Rare photos from ‘underground Gaza’ give glimpse of tunnel threat
Israel provides cement to Gaza to construct hospitals
and various other buildings and to reinforce infrastructures
Hamas steals that concrete and uses it to build tunnels to
infiltrate Israel to kill
This is Hamas's idea of 'peace'
Rare photos from ‘underground Gaza’ give glimpse of tunnel threat
Photographs taken by photographer Jack Guez show tunnels dug by Hamas
from Gaza into Israel. IDF troops still occupied with uncovering and destroying
more tunnels: ‘Every day of combat allows us to inflict greater damage on this
infrastructure.’
Itay Blumenthal
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07.26.14, 00:46
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The photographs illustrates the threat in full force – the tunnels are professionally constructed, some reinforced with cement, equipped with rail tracks, power cables and a communications system. Hamas has invested a fortune in building the tunnels meant for terrorist attacks.
An Israeli army officer gives explanations to journalists
during an army organised tour in a tunnel (Photo: Reuters)
The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit announced on Friday that since the ground
operation was first launched, IDF troops have uncovered 31 tunnels, 11 of which
that were destroyed and taken out of use. Earlier, GOC Southern Command
Maj.-Gen. Sami Turgeman held a press briefing and addressed the threat posed by
the tunnels. “We have been working steadfastly since the moment we entered the Gaza Strip to locate and destroy the tunnels. We were able to uncover and demolish at least half of the enemy's tunnels used for attacks and we are continuing to work with determination."
"Hamas has been building underground infrastructure for years. There's an underground Gaza – this isn't a slogan, but rather the plain truth. Our units have come across it and in every day of our combat we manage to damage this infrastructure.
He stressed that "It took the movement five years to build the tunnels, some of the tunnels took four years to build, and we managed, in one week, to cause significant damage to this capability. I believe that every day of combat will allow us to deliver a fatal blow to what Hamas considers an important infrastructure."
Israeli army officers talk at the entrance of a tunnel
(Photo: Reuters)
In general, the tunnel issue is defined in Gaza as a national flagship
project. It includes three types of tunnels: The smuggling tunnels on the
Philadelphi Route in Rafah, the offensive tunnels along the border fence with
Israel, and the strategic tunnels inside the Gaza Strip which are meant to be
used mainly for mobilizing forces between areas at times of emergency, but also
for firing rockets, mine laying and kidnapping.
The cost of each tunnel, some of which extend over hundreds
of meters, is huge. There are hundreds of people in the Strip whose only
purpose in life is to dig.
The Gaza tunnel project is organized, calculated and does not leave any room
for piracy. It is coordinated between all the factions' military wings and
includes the registration of all the tunnels in the Strip, including the
tunnels' routes, the ways to enter them and the destination according to which
they are mapped.The tunnels are divided into four districts: The northern Strip, Gaza city, the central Strip and the southern Strip. There is one person in charge of each district in coordination with the other districts, and only one person in charge of each tunnel. In order to maintain the secrecy, his name and the tunnel's route are kept confidential. The diggers and the person in charge of the district are the only ones familiar with the details.
Each military wing in the Strip is permitted to dig a tunnel only after coordinating the activity with the person in charge of the district. An average dig takes about four months. Most of the tunnels are dug by hand during the night, and each tunnel is accurately calculated.
The factions have defined every part of the Strip as eligible for a tunnel for military purposes. When a tunnel is dug near the border fence, those responsible for it notify the land owner, subject to security coordination, and stress the structural separation:
3 comments:
Why, pray tell, is it a big deal when the Palestinians build tunnels under the border with Israel? The Mexicans do it all the time to smuggle drugs, aliens, and probably weapons into the U.S., but our leaders don't seem to think it's matters. We still treat Mexico as an ally, invite Carlos Salinas to come here and criticize American gun owners, and ask for more money. Israel has stolen over 90% of the Palestinians land since 1946. Maybe they have a right to construct tunnels under that land. The Jewish people are in the same boat we are here, they are controlled by a corrupt, war-mongering regime, led by a madman. My sympathies, however, are with the Palestinians.
What I find amazing, is that this propaganda is promoted by the same blog administrator that promotes anti-Zionism and anti-illuminati information (not to mention the occasional inarticulate jab a minorities, feminists, or liberals in general; non-Patriots, I suppose, in your estimation??). An uneducated assessment of the Gaza situation is perfectly illustrated above. The truth of the matter is that over 700 casualties have been suffered by the Palestinians, and the majority has been innocent citizens (including children, over 200 at this point). The Palestinians are trapped between Israel and the Mediterranean (which is patrolled by Israeli gun ships), all resources must be purchased by Israel. If they try to leave Gaza by land or water, they are killed. Israel is the Zionist capital of the world, and most middle eastern citizens will agree. Wouldn't you think that perhaps the tunnels may be to escape, period. And, of course the tunnels run through Israel, it is the only option.
Maybe the prisoners that had their land and homes stolen from them are just trying to find a way out from behind the walls that were constructed around them by their ethnic cleansers. I feel sorry for the Zionazis that believe they are immune from the Karma that awaits them when their plundering, pillaging and murder are complete. The HoloHoax lives on!
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