Middle East

Apr. 16, 2018 | 12:24 AM

Israel says destroys tunnel from Gaza that crossed barrier

Agence France Presse

A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Daily Star on April 16, 2018, on page 10.

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Summary

Israel's army said Sunday it had destroyed a Hamas tunnel crossing from the Gaza Strip into its territory after more than two weeks of tension along the border of the Palestinian enclave.

Conricus said Israel had been monitoring the construction of the tunnel for some time.

He said Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip, began building it after the 2014 war between Israel and Palestinian fighters in Gaza, including Hamas.

Israel has also been building an underground wall around the Gaza Strip to stop tunnel infiltrations.