Israel To Counter Hamas' Tunnels With 'Iron Spade'

Iron Spade - Israel to come up with new anti-tunnel weapon system to tackle Hamas militants in Gaza. Reuters file photo

'Iron Spade' - Israel's New Weapon Against Hamas Terror Tunnels -- IBTimes

Israel is believed to be working on its newest weapon system, codenamed "Iron Spade", in its fight against the sophisticated terror tunnels developed over the years by Hamas.



In what has been described as the underground equivalent of Israel's successful Iron Dome missile interceptor system, the Iron Spade will detect Hamas fighters' attempts to dig tunnels, a Sunday Times report said.



Israel's biggest firm in developing military technology, Elbit Systems, is said to be leading the project while Rafael, which is behind the Iron Dome, is also involved.



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Update: Israel to develop ‘Iron Spade’ to counter Hamas -- Al Arabiya



My Comment: Expect a large number of underground sensors to be soon deployed on the Israel - Gaza border.