Opinion  Ron Ben-Yishai
The ‘lab’ uncovering cross-border tunnels from Gaza
Ron Ben-Yishai
Published: 12.12.17, 23:44
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1. Does anyone stop to imagine the scenario of bloodthirsty
(12.13.17)
Arabs emerging successfully from just ONE such tunnel, in the midst of one of our bordering settlements?! The mayhem that'll follow...or even worse:
abducting a significant number of our citizens for ransom unheard of yet?!
How can our dear leaders sit comfortably and not "convey" to Gazans message, they can& are able to understand?
We all know in what "language" such message should be delivered .
2. Look for the answer is Moscow?
d34   (12.13.17)
Without Russian support Hamas would have been sitting at a negotiating table.

Ask Russia about the future.
3. Pathtic honchoes of IDF should become social workers instead
ab   (12.13.17)
Destroying tunnel leading to Israel "such a way as not to cause Hamas casualties"-so low the cringers of IDF have fallen.
I Defend Foe leadership should be booted out,yesterday was too late !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
4. Sounds good except
PaulD ,   jerusalem   (12.13.17)
Any Arab in the Tunnel, is there in full participation for the murder of Jews. Once the tunnel is discovered, Israel has a perfect opportunity to eliminate future murderers of Jews. Why does Israel apply EU mentality when destroying the tunnel? It the people inside that need to be destroyed. Keep the tunnel and use it against Hamas, get the filthy murderers at their source.
5. who are you kidding with fears of escalation
sarge   (12.13.17)
idf eventually will have to deal with hamaas and hezbollah. it won't be easy but it can be done under bennettt and lieberman with help from galant.

set the plan and get ready. in the meantime, israelis civilians should form self defense squads aand explore means to assist the idf.

rocket fire should be in 2 directions.
6. Why Mr. Nice Guy?
jay white ,   seattle   (12.14.17)
I don't understand the downside to letting the Gaza Arabs know that tunneling into Israel is a very risky undertaking. Rolling a grenade down the tunnel seems like a very good idea.

If hostilities are escalated, all that means is that they attack before they're ready. Is there any reason to delay hostilities until they're ready?
7. Coloured Smoke
Joe   (12.15.17)
In wonder why Israel dont blast coloured smoke into the tunnels,so you will see where they started...
8. IDF sends a team of Social Workers down when tunnel is found
Alan   (12.16.17)
9. crossborder tunnel
crispulo celeste, jr ,   iloilo city   (01.12.18)
Hamas was bragging about a million martyrs after Trump's declaration of Jerusalem as Israel's capital. They will be crowded in the tunnel. They can stay in the open, fire rockets and wait for the reprisal. They cannot expect much funding from Iran because the top Hamas leaders becomes billionaires while Iranian people are starving.
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