Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Hamas' Attack Tunnels Has Become Israel's Newest Worry



CNN's Wolf Blitzer Goes Into A Hamas Tunnel -- CNN

(CNN) -- The opening was so small that CNN's Wolf Blitzer -- no physical giant -- had to bend down to climb inside one of 30 or so Palestinian tunnels from Gaza to southern Israel.

"I guess the tunnel was built for relatively short people, because if you stand up you're going to hit your head," Blitzer said of the almost two-mile concrete corridor about 45 feet underground where he reported from Monday.

His visit, accompanied by the Israeli military, revealed conditions in the network of tunnels below Gaza that are a key issue in the current violent spasm between Hamas militants in Gaza and Israel.

Originally built to avoid Israeli and Egyptian checkpoints into Gaza, the tunnels have been vital supply lines for Palestinians in Gaza. Now the snaking underground routes increasingly get used for attacks in Israel.

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More News On How Hamas is Using Tunnels In It's War Against Israel

Tunnels Lead Right to the Heart of Israeli Fear -- New York Times
Hamas attacks by tunnel rattle Israelis on Gaza border -- CSM
Egypt army destroys 13 more Gaza tunnels -- AFP
Hamas' attack tunnels are transforming war with Israel -- Al Jazeera
General Garner: Tough task destroying Hamas tunnels in Gaza -- FOX News
Israelis say Hamas tunnels remain huge threat -- CBS
IDF: Here's What It Looks Like Inside A Hamas Tunnel -- Business Insider
Hamas' tunnels are powerful weapons in the psychological war in Gaza -- PRI.org
At least 160 children died digging tunnels for Hamas -- Jerusalem Post
Report: Hamas used child labor in tunnel building -- i24 News
Security Sources Say Hamas Planned a Massive ‘Terror Tunnels’ Attack for September 24 -- The Blaze
Stories From The Battlefield: Hamas Tunnels Used To Target Israel’s Kindergartens -- Daily Caller
The Long History Of The Gaza Tunnels -- NPR

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