Exposed terrorism tunnel dug from Gaza into Israel

Today (Friday) it was cleared for publication that forces of the IDF Combat Engineering Corps revealed this week that had infiltrated terrorist tunnel into Israel in the southern Gaza Strip. Army indicates that they continue to act with determination to locate all tunnels through the expertise and capabilities accumulated over the years. Also, IDF see the tunnel of terror as vulnerable Israel's sovereignty and a flagrant violation of the performing "pillar of defense". Hamas is a terrorist organization and the responsibility to address.

Last night the Hamas military wing press conference in Gaza, which it claimed that the IDF blew up and destroyed its Gaza tunnel east of Khan Younis in southern Gaza. According to speakers at the event, there is a tunnel which collapsed during the floods in the area. "This is not a military or intelligence at the enemy".

"The tunnel is not new in the words of the enemy. An old tunnel was discovered two months ago. Fighters have worked on fixing the tunnel but it collapsed because it was not appropriate to use, does not it luck or military intelligence of the enemy," announced Al - Qassam Brigades.

The organization also said: "The enemy discovered the tunnel about two months ago, when the big storm was in the area, because it collapsed. Activists of our labors amended it, although it collapsed again. I.D.F. discovered the tunnel three days ago, and it comes to a tunnel or a military operation that led to the discovery, much less is thwarting an attack that was supposed to come out.

In 2013 three similar tunnels were detected

In October 2013 the IDF discovered a similar terrorist tunnel dug south of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian territory into Israeli territory - near Kibbutz Ein Shlosha. Tunnel again so was at a depth of 15 meters under the ground, and a length of two kilometers. Uncovered a means of lighting and food remains, and is probably intended to move terrorists or soldiers kidnapped from side to side.

Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz previously introduced the threat of bomb scenario tunnels the IDF will have to deal with in the next war. Speech at the Begin- Sadat last year, the chief of staff said that "it [the campaign] can open the Tunnel bomb which would collapse a Kindergarten".

Throughout the year 2013 were identified and uncovered three tunnels dug fairly close to the border fence in the Gaza Strip. The terrorist organization Hamas uses the tunnels are to run detonation against soldiers and trying to infiltrate into Israel and carry out an attack or kidnap soldiers.

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