(Al-Monitor) Shlomi Eldar - Since the IDF began using advanced technology to unearth Gaza terror tunnels, Hamas has abandoned its flagship project in which it had invested millions of dollars. Even if some undetected tunnels remain, Hamas would have a hard time using them and overcoming the new Israeli barrier. As an alternative to the tunnels, Hamas now believes it can develop an "air force" of drones, in addition to a "navy" equipped with attack vessels, and surprise Israel from the air and sea in a future conflict. The writer has covered the Palestinian Authority and Gaza for Israel's Channels 1 and 10 for the past two decades.
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