From Middle East Newsline
Israel’s military was said to have halted Palestinian smuggling of weapons through tunnels that connect to Egypt.
| Now they'll have to dig some longer ones, to Jordan. Or maybe to Cyprus. |
Israeli military sources said the cessation of smuggling was taken in cooperation with Egypt, which controls the neighboring Sinai Peninsula. The tunnels had connected the Gaza Strip to the Egyptian side of the divided city of Rafah. In October, Israel’s military launched a sustained operation to destroy the tunnels. Three of an estimated 11 tunnels were found and destroyed. But military sources from Israel’s Southern Command said the capture of several Palestinian insurgents led to information on how the Palestinian Authority and insurgency groups used the tunnels for the smuggling of weapons, insurgents and illegal drugs. The sources said this led to the halt in the use of the tunnels.
"Frank conversations between IDF interrogators and Paleos who got their asses caught in a sling were successful in bringing out the best of both sides." |