Mystery surrounds secret tunnels beneath Tampa
It’s been years since a network of secret tunnels was discovered beneath Tampa, but their purpose still remains a mystery. The subterranean passageways below Ybor City may have been used …
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Gaza war: Israel confirms its forces are in central Rafah in expanding offensive
The Israeli military confirmed Friday that its forces are operating in central parts of Rafah in its expanding offensive in the southern Gaza city. Israel launched its ground assault into …
Israel seized the Philadelphi corridor along the Egypt-Gaza border. Why that’s important
Israel has imposed a siege on the long-blockaded territory soon after the unprecedented Hamas attack, effectively leaving Philadelphi corridor – the Israeli name for the route Egyptians and Palestinians call …
Wide opposition to Netanyahu’s plan to control Gaza after war
By Wafaa Shurafa and Bassem Mroue | Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — A long-awaited postwar plan by Israel’s prime minister shows that his government seeks open-ended control over …
Israel claims Hamas tunnel found under UN refugee agency Gaza headquarters
The Israeli military claimed on Saturday that they had discovered a Hamas tunnel under the Gaza City headquarters of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). UNRWA said in response …
Israeli military says it found traces of hostages in Gaza tunnel
The tunnel was hot and humid, with walls lined with concrete and electrical wires. Farther inside was a bathroom, where the military said it found evidence that hostages had been …
Israeli warning on Hamas tunnels in Gaza means months of destruction
Israel’s military said its mission to destroy an estimated 500km (311 miles) of Hamas tunnels across the Gaza Strip will take months, causing a scale of urban destruction that may …
Israel considers flooding Gaza tunnels with seawater, report says
Israel has assembled a large system of pumps that may be used to flood tunnels used by militant group Hamas under the Gaza Strip in a bid to drive out …
Aid supplies to Gaza halted again, UN says starvation imminent
Al-Shifa hospital, packed with patients and displaced people and struggling to keep operating, has been a major focus of global concern this week. Members of the Palestinian al-Rifi family who …
‘Viet Cong times 10’: underground warfare awaits Israeli troops in Gaza
What lies in wait for Israeli ground troops in Gaza, security sources say, is a Hamas tunnel network hundreds of kilometres long and up to 80 metres deep, described by …