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global1

(26,439 posts) Fri Aug 1, 2014, 08:10 AM Aug 2014

Can Someone Explain To Me These Tunnels That Israel Is Trying To Destroy..... [View all]

Were they built recently? How long did they exist? How many tunnels are there? How come the Israeli's didn't know about these tunnels until now (or at least that's what I'm led to believe)?

Here's were I'm going with these questions. These tunnels didn't get built overnight. It takes a long time to dig a tunnel. Why didn't Israel know about these tunnels as they were being built? Why weren't these tunnels destroyed as they were being built? Why wait until there is a critical mass of these tunnels to take them out?

What am I missing here?

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Can Someone Explain To Me These Tunnels That Israel Is Trying To Destroy..... [View all] global1 Aug 2014 OP

Not sure of the timelines JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #1

Please Clarify Your Statement - With The Blockades They Have Been Used To Get People Critical..... global1 Aug 2014 #3

Tunnels are used for all sorts of things. Even smuggling fast food JVS Aug 2014 #30

No, that is not what they are being used for. former9thward Aug 2014 #8

Ahhh- thank you JustAnotherGen Aug 2014 #25

Wiki has your answer Fawke Em Aug 2014 #2

But If I'm Understanding This Right - The Tunnels Exit Into Israel..... global1 Aug 2014 #4

The poster does not know what they are talking about. former9thward Aug 2014 #5

You don't know what you're talking about. Fawke Em Aug 2014 #7

You have no facts. former9thward Aug 2014 #11

OK - If These Tunnels Are Used For Trade - Are There Israeli's That Are Doing The Trading With The.. global1 Aug 2014 #13

My guess would be that Israeli Arabs thucythucy Aug 2014 #16

That's Exactly What I Was Thinking.... global1 Aug 2014 #18

So You See Why I'm Confused By All This And The MSM Really Doesn't Explain In Any Detail...... global1 Aug 2014 #10

Why don't they lift the blockade and then the Fawke Em Aug 2014 #12

Average Israelis who think the blockade is making things worse. eom Fawke Em Aug 2014 #9

LOL former9thward Aug 2014 #14

You have Google. Fawke Em Aug 2014 #21

You have google too. former9thward Aug 2014 #24

OK, answers. HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #6

Non answers. former9thward Aug 2014 #15

Very seldom. HooptieWagon Aug 2014 #17

Then they are wildly ineffective "terrorist tools" jberryhill Aug 2014 #26

Here's a synopsis of a longer National Geographic story about the tunnels. Tracer Aug 2014 #19

You are getting a lot of misinformation in the responses oberliner Aug 2014 #20

Well, your theory would be plausible if Fawke Em Aug 2014 #23

Good point oberliner Aug 2014 #27

"would require something like what is going on right now" jberryhill Aug 2014 #29

That is where Hamas hide the entrances nt hack89 Aug 2014 #31

Fair comment oberliner Aug 2014 #33

"some kind" matters jberryhill Aug 2014 #36

Yes, I agree oberliner Aug 2014 #37

Someone's been studying asymmetric warfare. Chathamization Aug 2014 #22

Been known for years..... jberryhill Aug 2014 #28

Those are into Egypt oberliner Aug 2014 #34

It seems to me sadoldgirl Aug 2014 #32

Interesting article from NPR adressing that question oberliner Aug 2014 #35