A new of attack tunnel was
uncovered by Israeli forces operating along the security fence in the southern
Gaza Strip.
It is not clear if the
tunnel is a new excavation, or is left-over from the 2014 Gaza war, called
Operation Protective Edge by the Israelis.
The Israeli military says
it has discovered another "attack" tunnel entering Israel from Gaza.
It is the second
infiltration tunnel to be found in a month and comes as fighting escalates
between Hamas and the Israeli army.
IDF spokesman Peter Lerner
said Israeli troops operating in the area have come under mortar fire over the
past two days.
"We stay committed to
safeguarding the people of southern Israel while Hamas is committed to violence
and terror. No one should be living in fear of being attacked in their home
from terrorists infiltrating from underground," he said.
Israel said one of its
tanks responded and fired towards the threat and that counter-terrorist operations
will continue.
Israel also launched
airstrikes on several Hamas targets.
The Palestinian group's
armed wing accused Israeli forces of encroaching into Gazan territory and said
it was ready to respond.
"We will not permit
this aggression to continue," it said.
It is the most serious
escalation in violence between Hamas and Israel since the 2014 war, which
lasted 50 days.
For the past few months,
Israeli forces have been trying to uncover Hamas' tunnels amidst reports that
the organisation has been building new ones.
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