BALTIMORE, Maryland July 28, 2014 - The IDF (Israeli Defense Force) has been taken aback by both the number and sophistication of tunnels built and operated by Hamas at the border between Gaza and Israel. An independent reporter who often posts for Fox - Paul Alster - wrote that "more than 60 access shafts leading to 28 tunnels have been uncovered since Israel's ground operation -- dubbed Operation Protective Edge -- began on July 8."
The IDF has known of the tunnel system for years and have uncovered quite a few during the many operations started against Hamas. But this operation - more extensive than almost all previous operations against Hamas - has found a virtual motherlode of tunnels fortified with weapons, IDF uniforms, and other military hardware and supplies, Alster wrote.
Last week an IDF force came upon a Hamas Terrorist Unit emerging from a tunnel and a fierce gunfight broke out. When it was over, ten Hamas Terrorists were dead along with four members of the IDF. The Terrorists were clad in uniforms meant to look like IDF uniforms.
Israeli citizens who live anywhere near the Gaza border live in fear that a Hamas Tunnel will emerge inside one of their perimetered residential areas, a reality that could lead to massive carnage, Alster wrote.
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