IDF Destroys
Tunnel, Criticizes Hamas for Spending Aid Money on Terrorism Instead of
Infrastructure
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By Adam Eliyahu Berkowitz October 11, 2018 , 4:38 pm
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IDF estimates that $3 million worth of cement, electrical
equipment and hours labor were invested in this terror tunnel. (Credit: Twitter
screenshot)
The IDF announced they destroyed a Hamas tunnel from Gaza
on Thursday morning that crossed over the border. The tunnel, more than half a
mile long, infiltrated more
than 200 yards into Israel. The purpose of such tunnels is to launch attacks
from inside against Israeli civilians. This is the 15th such tunnel the IDF
destroyed this year.
IDF spokesperson Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus told the
media that the IDF had been monitoring the tunnel for several months before the
decision was made to destroy it.
“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,” Conricus said.“But we have different technological developments that
allow us to bridge that gap as well,” he said.
The tunnel was reportedly part of a larger tunnel
complex. “This tunnel had electricity, as well as communication hardware, and
seemed to be of high quality,” he said.
According to Conricus, the tunnel that was destroyed
Thursday was not “immediately adjacent to any Israeli communities,” but was
nevertheless deemed a threat to Israel.
The IDF spokesman bemoaned the humanitarian cost of
building tunnels instead of using the resources to help improve the plight of
Gazans.
In June, the IDF discovered evidence indicating
that Hamas was using humanitarian aid supplies from the United Nations Relief
and Works Agency (UNRWA) for the construction of terrorist tunnels.
Tensions along Israel’s southern border have been intensifying due to
the ongoing Hamas-led March of Return protests. Many media have portrayed this
as “peaceful or legitimate protests” despite protesters hurling firebombs and
hand grenades at IDF troops stationed on the security fence separating Israel
from Gaza. Thousands of incendiary kites and balloons have been launched at
Israel by Hamas operatives, burning an estimated 7,000-9,000 acres of farmland
and nature reserves. Gazan sources have reported 195 Palestinians killed, many
of whom Hamas has admitted are their military personnel.
At a meeting on Sunday, 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,” Netanyahu said in meeting. “That is not an empty statement.”
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