Gaza – Ma’an – Six men were injured in a tunnel collapse south of the Gazan city of Rafah, Palestinian medical sources announced Friday morning.

Head of Emergency and Ambulance Services Dr Muawiyah Hassanein said all six were evacuated from the tunnel and taken to the Abu Yousef An-Najjar Hospital, suffering from obstructed breathing, internal bleeding and severe bruising.

The conditions of all men were described as moderate.

The tunnel collapsed late Thursday night, and crews worked until morning to rescue the men.