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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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Flood those tunnels ASAP
1 posted on 05/20/2024 11:42:40 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

With raw sewage.........


2 posted on 05/20/2024 11:46:37 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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"Flood those tunnels ASAP"

Yup, and or MOAB the entrances and exits. Let those rats die in their rat tunnels and nests. Don't bother sending IDF soldiers in...just trap those rats with high tech. If there are Palis down there helping Hamas, then they are not civilians. Kill them all.

3 posted on 05/20/2024 11:52:56 AM PDT by A Navy Vet (USA Birth Certificate - 1787. Death Certificate - 2021? )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

What happened to the original idea to FLOOD TUNNELS???


4 posted on 05/20/2024 11:57:42 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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So does this mean that elements in the Egyptian military are turning a blind eye to these tunnels?

If so, not good.


5 posted on 05/20/2024 12:04:53 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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That would make it easy to transfer refugees from Rafah to tent camps in the Sinai like they do everywhere else in the world. We give them $1.3 billion, we could boost it a little.

6 posted on 05/20/2024 12:08:29 PM PDT by SJackson (There is only one thing worse than fighting with allies, and that is fighting without them Churchill)
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So does this mean that elements in the Egyptian military are have for years been turning a blind eye to these tunnels?
7 posted on 05/20/2024 12:09:19 PM PDT by SJackson (There is only one thing worse than fighting with allies, and that is fighting without them Churchill)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

While the first instinct is to destroy the tunnels, it may be wise to use them to herd what is left of the Pali population into Egypt since Egypt will not allow the Pali scum to cross into Egypt on the surface.


8 posted on 05/20/2024 12:11:06 PM PDT by ByteMercenary (Cho Bi Dung and KamalHo are not my leaders.)
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700 tunnels!

More Aid!! They obviously need a lot more aid.


9 posted on 05/20/2024 12:13:18 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward Snowden)
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They Egyptian military is Shocked ! Shocked ! to find tunnelling going on cross border in Gaza.


10 posted on 05/20/2024 12:26:49 PM PDT by Reverend Wright ( Everything touched by progressives, dies !)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

amazing nobody knew about these...


11 posted on 05/20/2024 12:28:21 PM PDT by 1Old Pro
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Well, they werent smuggling weapons INTO Egypt.
Egypt has laws about that…


12 posted on 05/20/2024 12:44:04 PM PDT by silverleaf (“Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
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Now we know why the Biden Junta wanted to protect Rafah...


13 posted on 05/20/2024 12:47:19 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14/12 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15/12 - 1030am - Obama team scouts photo-op locations.)
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And yet we’re still sending “aid” to Egypt. Not that they knew anything about those tunnels or anything. Go figure.


14 posted on 05/20/2024 12:58:07 PM PDT by Desron13 (You may choose to ignore reality but you can't force reality to ignore you.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Bkmk


15 posted on 05/20/2024 1:00:16 PM PDT by sauropod ("This is a time when people reveal themselves for who they are." James O'Keefe Ne supra crepidam)
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First of all, the Israelis did flood some of the tunnels west of Gaza city. Close to the sea. Gaza is seven miles wide at the southern end where Rafah is. That is a lot of piping.

It would be like saying we are going to flood all the subway tunnels in Manhattan. It would require hundreds of millions of gallons of water. Except Gaza is not solid rock like parts of Manhattan is. The water would eventually just go down into the sand.

It is easier to plug the tunnels with the foam bombs. Similar to the foam insulation you buy in a can at the Home Centers. It expands and fills up the entrance to the tunnel. Blocking the entrance to the tunnel with a 30’ long plug.

There was also a lot of intelligence materials in the tunnels. Flood them and its all destroyed.


16 posted on 05/20/2024 1:12:59 PM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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They were letting them smuggle weapons into Gaza. In exchange for Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood(two peas in a pod) to not do any naughty things in Egypt.

Basically the Egyptian government was letting the Muslim Brotherhood arm Hamas as long as they did not do bad things in Egypt.

Sounds similar to what the FBI did with the Fast and Furious selling weapons that were only supposed to be used in Ol Mexico.


17 posted on 05/20/2024 1:18:47 PM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Should have just relocated the homeless Gazans into these “Escape” tunnels along with some Egyptian currency and sent them to safety at the other end. Once they were all safe on the other side they need to blow them up to prevent the evil IDF from chasing them! (A kind of reverse exodus...)


18 posted on 05/20/2024 1:28:53 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission ( )
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"What happened to the original idea to FLOOD TUNNELS???"

Israel is concerned it may take draining the entire Mediterranean Sea
to flood the entire rat tunnel system.

19 posted on 05/20/2024 2:06:38 PM PDT by chief lee runamok ( Le Flâneur @Large)
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To: ridesthemiles

Flood the tunnels with cement.


20 posted on 05/20/2024 2:22:25 PM PDT by Bluebeard16
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