""Egypt has intensified a crackdown on smuggling tunnels between its
volatile Sinai desert and the Gaza Strip, causing a steep hike in petrol and
cement prices in the Palestinian territory." "The moves against the tunnels have
dashed the hopes of many Palestinians that Mursi, a member of the Muslim
Brotherhood from which Hamas was born, would significantly ease Egyptian border
restrictions on Gaza, which is also subjected to blockade by Israel." (thanks Amir)