Eight members of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas were missing Wednesday after the collapse of a tunnel in the Gaza Strip caused by rain and flooding, a security source said.
The tunnel collapsed overnight in the area of Jabalia in the north of the Palestinian enclave after several days of rainfall, the security source in the area said on condition of anonymity.
“The resistance tunnel collapsed last night due to the weather and flooding,” the source said, adding that the tunnel belonged to Hamas, the Islamist movement that rules the Gaza Strip.
“There were 11 resistance men inside. Three of them escaped in the first hour after the accident, but the security operation… continues to search for the eight others.”
Hamas’s armed wing, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, later confirmed in a statement that one of its tunnels collapsed.
It said searches were continuing for the missing, without providing a number or further details.
It comes at a time of renewed focus on tunnels in Gaza, with Israel accusing Hamas of reconstructing them following its 2014 war with Palestinian militants in the enclave when many were destroyed.
{Matzav.com}
TERRIBLE!!! A TRAGEDY!!! Why is it only 8??? Why couldn’t have been eighty? Chaval.
Hodu lahashem ki tov,kee lolom chasdo!
Wouldn’t be surprised if the Israeli fools send rescue teams to dig out those poow peacefuw pawestinians.
Exactly who misses them????
boruch dayanh emes
What beautiful news!
But only eight?? :..(
The Israeli’s caused the rain due to the occupation!
When is Israel going to send explosives into the tunnels and eliminate them?