Explosion hits Israeli army post

[DoYouEverWonder]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3845069.stm

Sunday, 27 June, 2004

Soldiers are reported killed and injured in an explosion at an Israeli army base in the Gaza Strip.

The blast occurred at an army position near the Gush Katif settlement, one of the largest blocs of Israeli settlements in Gaza.

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[Zynx]

1. According to what I heard on the TV, Hamas dug a tunnel under the base

and they packed it with explosives to blow up the base.

[DoYouEverWonder]

2. Al Jazeera reporting 5 Israeli troops killed

also Hamas claiming responsiblity.

[IndianaGreen]

3. Israel stole Gaza and should get out of it

Israel has no more business in Gaza than we do in Iraq!

[The Magistrate]

4. Detonation Of A Military Post, Ma'am

Cannot be viewed as anything but a legitimate act of war, in the current state of on-going hostilities between the two peoples.

[daleo]

5. Reminiscent of World War I tactics

Both sides did this. The British did it to spectacular effect in the Ypres salient. In fact, it is thought that one of the huge collections of explosives didn't go off, and is still buried there. I believe it is the original meaning of the term "undermined".

[The Magistrate]

6. It Long Predates That, Sir

As long as there have been defensive walls, people have used the basic technique. Originally, the effect was gained by burning away the timbers holding up the tunnel roof, leading to subsidence due to the weight of earth and rock above. This was overtaken by gun-powder, and explosive effect, by the seventeenth century.

[daleo]

7. Interesting

I imagine most of these tricks go back a long way, as long as there is recorded history. I gather that the Romans were experts in all areas of military engineering. The Egyptians seemed to know a thing or two about engineering as well.

[Moderator]

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