The Hamas tunnel was found 2 weeks ago in Southern Gaza. A gag order was applied when it was found and just lifted yesterday April 18th. This is the reason all those tanks and bulldozers had moved to the border. Time to talk some more about peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
Underground war between Israel, Hamas heats up
Another battle in the “tunnel brain war” being waged in the recent year between Hamas and Israel ended April 18, when Israel removed the gag order from the great drama that had been unfolding on the Gaza Strip border over the last two weeks. During the recent weekend, the entire area was placed under alert. The Palestinians reported heightened activity of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) along the border of the Strip and an enormous amount of heavy engineering equipment operating in the zone. The IDF concentrated large forces in the region, local residents were ordered to remain alert and rumors spread throughout the length and breadth of the zone, from the Gaza Strip to Israel and back.
On April 18 before noon, the gag order was lifted. News reports were released that the IDF had located, uncovered and neutralized a cross-border Hamas attack tunnel dozen of meters long into Israeli territory in the southern Gaza Strip sector. This was the first tunnel uncovered by Israel since the conclusion of the Protective Edge campaign in the summer of 2014.
Ever since the tunnel was located about two weeks ago, a heavy news blackout was imposed on the entire area. The Israeli media was not allowed to report about it in light of the fact that IDF soldiers had penetrated the tunnel and were working around the clock to neutralize it, including within Palestinian territory. Only after the tunnel was sealed off was the gag order on the story lifted.
Read more: Underground war between Israel, Hamas heats up - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
Underground war between Israel, Hamas heats up
Another battle in the “tunnel brain war” being waged in the recent year between Hamas and Israel ended April 18, when Israel removed the gag order from the great drama that had been unfolding on the Gaza Strip border over the last two weeks. During the recent weekend, the entire area was placed under alert. The Palestinians reported heightened activity of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) along the border of the Strip and an enormous amount of heavy engineering equipment operating in the zone. The IDF concentrated large forces in the region, local residents were ordered to remain alert and rumors spread throughout the length and breadth of the zone, from the Gaza Strip to Israel and back.
On April 18 before noon, the gag order was lifted. News reports were released that the IDF had located, uncovered and neutralized a cross-border Hamas attack tunnel dozen of meters long into Israeli territory in the southern Gaza Strip sector. This was the first tunnel uncovered by Israel since the conclusion of the Protective Edge campaign in the summer of 2014.
Ever since the tunnel was located about two weeks ago, a heavy news blackout was imposed on the entire area. The Israeli media was not allowed to report about it in light of the fact that IDF soldiers had penetrated the tunnel and were working around the clock to neutralize it, including within Palestinian territory. Only after the tunnel was sealed off was the gag order on the story lifted.
Read more: Underground war between Israel, Hamas heats up - Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East
