ALMOST 90 PERCENT OF GAZA TUNNELS ARE CLOSED NOW

Gaza, 16 Sha’ban 1434/25 June 2013 (MINA) – Rafah border is tightened again, only 50 people per day are allowed to cross the border, Nur Ikhwan Abadi, MINA correspondent in Gaza reported on Monday (24/6).

“Currently in Gaza, Rafah border is tightened, only 50 people per day are allowed to cross the border, the condition is exacerbated by the closure of nearly 90 percent of the tunnels connecting Gaza with Egypt,” said Nur Ikhwan.

This condition has a huge impact on the people of Gaza, unavailability of food and building materials also make this condition more severe and has negative impact.

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“After the tunnels were closed, the impact was seriously felt by the people of Gaza. Since early June, cement, iron, block, and other building equipment became rare goods. This stopped the development process in Gaza, ” Nur Ikhwan said.

Concerning the development at Indonesian Hospital in Gaza (RSI), Nur Ikhwan said the construction is still going on until now. “Builders of RSI continue to run. We still have stock of building materials”.

As a result of limited building materials such as cement, iron and block in Gaza, “the price of building materials rise dramatically,” Nur Ikhwan added.

“For cement, the price is normally 400 shekels now becomes 700 shekels, and it is difficult to find cement,” Nur Ikhwan, who is also a manager construction of RSI in Gaza, added

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According to Abdurrahman Parmo, one of volunteers in Gaza, cement stocks now only 5 packs. The other materials are not a problem. Today, it has been planned to continue the installation of bathroom ceramic on the second floor. “But I had to stop it because there is no cement,” he told MINA.

Nur Ikhwan said Gaza has been blockaded since a few years ago and its condition has never been stable. (L/K1/P05/R2/E1).

Mi’raj News Agency (MINA)