Israel: IDF Destroyed Hamas' Tunnel #15

Hamas Uses Aid Money for Terror Tunnels Instead of Infrastructure: Tunnel #15 Just Destroyed By Israel

10-9-18, Tunnel #15, was more than half a mile long, infiltrating more than 200 yards into Israel. The purpose of such tunnels is to launch attacks from inside against Israeli civilians. IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus tsaid that the IDF had been monitoring the tunnel for several months before the decision was made to destroy it. He said: “This specific tunnel, in the way it was built, indicates that Hamas is trying to challenge our counter-tunnel efforts. They are changing the way they excavate in order to make it more difficult for us to detect them. But we have different technological developments that allow us to bridge that gap as well. This tunnel had electricity, as well as communication hardware and seemed to be of high quality.” Clearly Hamas is using the world's aid on terror instead of their infrastructure.

Recently Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his cabinet members that he was considering a military solution for the ongoing violence. “If the reality of civil distress in Gaza is diminished, that is desirable, but that is not certain to happen and so we are preparing militarily. That is not an empty statement.”
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In 2014 Israel Defense Forces spokesman, Lt. Col. Peter Lerner explained why the destruction of the tunnels is so important: The Islamic terror group “Hamas had a plan. A simultaneous, coordinated, surprise attack within Israel. They planned to send 200 terrorists armed to the teeth toward civilian populations. This was going to be a coordinated attack. The concept of operations involved 14 offensive tunnels into Israel. With at least 10 men in each tunnel, they would infiltrate and inflict mass casualties.” What cannot be ruled out is the possibility that Hamas would be able to utilize the tunnel network to dispatch hundreds of men through each tunnel, thereby creating an invasion force of thousands. As Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh himself said on October 19, 2013: “Thousands of fighters above ground and thousands of fighters underground have been preparing in silence for the campaign to liberate Palestine.” more here

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