One of Israeli main targets is the so-called Hamas metro
Israel says one objective in its Gaza airstrikes is to destroy an underground tunnel network used by Hamas militants - the so-called Hamas metro. The tunnels are used to smuggle goods, including weapons, which are prevented by an Israeli blockade from reaching Gaza over land and sea.
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Israel says Gaza militant tunnels destroyed in heavy airstrikes
17 May, 2021 10:00 AM
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Moment an Israeli air raid bombed the offices of Al Jazeera and The Associated Press in Gaza City. Video / Al Jazeera
Moment an Israeli air raid bombed the offices of Al Jazeera and The Associated Press in Gaza City. Video / Al Jazeera
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By: Fares Akram and Joseph Krauss, AP
The Israeli military has unleashed a wave of heavy airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, saying it destroyed 15km of militant tunnels and the homes of nine Hamas commanders.
Residents of Gaza awakened by the overnight barrage described it as the heaviest since the war began a week ago, and even more powerful than a wave of airstrikes in Gaza City on Sunday that left 42 dead and flattened three buildings. That earlier attack was the deadliest in the current round of hostilities between Israel and Gaza s Hamas rulers.