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UNRWA discovers terrorist tunnel under Gaza school

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The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) operates a network of 278 schools across the Gaza Strip serving more than 290,000 pupils. The Israeli army said the cavity was in fact a tunnel dug by Gaza militants. Israeli commanders fear militants could use such tunnels to seize Israeli personnel or civilians for use as bargaining chips in prisoner exchanges.

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UNRWA discovers terrorist tunnel under Gaza school

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) for Palestine Refugees in the Near East discovered a tunnel was discovered under a United Nations school in Gaza. UNRWA officials said that a "man-made cavity" was detected under the school grounds after which the area was sectioned off and the tunnel was sealed. Gaza is a Palestinian region ruled by the Hamas and is home to a network of tunnels, some of which have been used in previous conflict

1 year ago·Noida, India

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Raw Story

Tunnel found under United Nations school in Gaza

The United Nations said Thursday it discovered a "man-made cavity" under one of its schools in Gaza, the Palestinian territory controlled by Hamas, which boasts a network of tunnels, some of them used in past wars against Israel."The agency protested strongly to the relevant authorities in Gaza to express outrage and condemnation of the presence of such a structure underneath one of its installations," the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNR…

1 year ago·United States

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France24

Tunnel found under United Nations school in Gaza

1 year ago·France

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ORF.at News

UN discovered tunnel under school in Gaza Strip

1 year ago·Vienna, Austria

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Jornal de Notícias

Tunnel discovered under UN school in Gaza

The UN announced this week the discovery of a tunnel under one of its schools in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian enclave governed by the Islamic organization Hamas, which has an extensive network of underground galleries that allow fighters to move around without being seen by Israeli forces.

1 year ago·Portugal

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Al-Monitor

Tunnel found under United Nations school in Gaza

The United Nations said Thursday it discovered a "man-made cavity" under one of its schools in Gaza, the Palestinian territory controlled by Hamas, which boasts a network of tunnels, some of them used in past wars against Israel. "The agency protested strongly to the relevant authorities in Gaza to express outrage and condemnation of the presence of such a structure underneath one of its installations," the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UN…

1 year ago·Washington, United States

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