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Israel: About 50 Cross-border Tunnels Found Underneath Rafah-Egypt Boundary
Breitbart ^ | 05/20/2024 | JOEL B. POLLAK

Posted on 05/20/2024 11:42:39 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Israel claims to have found about 50 cross-border tunnels underneath the boundary between Rafah, in the Gaza Strip, and Egypt — tunnels that could have been used by Hamas terrorists to smuggle in weapons to use against Israel.

The Foundation for the Defense of Democracies noted on Friday:

Israel went public on May 17 with the discovery of 50 smuggling tunnels leading from the southern Gazan city of Rafah to Egypt. Defending Israel against South African-filed genocide allegations at the International Court of Justice, attorney Gilad Noam devoted part of his remarks to the ongoing military operation in Rafah, a focus of international pro-Palestinian advocacy.

In addition to hosting four Hamas battalions and their reinforcements from elsewhere in the Gaza Strip, Rafah is the site of “an intricate underground tunnel infrastructure that runs underneath the city and provides ample space for operatives, command and control rooms, and military equipment,” Noam said.

“Nearly 700 tunnel shafts have been identified in Rafah, from which approximately 50 tunnels cross into Egypt. These tunnels are used by Hamas to supply itself with weapons and ammunition, and could potentially be used to smuggle out of Gaza hostages or Hamas senior operatives.”

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Egypt; Foreign Affairs; Gaza; Government; Hamas; Israel
KEYWORDS: abdelfattahelsisi; crossborder; egypt; israel; mahmoudalsisi; rafah; sinai; tunnels
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Egypt: Whew, thanks Israel. Saved us the trouble...


21 posted on 05/20/2024 2:23:14 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (I pledge allegiance to the flag of the USofA & to the Constitutional REPUBLIC for which it stands. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Harry Lime, is that you?


22 posted on 05/20/2024 2:34:29 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Flood them with a stoichiometric mixture of acetylene and oxygen.

Supply a source of ignition.


23 posted on 05/20/2024 2:36:50 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Well, that explains morning reports of Egypt massing troops on the Gaza border.

I’m sure the rats were coming out of the holes en masse.


24 posted on 05/20/2024 4:13:20 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: Red Badger; ChicagoConservative27

I’d settle for seawater.


25 posted on 05/20/2024 4:44:32 PM PDT by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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To: SJackson

It’s Islam, of course enough money opens any tunnel.


26 posted on 05/20/2024 4:47:32 PM PDT by higgmeister (In the Shadow of The Big Chicken! )
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To: woodbutcher1963

Also, all sorts of bribery going on. A real money-maker for the Egyptian army.

There was a reason why Egypt was so miffed when the IDF took over that area. Afraid of what Israel would find. And why Egypt is now supporting South Africa’s suit against Israel at the ICC. Egypt really bent out of shape.


27 posted on 05/20/2024 4:51:19 PM PDT by RAldrich
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
700 tunnels!

700 tunnels? Hmmm. Must be some sort of oversight. Seems to be a lot of that going on right now.

28 posted on 05/20/2024 8:14:04 PM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of Air Force pilot. Both bitten by the aviation bug)
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