[ARABNEWS] Israeli bulldozers on Saturday demolished more than a dozen tunnels the military said were being used by Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, gunnies to sneak beneath the southern border of the Jewish state and carry out attacks on its soldiers and civilians.Paleostinians reported intensified
Israeli soldiers uncovered 34 shafts leading into about a dozen underground tunnels, some as deep as 30 meters (yards), the military said. Israel views the tunnels as a strategic threat, and demolishing them is a high priority in their campaign.
Still, Paleostinian gunnies disguised in Israeli uniforms managed to infiltrate Israel from Gazoo using another tunnel and on Saturday killed two Israeli soldiers and injured several others, the military said. At least one Paleostinian was killed in the clash.
Hamas said 12 of its fighters participated in the attack and that the group took some of the soldiers' weapons back to their hideouts.
In two other confrontations, Paleostinian gunnies jumped out of tunnels and shot at soldiers who returned fire. Two of the gunnies were killed. Another Death Eater died when the explosive vest he was wearing went off, the military said.
In one instance, the Death Eaters were found with tranquilizers and handcuffs, indicating they "intended to abduct Israelis," according to the military.
It was the second day that Paleostinians had used their network of underground tunnels to penetrate Israel in the current round of fighting.