Anti-Tunnel

From JP:
"Livni: Israel mulling underground barrier to physically separate from Gaza"

Israel is considering physically separating itself from the Gaza Strip, using some sort of underground barrier to ward off remaining threats from Hamas, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni said Monday. Speaking on Army Radio, Livni responded to criticism that Israel was taken by surprise by the vastness of the network of Hamas tunnels from Gaza into Israel. She revealed that creative ideas were being considered to counteract the threat when Operation Protective Edge concludes.  "There are ways of doing it [separating Gaza from Israel]," she said. "The [barrier] may not need to be visible from above ground. There are of course also technological means that are being checked that could be effective."  Livni said it was necessary not only to inform residents of the South of the terror threats from Gaza that the IDF has already neutralized, but also of the measures Israel will take in the future to ensure the security of its citizens. She said Israel should be prepared to invest in order to protect them. "There might be a large expense involved in it, but it will be worth it," she said.

Livni did not reveal what kind of barrier she had in mind. She said it "may be a primitive one as long as it is effective." A source close to Livni said did not know which barrier Livni preferred. She said she was not aware of whether Livni favored building a moat between Israel and Gaza. Israel's former Consul-General in New York Alon Pinkas, said the idea of building a moat around Gaza was 20 years old. Pinkas recommended against it. "It makes sense but [it is] not really viable or feasible," he tweeted. "The World will call in a [Concentration] camp, unless it is done in a broader context."

While the IDF was completing its work to destroy the last of Hamas's known cross border attack tunnels, Livni said a new order was needed in Gaza. She indicated that Hamas has not succeeded in improving the situation for its population, but regularly rallies false morale to muster support.  

"Hamas has not accomplished anything for its people, but there will always be someone on their side who briefly emerges from his bunker to declare victory," Livni said.  She said that meanwhile on the Israeli side there will also always be those who habitually complain.

^ It makes sense to build something to hopefully stop the tunnels from going into Israel. ^

http://www.jpost.com/Operation-Protective-Edge/Livni-Israel-mulling-underground-barrier-to-physically-separate-from-Gaza-369967