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Smugglers' Tunnels In Gaza Strip Booming

By Eric Westervelt
Published December 8, 2008 at 3:00 AM PST
This story was published more than 16 years ago.
A Palestinian smuggler attaches a sheep to a harness to hoist it into the Gaza Strip at the top of a tunnel under the Egypt-Gaza border at Rafah on Dec. 5.
Said Khatib
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AFP/Getty Images
A Palestinian smuggler attaches a sheep to a harness to hoist it into the Gaza Strip at the top of a tunnel under the Egypt-Gaza border at Rafah on Dec. 5.

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Eric Westervelt
Eric Westervelt is a San Francisco-based correspondent for NPR's National Desk. He has reported on major events for the network from wars and revolutions in the Middle East and North Africa to historic wildfires and terrorist attacks in the U.S.

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