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Two soldiers wounded as IDF continues operations in Gaza locates 20 tunnels near Egypt-Philadelphi corridor
The Jerusalem Post ^ | 5/30/2024 | Jerusalem Post Staff writers

Posted on 06/01/2024 2:04:28 PM PDT by John S Mosby

The military said on Wednesday that it now had full operational control of the Philadelphi Corridor, which runs along the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. This effectively clamps down on any possible weapons flow to Hamas from the outside. Troops located 20 tunnels crossing into Egypt near the Philadelphi Corridor and 82 tunnel shafts. This information was passed on to Egypt. Egypt’s Al Qahera News denied the reports.

“It doesn’t mean that we have boots on the ground across all of the corridors, but it means we can control and we have the ability to cut off the oxygen line that Hamas has used for replenishing and movement in and around that area,” a military official said.

The IDF said Wednesday night that, over the past few weeks, troops found a tunnel shaft located 100 m. from the Rafah Crossing, one-and-a-half km. Long and containing several blast doors. It led to an underground tunnel route used by Hamas. Troops found a large cache of weapons, including short-range and ant-tank missiles, AK-47s, explosives, and grenades. The military said the tunnel included a hideout, toilets, and rooms. All were destroyed.

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TOPICS: Gaza; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abdelfattahelsisi; armsammo; egypt; gaza; hamas; mahmoudalsisi; rafah; sinai; storage; trucksize; tunnels
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Well Lookie here!! THIS is why the US kept demanding Israel stop going into Rafah. Friday Biden defined that they had reduced Hamas "enough"! (says him). Why? Why because since Jimmah Cahtah's deadly Egypt-Israel "peace" plan (which killed Anwar Sadat-murdered by Muslim Brotherhood- you know- obama's 'people'), the US has known that Egypt has been supplying through tunnels into Gaza, arms (many sold to Egypt US arms for their use btw which they shipped to Hamas paid for by Qatar's Iranian escrow?) food, clothing, supplies. Israel has found huge tunnels- 12 of which capable of supply truck size travel from/to Egypt. The US didn't want Israel to go there and FIND this. Idiot joebama managed to dismantle Abraham Accords, and Eqypt and Qatar made amends-- and now act as conduits for joebama's and kerry's pals... Iran. FUNDING HAMAS and supplying through Egypt to the "starving" "palestinians". Why the utterly fake pier was built as a distraction to the world. Meanwhile... the tunnels now number 80 and growing. One of which is 5km long filled with rockets, small arms ammo, US made explosives. Real Cute. Thanks Jimmah, and JoeyPoops. Peace in our Time. And uh, thanks now "retired" climate a@@ kerry (iran's best pal).

Scoops and photos- Caroline Glick and Laura Loomer link on X(oh no- right again!):

https://x.com/CarolineGlick/status/1795457927462920619

1 posted on 06/01/2024 2:04:28 PM PDT by John S Mosby
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To: John S Mosby; All

May God protect the US and Israel.


2 posted on 06/01/2024 2:06:39 PM PDT by Freeleesy
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To: John S Mosby

Fill those tunnels with napalm and touch it off!


3 posted on 06/01/2024 2:12:41 PM PDT by Candor7 (Ask not for whom the Trump Trolls,He trolls for thee!),<img src="" width=500</img><a href="">tag</a>)
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To: John S Mosby

Make’s one wonder if there are bribes involved, doesn’t it?


4 posted on 06/01/2024 2:20:55 PM PDT by Judge Bean
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To: Freeleesy

I read somewhere it’s up to 84 tunnels but I’m cannot confirm if this is true. And one tunnel you can drive a truck through


5 posted on 06/01/2024 2:27:20 PM PDT by forYourChildrenVote4Bush
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To: John S Mosby

a large cache of weapons, including short-range and ant-tank missiles, AK-47s, explosives, and grenade
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Oh, they are so bad.

All those things are forbidden.

We are so safe here in the US.

That stuff is illegal.


6 posted on 06/01/2024 2:37:06 PM PDT by Scrambler Bob (Running Rampant, and not endorsing nonsense; My pronoun is EXIT.)
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Well Lookie here!! THIS is why the US kept demanding Israel stop going into Rafah.

Yup. This was the IDF's primary objective in Rafah: to shut down the tunnels from Egypt, or Hamas's lifeline.

7 posted on 06/01/2024 2:41:34 PM PDT by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: Judge Bean

Egypt got paid a lot by re-directed cash from Iran to pay for escaping Hamas- a pretty solid assumption- to go to the mid desert in Egypt to hide out and come back in. They can’t come back now. Some of these tunnels have been cleared and at a minimum flooded.

Bribes- you bet! Sinwar is probably in Qatar with his fat grifter pals in the penthouse flats.


8 posted on 06/01/2024 2:44:23 PM PDT by John S Mosby (Sic Semper Tyrannis )
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To: John S Mosby

Gas the tunnels.


9 posted on 06/01/2024 3:05:02 PM PDT by nonliberal (Z.)
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To: forYourChildrenVote4Bush

80+ is the number of shafts or entrances to the actual tunnels.


10 posted on 06/01/2024 3:09:24 PM PDT by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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Right_Wing_Madman :" This was the IDF's primary objective in Rafah: to shut down the tunnels from Egypt, or Hamas's lifeline."

It sounds to me as though the IDF nneds to establish a buffer zone between Egypt and Hamas right at the border
and post out electronic hearing or esensing devices to determine if digging occurs in order to prevent additional tunnels being built.
We already know that the United Nations organization (UNRA) has been compromised, since many of the Hamas tunnels originate ore end within the UNRA buildings, with their consent.
Interesting that Hamas continues to be well fed and armed, while the general population is publicized as experiencing famine.

11 posted on 06/01/2024 3:11:23 PM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: Freeleesy

Netenyahu made a HUGE mistake praying Biden after the steal, but now he has Brandon’s balls in a vice. The war will go on,hurting him.


12 posted on 06/01/2024 3:17:51 PM PDT by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING AMERICA, AND HE WILL HAVE NO OTHER GODS BEFORE HIM!)
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To: John S Mosby


13 posted on 06/01/2024 3:36:03 PM PDT by Iron Munro ( Islamophobia - a word created by fascists, used by cowards, to manipulate morons)
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To: Tilted Irish Kilt
It sounds to me as though the IDF nneds to establish a buffer zone between Egypt and Hamas right at the border.

Good point. Now we know why the USG was so desperate to rush the floating pier into Gaza: to keep the Hamas army well-armed and well-fed.

14 posted on 06/01/2024 3:41:06 PM PDT by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: John S Mosby

Hopefully the soldiers are okay. Amazing the infrastructure Hamas has been able to construct. That we have probably paid for….


15 posted on 06/01/2024 3:51:31 PM PDT by Rummyfan (In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man.)
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RE: All were destroyed.

I was waiting for that happy ending line.


16 posted on 06/01/2024 5:05:53 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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Gas the tunnels.

No. And waste a perfect prison for captured Hamas terrorists? Install jail cells, and incarcerate them there, with hands bound, just like they did with the Israeli hostages. No visitation privileges. If they get out of line, execute them.

17 posted on 06/01/2024 5:19:55 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: John S Mosby

I bet Obama used those tunnels to deliver weapons and Toyota pick ups to his army, ISIS. It’s a good thing Netanyahu is giving Jobama the finger. Bibi probably knows more about how the US government got hijacked than republicans in congress do. Bibi needs to stay away from the US unless he’s visiting Trump in Mar a Lago. Don’t deal with Jobama, Bibi. Finish the job.


18 posted on 06/01/2024 7:13:54 PM PDT by doc maverick
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“Fill those tunnels with napalm and touch it off!”
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First take all the AK’s and ammo for them, to be passed out to ordinary Israeli citizens. After that, they could set off nuclear weapons underground for all I give a damn.


19 posted on 06/01/2024 7:45:04 PM PDT by Ancesthntr (“The right to buy weapons is the right to be free.” ― A.E. Van Vogt, The Weapons Shops of Isher)
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To: forYourChildrenVote4Bush

I think that the complete sizes and quantities of tunnels are to be revealed with operations as these continue.


20 posted on 06/01/2024 8:08:03 PM PDT by Freeleesy
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