IDF uncovers Palestinian terrorist tunnel leading from Gaza to kibbutz in Israel

[Mosby]

The IDF uncovered a massive Hamas attack tunnel leading from Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, into Israel, complete with an electrical supply and phone lines, it announced Sunday.

The tunnel was dug in order to either kidnap civilians and soldiers, or to infiltrate the community and carry out an atrocity in it, the army believes.

The tunnel was over 1.7 kilometers in length and represents a grave attempt by Palestinian terrorists to perpetrate an attack, army sources added.

It took Hamas over a year to complete, and is wide enough inside to allow people to stand fully upright as they travel along it. The tunnel is buried some 20 meters underground as it crosses the Israel - Gaza border.

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The tunnel was constructed using approximately 24,000 Israeli concrete slabs which the IDF had permitted into Gaza to ease the crisis in civilian construction sector, Southern Command chief Maj.-Gen. Sami Turgeman said.

http://www.jpost.com/National-News/IDF-discovers-Palestinian-terrorist-tunnel-leading-from-Gaza-to-Kibbutz-in-Israel-328584

[King_David]

1. I don't get it?

What exaCtly does Hamas want?

This s going to allow Israel to end the siege and stop the infiltrations?

[bemildred]

2. Looks like good quality work. I wonder how long it's been there? Excellent for smuggling too. nt

[Mosby]

3. Yeah, they could teach the Mexican cartels a thing or two.

[bemildred]

4. Based on what I've seen of that, I quite agree.

That looks like you could drive one of those little electric carts down it. Or a fork lift.

[King_David]

5. So that is whats done with the cement and building supplies nt

[King_David]

6. Israel freezes Gaza supplies after 'terror tunnel' discovered

Ein Hashlosha: Israel on Sunday froze the shipment of building materials into Gaza after discovering a sophisticated "terror tunnel" into the Jewish state from the Palestinian territory, a defence official said.

"Due to security reasons, (the army) decided to stop for now the transfer of building materials into Gaza," Guy Inbar told AFP.

Inbar, spokesman for the Israeli defence ministry unit responsible for civilian affairs in the Palestinian territories, did not say how long the ban would remain in force.



Last month, Israel permitted cement and steel deliveries into the Gaza Strip for use by the private sector for the first time since 2007.


http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/israel-freezes-gaza-supplies-after-terror-tunnel-discovered-431863?curl=1381694071