Responding to more than 100 Kassam rockets, mortar shells and Grad missiles since Israel decided to hold its fire on Jan. 18, the Israel Air Force attacked more than a dozen weapons smuggling tunnels from Egypt on Thursday.

Israel Television Channel 2 Israeli military correspondent Ronnie Daniel reported that, despite all the publicity regarding Egyptian efforts to stop the smuggling from Egypt to Gaza, Israeli intelligence confirms that anti-aircraft missiles for attacking Israeli helicopters and jets, Grad rockets and C4 explosives have passed from Egypt to the Gaza Strip through the tunnels since the end of the Gaza operation on Jan. 18. Mr. Daniel noted that this smuggling through the tunnels has not been stopped also by the bombing of the tunnels from the air.

David Bedein can be reached at dbedein@israelbehindthenews.com

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