Smuggling tunnels

As long as the rats continue to smuggle weaponry from Egypt into Gaza to be used to kill Israelis, Israel will be justified in killing the smugglers, the Gazan Arabs and anyone else who is involved in the genocide of the Jewish people. As long as the US government refuses to recognize the threat that these tunnels represent to Israel, America better keep its mouth shut about Israel following any goddamned "roadmap to peace".

Egypt Says It Caught Palestinian Suicide Bomber Headed for Israel

From Egypt Says It Caught Palestinian Suicide Bomber Headed for Israel:

Three Palestinians caught entering Egypt through a tunnel from Gaza this month are members of an al-Qaeda-inspired group who planned to enter Israel to carry out suicide attacks, Egyptian police sources said on Tuesday. One of the men was wearing explosives around his waist and the group also had other explosives and hand grenades. The men said they were from the Army of Islam, which kidnapped BBC journalist Alan Johnston in Gaza in March and took part in the abduction of an Israeli soldier last year. Police had advance warning of their plan and detained them on Oct. 16 as they were coming out of a tunnel on the Egyptian side of the Gaza border. A fourth man crawled back through the 950-meter tunnel. Egyptian authorities publicize their activities against smuggling and illegal crossings following repeated Israeli complaints that they are not doing enough to prevent arms and explosives reaching the Palestinians.

Gaza Tunnel Smugglers Grow Under Hamas:

From Gaza Tunnel Smugglers Grow Under Hamas:

The southern Gaza town of Rafah has long been a key conduit for underground weapons-smuggling - mostly controlled by a handful of local clans. With closure of Gaza's borders in the wake of Hamas militants' violent seizure of the territory in June, more and more smugglers are taking a piece of the action. Smugglers find themselves pursued by Israel, which fears militants' growing arsenal; by Egypt, which is under growing pressure to crack down on tunnel diggers; and by Hamas, which does not oppose tunnels but wants to control them. Some tunnels are squarely in Hamas' hands - and Israeli officials say arms smuggling by the militant group is going strong. "The Hamas terror organization continues to busy itself with the smuggling of huge quantities of weapons for use against Israel. These tunnels continue to be the main source of the weapons supplies to Palestinian terrorists,'' said Israeli government spokesman David Baker.

Explosive-Filled Tunnels Targeting Abbas Found in Gaza

From Explosive-Filled Tunnels Targeting Abbas Found in Gaza:

Tunnels filled with explosive devices were discovered under Salahaddin Street in Gaza City, Palestinian security sources announced Wednesday. According to these sources, the explosives were targeting Mahmoud Abbas in anticipation of future visits to Gaza. After Palestinian television networks showed footage of the tunnels and explosives, Hamas' armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, accused PA TV of "treason" for broadcasting images of their fighters preparing tunnels.

Tunnels feed new Hamas army

The Hamas organization in the Gaza Strip has assembled an armed and trained force of about 7,500 fighters. A senior military official emphasized that it was not just a large guerilla force, but an organized military force.

This new Hamas army consists of several specialized units, including a short-range missile unit, a long-range missile unit, an anti-tank unit, and a sniper unit, among others.

Intelligence sources estimated the army would reach operational capacity, and be capable of confronting the IDF as soon as the coming summer, if the flow of arms, military experts, and money into the Gaza Strip was not stopped.
The army did not only have defensive capabilities against the IDF, but offensive capabilities that would allow it to launch long-range missiles towards settlements within the Green Line, and to infiltrate Israel through hidden tunnels.

According to military sources, the strengthening of Hamas’ army was a calculated aspect of a long-term plan that began with the rise of the Hamas government, and did not cease for a single day since then.

Terror tunnel found in Jewish Gaza

Dear Condoleeza Rice,

Israeli forces this afternoon thwarted a series of suicide attacks in a large Jewish Gaza neighborhood after they uncovered a tunnel that the Palestinian Arab terror group Islamic Jihad dug from Khan Yunis leading into Neve Dekalim, the largest town in the Gush Katif slate of Gaza, Israel.

Khan Yunis borders parts of Gush Katif.

Muslim terrorists were planning to use the tunnel, which would have been completed today, to carry out large-scale suicide attacks against innocent Jews inside Neve Dekalim, the only Katif town with restaurants and office buildings.

It was the second tunnel discovered in Gush Katif. The first, June 29, led into Dekalim's industrial district, just a quarter of a mile from the town's residential zone.

Palestinian terrorists regularly use tunnels to smuggle weapons from Egypt into the nearby Rafah refugee camp. In December, Hamas killed five Israelis by packing explosives in a tunnel they had dug underneath a military base. But the tunnel discoveries in Neve Dekalim marked the first known cases of Muslim terrorists planning to infiltrate Gaza's Jewish communities by way of a tunnel.

It's bad enough Israel is trying to force Jews from their homes. It doesn't make it easier that Jews have rockets fired at them every day and deal with shootings on their roads. Now Jews in Gaza, Israel have to worry about terrorists popping out of tunnels in their own backyards.

Wish you were there.

Regards,
Smooth