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Source: https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-says-it-plans-ground-offensive-into-city-on-border-with-egypt-9fd35e39?mod=middle-east_news_article_pos4

12 Smuggling Tunnels from Sinai Still Operational

(Wall Street Journal) Dov Lieber - Israeli officials insist that underground tunnels in Rafah on the Egyptian border are a key route for smuggling weapons and materiel into Gaza, and that establishing more control over the border is key to demilitarizing Hamas and other armed groups in Gaza. Israel told Egypt there are at least 12 tunnels left between Gaza and the Sinai Peninsula, Egyptian officials said. "Without finishing in Rafah, it's impossible to talk about changing the reality with Gaza," said Michael Milshtein, former head of Palestinian affairs for Israeli military intelligence. "Leaving Rafah an open gate between the world and Gaza means that Hamas immediately will start reconstruction of its military capacities."

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