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Israel discovers large tunnel adjacent to Gaza border

The Israeli military said Sunday it has discovered a large tunnel shaft in Gaza close to what was once a busy crossing into Israel, raising new questions about how Israeli surveillance missed such conspicuous preparations by Hamas for the militants' deadly Oct. 7 assault.

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Israeli soldiers exit a tunnel that the military says Hamas militants used to attack the Erez crossing in the northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 15. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza to retaliate for Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
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Israeli military spokesperson, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, speaks to the media in a tunnel that the military says Hamas militants used to attack the Erez crossing in the northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 15. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza to retaliate for Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
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Israeli soldiers are seen in a tunnel that the military says Hamas militants used to attack the Erez crossing in the northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 15. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza to retaliate for Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
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Israeli soldiers are seen in a tunnel that the military says Hamas militants used to attack the Erez crossing in the northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 15. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza to retaliate for Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
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Israeli soldiers are seen in a tunnel that the military says Hamas militants used to attack the Erez crossing in the northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 15. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza to retaliate for Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
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Israeli soldiers are seen in a tunnel that the military says Hamas militants used to attack the Erez crossing in the northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 15. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza to retaliate for Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
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Israeli soldiers are seen in a tunnel that the military says Hamas militants used to attack the Erez crossing in the northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 15. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza to retaliate for Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
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Israeli soldiers exit a tunnel that the military says Hamas militants used to attack the Erez crossing in the northern Gaza Strip, Friday, Dec. 15. The army is battling Palestinian militants across Gaza to retaliate for Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

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