Hamas publicises new tunneling activity
1 September 2015GAZA – Short months after Israel declared victory over Hamas in the underground theatre, the group has posted a propaganda video appearing to show a tunnel from its base in Gaza into Israel.
According to the Times of Israel newspaper, a video on Hamas's 'Media Resistance' YouTube Channel shows work being undertaken at an unidentified location in Gaza, as well as soldiers practicing resistance tactics and tunnel fighting in the finished bore. Practice rescue operations are also demonstrated.
According to the paper, Israel's Channel 10 reported last month that the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam (military) wing of Hamas had recently dug "not a small number" of cross-border tunnels under the border into Israel.
Hamas said the tunnel is 3.5km-long. Israeli forces were said to be aware of many tunnel projects, but did not wish to strike without further provocation, to avoid conflict.
