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Tunnel Collapses In Gaza, Trapping Hamas Members

January 27 2016

Israel

A local security source says eight Hamas members are missing after a tunnel collapsed in the Gaza Strip, reports Agency France-Presse.

The tunnel collapsed on Tuesday night in the Jabalia area after several days of rain, said the source.

Three of the 11 people in the tunnel reportedly escaped, and a search is said to be continuing for the others.

Israel targeted such tunnels during the conflict in 2014. Hamas has claimed that it has rebuilt many of the tunnels.

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