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Monday, May 24, 2010     GET REAL

Hamas tunnelers linking Gaza houses to Israel

TEL AVIV — Israel's military has assessed that Hamas, despite repeated air strikes, continued to dig tunnels from the Gaza Strip to the Jewish state.

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Military sources said the Hamas regime was constructing up to 20 tunnels from all parts of the Gaza Strip into Israel. They said the tunnels were meant to facilitate a surprise attack on Israeli military bases or the civilian community.

"They start from a house near the border and dig several entrances toward our positions," a military source said.


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On May 21, the Israel Air Force struck two tunnels in the southern and one in the northern Gaza Strip, Middle East Newsline reported. The military said the tunnels began about one kilometer from the Israeli border.

"The tunnels were dug one kilometer from the security fence and intended for infiltrating Israel and executing terror attacks against Israeli civilians or IDF soldiers," the military said. "Direct hits were identified."

Hamas and its Palestinian militia allies have been constructing tunnels toward Israel since at least 2003. In 2006, one such tunnel reached an Israeli military base, which resulted in the abduction of a corporal, Gilad Shalit.

Military sources said Hamas has also used tunnels to store and launch missiles and rockets from the Gaza Strip to Israel. They said Palestinian gunners have fired about 50 missiles, mortars and rockets into Israel during 2010.

"The IDF holds Hamas solely responsible for terror emanating from the Gaza Strip," the military said.

Hamas has also sent gunmen to infiltrate Israel's border. Hours after the Israeli air strike, at least two Palestinian gunmen approached the Gaza border fence alongside Israel's Kibbutz Nirim, which sparked Israeli military fire.

Later, Hamas said two young Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire. An Israeli soldier was reported to have been injured by Palestinian sniper fire.



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