Palestinian smuggler dies in tunnel

El Arish: An underground tunnel collapsed early Wednesday near Egypt's border with the Gaza Strip, burying alive one smuggler and injuring another, a security official said. Four other smugglers also escaped.

Palestinian smuggler Mohammed El Bashiti and the five others had nearly finished extending the 600 meter tunnel from Gaza into Egypt and were 10 meters beneath the ground when the ceiling gave way, the official said.

Israel says anti-tank missiles, tons of explosives and thousands of rifles have reached militants in Gaza through the tunnels.