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Source: https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-849430
Smuggling Tunnels from Egypt to Gaza Still Open
(Jerusalem Post) Yuval Levy - A significant number of smuggling tunnels crossing from Egypt to Gaza are still intact, Israeli security sources told N12 on Wednesday. Concerns over weapons smuggling resulted in Israel's refusal to withdraw from the Philadelphi Corridor along the Egypt-Gaza border. Defense Minister Israel Katz said in February, "I saw with my own eyes quite a few tunnels crossing into Egypt; some were closed and several were open." The sources added that the IDF has only destroyed a quarter of Hamas's tunnels inside Gaza. The IDF also said it has detected a significant number of Hamas terrorists fleeing combat zones. They are hiding among civilian populations and within tunnels.