Palestinian Dies in Tunnel on Gaza-Egypt Border

2 October 2011

At approximately 2:00 am on Sunday 2 October 2011, medical sources at Abu Yousif An-Najjar Hospital announced the death of Belal Bassam Isleem, 25, from Khan Younis, due to an electric shock.
Isleem was working inside a tunnel on the Egypt-Gaza border, near Salah Ad-Din gate, south of Rafah, when he was electrocuted.
Isleem was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital.