How Israel is bringing an end to Hamas' tunnels - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Ben Caspit

Dec 11, 2017

An Israeli military jeep drives near the area where the Israeli forces said it destroyed a "significant" cross-border attack tunnel being dug by Hamas, near Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, Dec. 10, 2017. — REUTERS/Amir Cohen

There were no loud explosions, and no plumes of black smoke rose along Israel's border with the Gaza Strip. The latest Hamas tunnel was discovered weeks ago using advanced technology developed by Israel. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) kept news of the tunnel secret until completing preparations to neutralize it with innovative methods.

Why Israel is in no rush to destroy Hamas tunnels

Shlomi Eldar

Shlomi Eldar

A drill is seen on the Israeli side of the Southern Gaza border where, according to the Israeli army, a tunnel was discovered, Israel, April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Amir Cohen - RTX2AIZN

Underground war between Israel, Hamas heats up

Ben Caspit

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

A Palestinian militant of the National Resistance brigades, the armed wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), gets out of a tunnel during a graduation ceremony in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on November 4, 2016. / AFP / SAID KHATIB (Photo credit should read SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images)

Israel and Gaza's underground battle

Ben Caspit

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense

'Tunnel arms race' heating up

Ben Caspit

In Tel Aviv, reporting on national security, Israeli politics, defense