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Hamas isn't repairing road using asphalt. They use pavers now? Why?
Pavers cost about 5-10 times as much as asphalt does, and takes much more time. Why would Hamas spend this kind of money to repair roads?
Because the pavers are meant to protect the terror tunnels. Israel used relatively small, burrowing bombs that went easily through street asphalt, and then exploded the terror tunnel foundations underneath. These pavers, which look to be about 4 inches deep, would force Israel to use more destructive bombs to get to the tunnels — bombs more likely to kill innocent Gazans.
Pavers cost about 5-10 times as much as asphalt does, and takes much more time. Why would Hamas spend this kind of money to repair roads?
Because the pavers are meant to protect the terror tunnels. Israel used relatively small, burrowing bombs that went easily through street asphalt, and then exploded the terror tunnel foundations underneath. These pavers, which look to be about 4 inches deep, would force Israel to use more destructive bombs to get to the tunnels — bombs more likely to kill innocent Gazans.
Hamas’ Top Priority in Gaza: Protect and Repair Terror Tunnels - Algemeiner.com
I pointed out last week that some photos of streets in Gaza attacked by Israel show a characteristic cave-in pattern that indicates that a terrorist tunnel underneath the busy streets collapsed after Israeli earth-penetrating bombs were dropped. NPR notes -- without realizing it, of course --...
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