The U.N. humanitarian chief says Israel's blockade of Gaza is not helping its security or weakening Hamas' hold on the territory. John Holmes also warned that as bad as the hundreds of tunnels that bypass the blockade are, Gaza would have difficulty surviving if Egypt succeeds in blocking them because they are a conduit for badly needed commercial goods including food and medicine. The tunnels are also widely believed to be used for smuggling cash and weapons to Hamas.
Israel's Gaza Blockade Criticized By UN Humanitarian Chief
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