Hamas has previously claimed it has access to over 500 kilometres of tunnels below Gaza's surface. Israel says it will target the labyrinth.
Underneath Gaza, a hidden network of tunnels stretching hundreds of kilometres has become a target of the Israel Defence Forces , as it prepares to launch a land, air and sea attack on the Gaza Strip in response to attacks by Hamas militants, who it plans to "wipe out". The tunnels are believed to be as much as 30 metres below the surface, the BBC reports, and have entrances via houses, mosques, schools and other public buildings.
In many cases those rockets are hidden underground on tracks so they can be moved within the tunnel network, frustrating Israel's air force. Over the last decade, nervous Israelis have reported hearing digging underground. The army has tried to come up with means to discover and destroy the tunnels on both sides of the border, with only limited success.
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