Israel calls on UNRWA boss to resign over alleged Hamas compound under Gaza HQ

Israel’s foreign minister has called for the resignation of the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees following the alleged discovery of a Hamas compound under the organisation’s headquarters in Gaza.

Israel says it uncovered ‘biggest Hamas tunnel’ near Gaza border

Israeli forces battling Hamas said they had uncovered an unusually large concrete and iron-girded tunnel, designed to carry carloads of militant fighters from Gaza right up to the border.

IDF begins pumping seawater into Hamas tunnels in Gaza -WSJ

The IDF has begun pumping seawater into Hamas' tunnel complex in Gaza, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday citing unnamed US officials, adding that the process would likely take weeks.

Israel will commit a war crime flooding underground tunnels in Gaza - Russia UN

Israel's flooding of underground tunnels in the Gaza Strip would be a war crime, Dmitry Polyansky, the first ambassador of the Russian Federation to the UN, said at the meeting of the UN Security Council.

Israel considers flooding Gaza tunnels with seawater, reports WSJ

Israel has assembled a large system of pumps that may be used to flood tunnels used by militant group Hamas under the Gaza strip in a bid to drive out fighters, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing US officials.

India rescuers make painstaking progress towards 41 trapped in tunnel

 Indian rescue teams crept forward Tuesday in a painstaking dig by hand through rock and rubble towards 41 workers who have been trapped in a collapsed road tunnel for 17 days.

Indian Rescuers Battle to Save 40 Workers Trapped in Collapsed Tunnel

Rescuers in northern India battled for a second day Monday to save 40 workers trapped underground after the road tunnel they were building collapsed, bringing down tons of debris.

Israeli engineering troops blew up more than a hundred Hamas tunnels

The Israeli engineering forces on Thursday began a large-scale operation to destroy tunnels and mines of the radical Hamas group in the Gaza Strip; more than 100 underground passages in the enclave have already been blown up by special means of the engineering forces, the Israeli Walla portal reported, citing one of the senior officers.

Many dead in S Korea as flash floods trap 15 vehicles in tunnel

Rescue workers in South Korea have recovered seven bodies from a bus trapped in a flooded underground tunnel, according to media reports, as days of torrential rains caused widespread flooding, landslides and the overflow of a major dam.

Five wounded in Lviv rail strike: Governor

Lviv regional governor Maksym Kozytskyy said five people were wounded in the strike, adding that more information would be available Thursday.

5 bodies found, about 10 survivors rescued in Gaza tunnel: officials | THE DAILY STAR

Emergency workers on Friday recovered five bodies and rescued around 10 survivors from the rubble of what appeared to be a tunnel in Gaza hit by Israeli bombardment, medics and witnesses said.

Terrorist supply route or humanitarian lifeline? Israel is targeting tunnels under Gaza | DW News

 

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 Israel says one objective in its Gaza airstrikes has been to destroy an underground tunnel network used by Hamas militants. 

Israel launches attacks in Gaza after 'projectiles' fired

The Israeli military has launched a series of air strikes on Palestinian positions in Gaza on Tuesday after a barrage of rocket fire from the Strip.

IDF: Israeli Air Force Hits Hamas Underground, Naval Targets in Gaza Strip

The Israeli Air Force has struck underground and naval targets belonging to Palestinian militant group Hamas and located in the Gaza Strip, the press service of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said Wednesday.

"Nuestra respuesta será dura": Israel toca tambores de guerra

El primer ministro de Israel, Benjamín Netanyahu, responsabilizará a Hamás si recibe cualquier ataque que emane de la Franja de Gaza o se planee en ese lugar.

Israel Speeds Up Construction of Barrier Against Hamas Tunnels

Israeli Defense Forces have accelerated its construction of a massive underground wall on the border with the Gaza Strip to prevent the Hamas movement from digging tunnels into Israel, local media reported, citing the head of Israel's Southern Command.

Netanyahu urges U.N. to close Palestinian refugees relief agency

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday urged the United Nations to shut down a relief agency that provides services for Palestinian refugees.

Israel begins building concrete wall on border with Gaza

Work had begun on an above- and below-ground concrete barrier across the length of the Israel-Gaza border, the Israel Defense Forces announced.

Israel vows to destroy tunnels before truce. ("important task for the sake of Israel's security")

Benjamin Netanyahu says tunnels Palestinian fighters built under Gaza-Israel border must be destroyed regardless of ceasefire efforts...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country is determined, regardless of ceasefire efforts, to complete the destruction of tunnels that Palestinian fighters have built under the Gaza-Israel border.

In public remarks at the start of a cabinet meeting in Tel Aviv, he said he would not agree to any proposal that would not enable the army "to complete this important task for the sake of Israel's security".

"Until now, we have destroyed dozens of terror tunnels and we are determined to finish this mission - with or without a ceasefire," Netanyahu said on Thursday.