Gaza Attack Tunnel Destroyed By Israel
- 7 years ago
On Sunday, Israeli said it had destroyed a cross-border attack tunnel that ran from Gaza into Israel and Egypt dug by Hamas. The country went on to say that it would destroy all attack tunnels by the year’s end. Hamas is the Islamist group that controls the Palestinian enclave.
Residents in Gaza said Israeli jets bombed an area east of the southern town of Rafah, by the Egyptian and Israeli borders. The bombing occurred late on Saturday night. Israel confirmed the attack immediately after, but gave no details until Sunday.
There was neither immediate comment from Hamas or Egypt, or any reports of casualties.