While Israel maintains its blockade around the Gaza Strip, tunnels used for smuggling goods continue to provide a lifeline for the beseiged people living there.<br /><br />According to World Bank officials, 80 per cent of Gazas imports currently come through the tunnels, which has only increased the worth of Gaza's tunnel smuggling economy from $30 million in 2006 to $650 million in 2007.<br /><br />However, rampant smuggling makes the price of basic goods almost unbearable for the average Gazan.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Zeina Awad reports.
