The Israeli military said today that it has destroyed a Gaza attack tunnel built by Hamas militants that penetrated Israeli territory.
Lt Col Jonathan Conricus, a military spokesman, said the new Hamas tunnel was connected to a network dug in the northern Gaza Strip and entered Israel near the Israeli community of Nahal Oz.
It is the fifth such Hamas tunnel, Israel has destroyed in as many months. The spokesman said the tunnel was adjacent to the site of recent mass protests, which Israel says Hamas is using as a cover for attacks. In two weeks of protests, 28 Palestinians have been killed and more than 1,500 injured by Israeli fire.
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