Young Hamas member reveals tunnel intel to Israel

A young Hamas operative arrested by security forces revealed “extensive information” about the terror organization’s tunnels and plans for infiltrating Israel in order to carry out attacks, the Shin Bet announces Tuesday.

The minor, whose name has not been revealed due to his young age, was arrested by the Shin Bet security service on April 6, after he crossed the border from Gaza into Israel, the agency says in a statement.

The unnamed operative further revealed that Hamas is aware of Israel’s attempts at locating the group’s tunnels, but continues to construct them undeterred, the Shin Bet says.

The underage operative conveyed “extensive information on Hamas activities to dig tunnels that are to be used for Hamas fighters to infiltrate Israeli areas,” the Shin Bet says.

During his interrogations, the teenage Hamas member gave his interrogators details of the locations, building strategies and what materials are used in their construction, the security service says.

Interrogators also extracted information “about the routes of the tunnels that will be used in emergency situations by Nachba operatives, the elite unit of Hamas, and also information about the numerous tunnel shafts in the Strip,” the Shin Bet says.

The minor is indicted by a Beersheba court.

— Judah Ari Gross