[Ynet] Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason,' military wing Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades say they were able to fix the tunnel exposed several months ago.The IDF discovered a terror tunnel on Thursday near the Gazoo Strip border fence, it was cleared for publication. However,
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Hamas denied the announcement, saying the army found an "old" tunnel.
In a presser on Thursday evening, Hamas' military, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, claimed that they were able to fix a tunnel that was exposed several months ago, parts of which were destroyed by the IDF.
The Qassam Brigades stressed that it was the stormy weather that hit the area last week and caused a part of the tunnel to collapse that exposed it, and not IDF intelligence.
Hamas' military wing issued a warning to the IDF, saying the Paleostinian resistance knows how to claim a heavy price from Israel. Qassam Brigades' front man Abu Ubaidah stressed that the preparedness of the resistance organizations in Gazoo is a part of the protection of the Paleostinian people from "repeated Israeli aggression."
The IDF told Israel Radio on Thursday evening that Hamas was preparing underground outposts and command centers ahead of the possibility of an Israel ground invasion into the Gazoo Strip.
The IDF uncvered a 2.5-kilometers-long terror tunnel last October that originated in the Absan village situated between Khan Younis and the Gazoo border fence and one of its many exit points was in Israel's Kibbutz Ein Hashlosha.
At the time, troops held extensive checks along the tunnel to dismantle the explosives and locate the many holes that had been dug in it.
It is estimated it was meant to serve Death Eaters in a high-profile attack on an Israeli kindergarten.