Senior IDF officials have created a plan that would use bunker-buster bombs to fight weapons smuggling tunnels between Gaza and Sinai, according to Channel 10 news. The plan has reportedly been presented to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, who may put it in use the next time Hamas and Israel clash in Gaza.
Egyptian forces have been largely unsuccessful in stopping the flow of weapons from Egypt to Gaza, and Gaza terrorist groups have recently been importing advanced weapons such as Grad missiles and Iranian-made mortar shells for use against Israeli communities. Bombing the Gaza border with BLU-509 shells capable of hitting targets 15 meters below ground would immediately destroy the current tunnels network and put a halt to smuggling from Egypt, IDF officials say.