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January 24, 2008       Share:    

Source: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article3238615.ece

Hamas Spent Months Cutting through Gaza Wall in Secret Operation

[Times-UK] James Hider - A Hamas border guard, Lt. Abu Usama of the Palestinian National Security, said the Islamist group had been involved for months in slicing through the heavy metal wall along the Gaza-Egypt border using oxy-acetylene cutting torches. That meant that when the explosive charges were set off in 17 different locations, the 40-foot wall came tumbling down. Asked whether he had reported the cutting operation to the [Hamas] government, he replied: "It was the government that was doing this."

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