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Hamas PM Haniya in Friday Sermon: We Are Digging Tunnels East of Gaza
MEMRI TV ^ | 1/29/16 | Al-Aqsa TV (Hamas/Gaza)

Posted on 02/04/2016 5:50:34 PM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

In a January 29 Friday sermon delivered on Al-Aqsa TV, Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya admitted that Hamas was digging tunnels in preparation for a military conflict with Israel. "East of the city of Gaza, there are heroes underground, digging through rocks and building tunnels," he said and added that west of Gaza, Hamas was testing missiles on a daily basis. Meanwhile, Hamas’s military wing, the 'Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades, released a video celebrating their tunnel-digging endeavors (see MEMRI TV clip 5292).

Ismail Haniya: "This weapon, the weapon of the tunnels, played a crucial role in bringing about our victory. From these tunnels, the mujahideen emerged to carry out the Nahal Oz operation. From these tunnels, the mujahideen emerged to capture (Israeli MIA soldier) Oron Shaul. These tunnels enabled the fighters to emerge behind enemy lines. Thanks to these tunnels our military spokesman said: 'The mujahideen carried out their operations, and returned safely to their bases.'

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"East of the city of Gaza, there are heroes underground, digging through rocks and building tunnels. West of Gaza, there are heroes testing rockets every day. This is all in preparation - in tunnels underground, by means of missiles in the air, as well as in the sea, and everywhere. This constant preparation is for the sake of Palestine, Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa, and for the sake of the Jerusalem Intifada."

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Narrator: "With the determination of heroes, the resolve of men, and the will of a people for whom nothing is impossible, the tunnels have become a strategic weapon, which was used ingeniously by the resistance in fighting the occupation, and which was used to provide a lifeline for our people, suffering under an unjust siege. The strategic importance of the tunnels stems from their impact on the battles, waged by the resistance against the occupation in recent years.

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"When talking about this strategic weapon, on must mention the unknown soldiers, who continue their work day and night, in all weather and circumstances. Some of them have been martyred on this path of glory, having taken great strides on the path of resistance and liberation."


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs
KEYWORDS: gaza; tunnels

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1 posted on 02/04/2016 5:50:34 PM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

Seems that is a legitimate reason to now bomb that mosque to the ground. Occupied at the time optional I guess.


2 posted on 02/04/2016 5:52:51 PM PST by A CA Guy ( God Bless America, God Bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: A CA Guy

Would be a legitimate preemptive attack. :-)


3 posted on 02/04/2016 5:54:13 PM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

Wasn’t an irritant gas deployed in the Cu Chi tunnels? just a thought.


4 posted on 02/04/2016 6:00:56 PM PST by Byron_the_Aussie (Michelle Obama, The Early Years: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBYGxBlFOSU)
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

5 posted on 02/04/2016 6:11:59 PM PST by DoughtyOne (the Free Republic Caucus: what FReepers are thinking, 100s or 1000s of them. It's up to you.)
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

Large water pumps.

They lost a bunch of jihadis froma recent heavy rain when a tunnel collapsed from flooding.

Why wait for rain?


6 posted on 02/04/2016 6:22:36 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
...a video celebrating their tunnel-digging endeavors

May the tunnels to allah and muhammad collaspe on you.

7 posted on 02/04/2016 6:25:31 PM PST by Mr Apple (May the tunnels to allah and muhammad collaspe on you.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin

This is the middle east. They don’t get as much rain there as we do here and water is probably more precious. Just a guess.


8 posted on 02/04/2016 6:38:51 PM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

Raw sewage might be an alternative.


9 posted on 02/04/2016 6:47:25 PM PST by Ben Hecks
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

Pump it from the Med


10 posted on 02/04/2016 7:07:48 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

I have to give it to the Egyptians, for coming up with a way to get rid of the tunnels.

Locate them using ground-penetrating radar, then pump them full of sea water.

My favorite part is how the people in Gaza cry about the water pouring into the streets after the tunnels have been flooded.

Israel needs to follow up and take it up a few notches.

Mark


11 posted on 02/04/2016 7:58:02 PM PST by MarkL (Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
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To: DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis

‘IDF checked the noises, they aren’t terror tunnels’
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3391559/posts
1FEB2016

According to the Left Muzzies are peaceful and don’t dig tunnels.


12 posted on 02/04/2016 8:24:23 PM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; We need a second party!)
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To: Byron_the_Aussie

CS gas grenades were used on the caves of Cu Chi but with somewhat limited effect because of the way the miles of the caves were constructed. The were not straight line caves so the sharp turns greatly hindered the flow of the tear gas and even explosive grenades ranges.

I didn’t get to see the caves in person but I’ve seen enough photos to know that the Commies did a good job on them (took about 20 years to build a system that covered many square miles and possibly went under American base camps.

Never underestimate the ability of your enemy to kill you.


13 posted on 02/04/2016 8:38:20 PM PST by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: Ben Hecks

Yeah that should work! :-)


14 posted on 02/05/2016 4:11:59 PM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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To: MarkL

Yeah. Good idea.


15 posted on 02/05/2016 4:12:24 PM PST by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis
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