Tunnel collapses on 12 Hamas terrorists from its military wing involved in ‘resistance activity’ by ‘accidental explosion’, leaving half dead according to Hamas official.
By AFP
GAZA CITY – An explosion killed six members of Izzadine al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, in a tunnel under the Israeli border Thursday, Palestinian officials said.
Hamas tunnel in Rafah, Gaza – Photo: EPA
“Five martyrs were killed in a resistance activity in Saghira neighborhood” in eastern Gaza City, the local Hamas information office said, without elaborating. Later a Hamas official confirmed six men had been killed.
A security source told AFP the “accidental explosion” happened “inside of an Al-Qassam Brigades tunnel, which collapsed on some 12 members.”
Eyewitnesses reported a large explosion near the border with Israel, but the IDF told AFP they had no knowledge of the incident. Continue Reading »