Hamas digging tunnels near UN schools, assuming Israel won't target them
Israeli defense officials warned on Sunday that Hamas is digging tunnels near UN facilities, including schools, assuming that Israel won't target them in a future war. In one instance, in a school in Beit Hanoun, the school sustained damage because of the tunnel digging underneath it. As it happens, this is the same school from which an IAF drone taped Hamas launching Kassam rockets in 2007.UNRWA spokesman Chris Gunness denied the report of damage to the school.
The IDF's concern, a defense official said, was that Hamas was digging tunnels adjacent to UN and other international facilities because the terror group knew that the IDF would think twice before bombing them.The picture at the top of this post is a Gaza weapons tunnel with Hamas smugglers inside.
The official said it was certain that the digging was being done without the UN's knowledge.
The idea of tunneling near the UN school, the official said, was a lesson Hamas had learned from Operation Cast Lead earlier this year, during which the IDF did its utmost to avoid targeting UN facilities.
"Hamas uses civilian infrastructure to hide behind," explained the official. "This is another example of Hamas's cynical use of a school."
What could go wrong?
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 8:41 AM
1 Comments:
Hamas hasn't learned from the last war.That's exactly why more targets will be hit near collateral assets.
What could go wrong indeed
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