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GAZA CITY — Less than a month after its 50-day war, Hamas acknowledged renewed tunnel operations against Israel.
Hamas said it oversaw attack tunnel operations in the Gaza Strip. On Sept. 18, Hamas reported the death of a fighter in a tunnel accident.
“The Izzedin Kassam Brigades of Hamas’ military wing announces the martyrdom of Ahmed Riyad Al Hadad on Thursday evening while working in a resistance tunnel,” Hamas said.
Hamas provided no details of the death of the 21-year-old Hadad. The statement also did not identify Hadad’s position in Hamas.
This marked the first Hamas statement to confirm the resumption of tunnel operations.
On Sept. 7, an unidentified senior Israeli official asserted that Hamas renewed tunnel operations and rocket production in the Gaza Strip.
Palestinian sources said Hadad was believed to be one of thousands of young men recruited to construct and expand tunnels designed to penetrate Egypt and Israel. They said the recruits were paid as little as $20 a day
and threatened by the prospect of tunnel collapse.
“There is a feeling that Hamas was preparing the tunnels for what could be a surprise attack on an Israeli community,” a source said.
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