“Our Iraqi soldiers were clearing out, using bulldozers, ISIS fighters who were literally dug into the rubble,” he said.
Palestinians responded by building hundreds of tunnels to smuggle in food, goods, people and weapons.
The tunnels cost Hamas about $3 million each, according to the Israeli military.
The tunnel system stretches all the way to the Israeli border in the north.
Israel has limited visibility into tunnel activity on the Egyptian side of the border, he added.
Persons:
“, Yocheved, Daniel Hagari, Votel, ”, Joel Roskin, Roskin
Organizations:
Islamic, Iraqi, ISIS, Bar, Ilan University
Locations:
Iraqi, Mosul, Gaza, Israel, Al Shifa, Israel’s, Egypt, Northern Sinai