Digging Into Israel
The Sophisticated Tunneling Network of Hamas
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12980832 |
|---|---|
| Authors | RTI International (RTI International), Nicole Watkins (Marymount University), Alena James (Marymount University) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 84-103 |
| Publication date | 2016-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Strategic Security (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1944-0464 • E-ISSN: 1944-0472 |
| Publisher | University of South Florida Libraries (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5038/1944-0472.9.1.1508 |
| OpenAlex | W2301818237 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 1 |
By the end of Operation Protective Edge in August 2014, the Israel Defense Force (IDF) claimed to have discovered and destroyed more than 30 tunnels spanning from beneath Gaza into Israeli territory. Hamas officials have praised these tunnels as an innovative approach to fighting an asymmetric war with a far more conventionally powerful Israel. The purpose of this case study is to examine the complexity of Hamas’ vast tunneling network by assessing the motivations behind the group’s decision to construct the network, to identify the factors that enabled Hamas to engage in such a complex engineering task, and to assess the level of effectiveness of the tunnel network both strategically and tactically against the IDF
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |