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Seven Hamas members killed in Gaza tunnel collapse

Published: 28 Jan 2016 - 01:00 pm | Last Updated: 14 Nov 2021 - 04:26 am
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Gaza City, Palestinian Territories: Seven members of Hamas' military wing were killed when a tunnel collapsed this week in the Gaza Strip, the Islamist movement said on Thursday.

"Al-Qassam Brigades declare seven Qassam members were martyred in a tunnel collapse in the Gaza Strip," a statement from the group on Twitter said. A Hamas source also confirmed the figure to AFP.

The tunnel collapsed late Tuesday in the northeast of the Palestinian enclave after several days of rainfall. 

AFP