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I found a documentary from 2008 about smuggler tunnels in Gaza. Child labor to smuggle 'luxury' goods over to make some money. Also weapon smuggling no doubt.

Egypt has destroyed more than 2,000 Gaza tunnels, secret files reveal
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-army-leak-destruction-gaza-tunnels-rafah

2013 Egypt destroys smuggling tunnels on Gaza border
https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-destroys-smuggling-tunnels-on-gaza-border/

2015 As Egypt Floods Gaza Tunnels, Smugglers Fear an End to Their Trade
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/08/world/middleeast/as-egypt-floods-gaza-tunnels-smugglers-fear-an-end-to-their-trade.html

Floods and bombs: This is how Egypt handled Hamas' smuggling tunnels
https://www.israelhayom.com/2023/10/22/floods-and-bombs-this-is-how-egypt-handled-hamas-smuggling-tunnels/

The IDF dug up some of the old tunnel entrances in Rafah trying to insinuate smuggling was still going on. I wouldn't rule it out, where there's money to be made, people find a way. But there's no recent information about smuggling or children digging tunnels.