30 nov 2016
The Israeli municipality in Occupied Jerusalem okayed a plan to construct an escalator leading to the Buraq Square, near the holy al-Aqsa Mosque.
The plan includes the construction of two tunnels, one vertical the other horizontal, in order to smooth settlers’ access into al-Buraq Square.
The decision was reached during a session held Monday to discuss the bid, following ten months of ongoing planning and follow-up. Construction works are expected to materialize on the ground in the near future.
A vertical tunnel is to be dug at a 25-meter depth in the Buraq Square, near the so-called Wailing Wall Synagogue, on the eastern edge of al-Sharaf neighborhood. Another 60-meter long horizontal tunnel figures on the plan.
The electric elevator will be set in the vertical tunnel while the horizontal tunnel will serve as a pedestrian bridge carrying Israelis to the Buraq Square.
The project, which would cost $9 million, is to be called “Baruch” in honor of the Jewish businessman Baruch Klein who donated the money to get the project moving.
The plan includes the construction of two tunnels, one vertical the other horizontal, in order to smooth settlers’ access into al-Buraq Square.
The decision was reached during a session held Monday to discuss the bid, following ten months of ongoing planning and follow-up. Construction works are expected to materialize on the ground in the near future.
A vertical tunnel is to be dug at a 25-meter depth in the Buraq Square, near the so-called Wailing Wall Synagogue, on the eastern edge of al-Sharaf neighborhood. Another 60-meter long horizontal tunnel figures on the plan.
The electric elevator will be set in the vertical tunnel while the horizontal tunnel will serve as a pedestrian bridge carrying Israelis to the Buraq Square.
The project, which would cost $9 million, is to be called “Baruch” in honor of the Jewish businessman Baruch Klein who donated the money to get the project moving.
24 oct 2016
Amir Jaber Abu Tuima
Ezzedeen al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s armed wing, mourned Monday one of its members who died in an accidental tunnel collapse.
According to a statement released by the Brigades, one of their fighters died during a “mission” when the tunnel collapsed on him.
The statement identified the fighter as Amir Jaber Abu Tuima from the town of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
The martyr was earlier buried with hundreds of people who came out on the streets to participate in his funeral procession.
Another member of the Brigades was killed in a tunnel collapse on Saturday.
Gaza's tunnel networks are largely used to supply highly-demanded necessities for Gaza's 2 million residents under the blockade, including food, medicine, as well as infrastructure materials like concrete and fuel.
Ezzedeen al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s armed wing, mourned Monday one of its members who died in an accidental tunnel collapse.
According to a statement released by the Brigades, one of their fighters died during a “mission” when the tunnel collapsed on him.
The statement identified the fighter as Amir Jaber Abu Tuima from the town of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
The martyr was earlier buried with hundreds of people who came out on the streets to participate in his funeral procession.
Another member of the Brigades was killed in a tunnel collapse on Saturday.
Gaza's tunnel networks are largely used to supply highly-demanded necessities for Gaza's 2 million residents under the blockade, including food, medicine, as well as infrastructure materials like concrete and fuel.
22 oct 2016
Anas Salama Abu Lasheen 22
Ezzedeen al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ armed wing, mourned Saturday morning one of its members who died during a “resistance mission.”
The Brigades said in a statement issued today that the Qassam martyr Anas Salama Abu Lasheen, 22 years, from Al Maghazi refugee camp, martyred, on Saturday morning, 22/10/2016 in a tunnel collapse.
Qassam Brigades mourns the death of one of its resistance fighters, the statement reads.
The Brigades reaffirmed its commitment and determination to continue resistance against the “belligerent occupation forces".
Gaza's tunnel networks are largely used to supply highly-demanded necessities for Gaza's 2 million residents under the blockade, including food, medicine, as well as infrastructure materials like concrete and fuel.
Ezzedeen al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ armed wing, mourned Saturday morning one of its members who died during a “resistance mission.”
The Brigades said in a statement issued today that the Qassam martyr Anas Salama Abu Lasheen, 22 years, from Al Maghazi refugee camp, martyred, on Saturday morning, 22/10/2016 in a tunnel collapse.
Qassam Brigades mourns the death of one of its resistance fighters, the statement reads.
The Brigades reaffirmed its commitment and determination to continue resistance against the “belligerent occupation forces".
Gaza's tunnel networks are largely used to supply highly-demanded necessities for Gaza's 2 million residents under the blockade, including food, medicine, as well as infrastructure materials like concrete and fuel.
29 sept 2016
The Israeli army intends to flood Gaza border areas with water in order to destroy underground tunnels built by the Palestinian resistance.
An Israeli military official told Maariv newspaper, on condition of anonymity, that the army plans to flood underground cross-border tunnels, as Egypt has done on its border with Gaza. 60 miles of land extending along the border of Gaza will be flooded with water, according to the official.
He added, according to the PNN, that the Israeli army would also finish, within a few months, the building of its underground concrete wall to block attacks from Gaza.
An Israeli military official told Maariv newspaper, on condition of anonymity, that the army plans to flood underground cross-border tunnels, as Egypt has done on its border with Gaza. 60 miles of land extending along the border of Gaza will be flooded with water, according to the official.
He added, according to the PNN, that the Israeli army would also finish, within a few months, the building of its underground concrete wall to block attacks from Gaza.
27 sept 2016
As Palestinians mark the 20th anniversary of the tunnel uprising, Sheikh Salah’s voice resonates from behind prison bars, reminding the world that his fears of an Israeli “tunnel flood” were as true as the sky is blue.
While Sheikh Salah is being locked up in Israeli jails just because he spoke his mind, Israeli excavations underneath Islamic and Christian holy sites in Occupied Jerusalem have hit the zenith.
It was in 1995 that Sheikh Salah unveiled a chain of Israeli secret tunnels. In one of his unforgettable appearances, Sheikh Salah emerged with his blue trousers and winter jacket while he crept into one of the secret underground tunnels furtively dug by Israel.
Statements released by Sheikh Salah in that very year -1995- sounded the alarm over two Israeli tunnels beneath the holy al-Aqsa Mosque and urged the world to take action immediately.
A set of videos and live snapshots released by Sheikh Salah on January 1, 1997, during a press conference in the Ambassador Hotel, showcased excavations dug up under the al-Aqsa Mosque.
Pictures of cracks rocking the walls and foundations of the Mosque and adjacent holy sites were captured on tape and photographed by Salah.
Shortly after Salah’s shocking testimonies, the Israeli occupation government kept boiling with rage.
Israel’s former internal security minister—Avigdor Kahalani at the time—embarked on a ferocious ad-hominem campaign which did not only aim at blemishing Salah’s reputation but also stirred up outspoken incitement against him.
Though he was kidnapped by the occupation forces in 2003 and detained for over 30 months, Sheikh Salah has never thrown in the towel.
Just a few days after his release, he resumed his field probes, exposing as many sites as he possibly could.
On January 3, 2006, Sheikh Salah leaked other videos and photos of a Jewish Synagogue established beneath the al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam.
Reappearing on stage on June 17, 2006, Salah unmasked new Israeli subways beneath the al-Aqsa and its surrounding sites. Sheikh Salah continued to speak up against such Israeli schemes upon various other occasions in 2007 and 2008.
In 2009 he sounded the alarm over a 600-meter-long tunnel network in Silwan heading toward the al-Aqsa place of worship and called for an urgent counteraction.
Another set of exclusive maps and testimonies released by Sheikh Salah on February 10, 2013 provided detailed accounts of Israel’s projected execution of a plan to construct a Jewish synagogue, an operational police station, and showrooms, all connected to the tunnels dug up below al-Aqsa.
Though Sheikh Salah’s body is tied up to Israeli prison manacles, his voice continues to make its way into Palestinians’ and Muslims’ anti-occupation annals.
While Sheikh Salah is being locked up in Israeli jails just because he spoke his mind, Israeli excavations underneath Islamic and Christian holy sites in Occupied Jerusalem have hit the zenith.
It was in 1995 that Sheikh Salah unveiled a chain of Israeli secret tunnels. In one of his unforgettable appearances, Sheikh Salah emerged with his blue trousers and winter jacket while he crept into one of the secret underground tunnels furtively dug by Israel.
Statements released by Sheikh Salah in that very year -1995- sounded the alarm over two Israeli tunnels beneath the holy al-Aqsa Mosque and urged the world to take action immediately.
A set of videos and live snapshots released by Sheikh Salah on January 1, 1997, during a press conference in the Ambassador Hotel, showcased excavations dug up under the al-Aqsa Mosque.
Pictures of cracks rocking the walls and foundations of the Mosque and adjacent holy sites were captured on tape and photographed by Salah.
Shortly after Salah’s shocking testimonies, the Israeli occupation government kept boiling with rage.
Israel’s former internal security minister—Avigdor Kahalani at the time—embarked on a ferocious ad-hominem campaign which did not only aim at blemishing Salah’s reputation but also stirred up outspoken incitement against him.
Though he was kidnapped by the occupation forces in 2003 and detained for over 30 months, Sheikh Salah has never thrown in the towel.
Just a few days after his release, he resumed his field probes, exposing as many sites as he possibly could.
On January 3, 2006, Sheikh Salah leaked other videos and photos of a Jewish Synagogue established beneath the al-Aqsa Mosque—the third holiest site in Islam.
Reappearing on stage on June 17, 2006, Salah unmasked new Israeli subways beneath the al-Aqsa and its surrounding sites. Sheikh Salah continued to speak up against such Israeli schemes upon various other occasions in 2007 and 2008.
In 2009 he sounded the alarm over a 600-meter-long tunnel network in Silwan heading toward the al-Aqsa place of worship and called for an urgent counteraction.
Another set of exclusive maps and testimonies released by Sheikh Salah on February 10, 2013 provided detailed accounts of Israel’s projected execution of a plan to construct a Jewish synagogue, an operational police station, and showrooms, all connected to the tunnels dug up below al-Aqsa.
Though Sheikh Salah’s body is tied up to Israeli prison manacles, his voice continues to make its way into Palestinians’ and Muslims’ anti-occupation annals.
7 sept 2016
With a budget of NIS2 billion, work has begun on constructing an above and below ground barrier on the border with Gaza; work has started primarily in the Gaza border communities; government promises that there is a budget for the project.
Residents of the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council will be able to look out their windows and watch the IDF work on the new project meant to restore the feeling of security to the residents of the south.
The IDF has been working on a project called "barrier," which will see a giant above and underground wall completely encircle the Gaza Strip. The barrier, which is estimated to cost approximately NIS2 billion, will reach several stories underground, and will also be several stories above ground. This barrier will defend against Hamas cross-border attack tunnels.
"They will understand that they're digging death traps for themselves," said a high ranking Hamas official.
Construction has begun along all towns considered to be "next to the fence" with Gaza.
It's already possible to see the construction of this massive wall alongside one of the towns in the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. The project has already received NIS600 million in funding.
IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisencott has called the project the "largest project" ever carried out in the history of the IDF. The residents of the south are following the project closely, knowing that this is the most ideal solution to prevent against the tunnels.
However, despite the importance of the project, it is at risk of being de-funded, as no money has been allocated to the project for fiscal years 2017-2018. However, officials from the Ministry of Defense have clarified that the project will not be delayed, and the Ministry of Finance has said that there is in fact a budget for the project.
Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon even stressed this fact during his last visit to the Gaza border communities, saying "money will not be a barrier to erecting the barrier."
Never-the-less, residents of the Gaza border area worry about work being stopped.
"Prime Minister Netanyahu promised that the monies will not be a limiting factor (for the construction of the barrier), and he must stand by his word," said MK Haim Yelin (Yesh Atid) and resident of Kibbutz Nahal Oz, located less than a mile from Gaza. "Creating a budget for each section of the barrier will triple the cost, thus potentially stopping the project."
Residents of the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council will be able to look out their windows and watch the IDF work on the new project meant to restore the feeling of security to the residents of the south.
The IDF has been working on a project called "barrier," which will see a giant above and underground wall completely encircle the Gaza Strip. The barrier, which is estimated to cost approximately NIS2 billion, will reach several stories underground, and will also be several stories above ground. This barrier will defend against Hamas cross-border attack tunnels.
"They will understand that they're digging death traps for themselves," said a high ranking Hamas official.
Construction has begun along all towns considered to be "next to the fence" with Gaza.
It's already possible to see the construction of this massive wall alongside one of the towns in the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council. The project has already received NIS600 million in funding.
IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eisencott has called the project the "largest project" ever carried out in the history of the IDF. The residents of the south are following the project closely, knowing that this is the most ideal solution to prevent against the tunnels.
However, despite the importance of the project, it is at risk of being de-funded, as no money has been allocated to the project for fiscal years 2017-2018. However, officials from the Ministry of Defense have clarified that the project will not be delayed, and the Ministry of Finance has said that there is in fact a budget for the project.
Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon even stressed this fact during his last visit to the Gaza border communities, saying "money will not be a barrier to erecting the barrier."
Never-the-less, residents of the Gaza border area worry about work being stopped.
"Prime Minister Netanyahu promised that the monies will not be a limiting factor (for the construction of the barrier), and he must stand by his word," said MK Haim Yelin (Yesh Atid) and resident of Kibbutz Nahal Oz, located less than a mile from Gaza. "Creating a budget for each section of the barrier will triple the cost, thus potentially stopping the project."
