little had been done to stop the phenomenon of child labor during the digging of the tunnels by Hamas in Gaza.





In December 2011, the paper's author

Nicolas Pelham accompanied a police patrol in Gaza and reported that " nothing was done to impede the use of children in the tunnels, where, much as in Victorian coal mines, they are prized for their nimble bodies." nothing was done to impede the use of children in the tunnels, where, much as in Victorian coal mines, they are prized for their nimble bodies." Since the beginning of Operation Protective Edge 21 days ago, IDF forces have uncovered 31 tunnels leading into Israel. Since the beginning of Operation Protective Edge 21 days ago, IDF forces have uncovered 31 tunnels leading into Israel. More than More than

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Hamas used children to help them dig numerous tunnels into Israel and Egypt, a 2012 paper written for the Journal of Palestine Studies reported.The paper, titled Gaza's Tunnel Phenomenon: The Unintended Dynamics of Israel's Siege says that1,000 Palestinians, mainly women and children, have been killed during the offensive.