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The total size and dimensions of the Palestinian tunnel network in the Gaza Strip is unknown, with all parties involved keeping the details classified. [6] [7] [8] In 2016, Ismail Haniyeh, the former Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority and later Chairman of the Hamas Government, indicated that the tunnel network was double the size of the Củ Chi tunnels, which were developed ...
Palestinian tunnels may refer to: Gaza Strip smuggling tunnels , passages along the border between Gaza Strip and Egypt Palestinian tunnel warfare in the Gaza Strip , military tunnels employed by the Palestinians in their warfare against Israel
In 2021, 7,000 Gazans held Israeli work or trade permits. In 2022, the permit quota was raised to 17,000, with a planned increase to 20,000. [6] The wages earned in Israel are significantly higher than what’s available within Gaza. For example, one permit holder mentioned that one month of work in Israel equals three years of work in Gaza. [2]
Hamas in 2021 claimed to have built 500 kilometers (311 miles) worth of tunnels under Gaza, though it is unclear if that figure was accurate or posturing. If true, Hamas’ underground tunnels ...
The Israeli military says it has discovered tunnels underneath the main headquarters of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees in Gaza City, alleging that Hamas militants used the space as an ...
Israel’s air force is getting more U.S.-made bombs to help it destroy the labyrinth of tunnels used by Hamas militants in Gaza to conceal weapons, fighters and hostages. In the aftermath of ...
An inside look at the tunnels under Gaza and the men who risk their lives to bring in essential supplies. Al Jazeera, 21 April 2014; In pictures: Searching for Gaza's tunnels; Gaza tunnel smugglers trade in new cars; Cars From Libya, Egypt Smuggled Into Gaza Through Tunnels; The Bridge Transcript, Act Two: Bridge and Tunnel. This American Life ...
A Palestinian Islamic Jihad fighter exits from a secret tunnel in Gaza (AFP via Getty Images) ... Hamas has spent more than 15 years building a network of underground tunnels beneath the strip ...