Gaza Strip choking as Egypt army destroying gaza tunnels Since a coup in Egypt in late June that ousted Hamas-friendly Mohamed Morsi, the Egyptian army has tightened the screws on the Rafah border with the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. Egypt has repeatedly closed the border crossing in recent months and destroyed hundreds of tunnels that Hamas has used for years to import fuel, building materials and other goods in circumvention of an Israel enforced embargo on Gaza. Images and soundbites