quickly, the United States jumped onto the opportunity of supporting any Israeli efforts aimed at further tightening the Israeli siege on Gaza.
In no time, Egypt began flooding the tunnels with sewage water. Aside from the environmental disaster sewage water has caused, this also led to the death of many Palestinians, including people trying to escape the siege, along with some of those involved in the thriving tunnel business.
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