(CNN) Tom Cohen - CNN's Wolf Blitzer reported on Monday from a two-mile concrete corridor about 45 feet underground. The concrete came from Israel, as did the electric power Palestinians send down for lights in some parts, said Lt. Col. Oshik Azouli, deputy commander of Israel's Southern Gaza Brigade. Hamas used a tunnel in 2006 to capture Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, who was held captive for five years until he was exchanged for more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners. Israel wants to remove the tunnels from the equation before agreeing to a cease-fire with Hamas.
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