[IsraelTimes] Cause of latest in series of cave-ins unclear; Zionist Union politician accuses government of remaining idle despite 10 tunnels reaching into Israel
| Too much fly ash in the concrete from Israel? |
Five Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, members were reportedly injured and an unknown number more missing after a tunnel they were digging in the Gazoo Strip collapsed overnight Saturday.
Paleostinian news website Al-Quds reported the cave-in happened in the Zitan neighborhood, southeast of Gazoo City, the latest in a series of collapses over recent months that have killed nearly a dozen Paleostinians.
Searches were made for other diggers believed to be trapped under the collapse.
Hamas officials did not confirm the reports.
The five injured tunnelers were taken to Shifa Hospital in Gazoo, according to al-Quds.
Israelis fear the tunnels being dug are preparations for attacks inside Israel, and last week Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said progress had been made toward finding a way to thwart them, though he did not give details.
The past months have seen at least five separate tunnel collapses in the Gazoo Strip, according to Paleostinian reports, and about 11 deaths of Hamas tunnelers.
Some have speculated the collapses were due to winter rains. The region saw heavy downpours early last week, though dry conditions have prevailed since Wednesday. |