Hamas officials may be preparing to build hundreds of homes for civilians near Gaza crossings in an attempt to cover terrorists' tunnels and deter the IDF from entering, according to military sources. The plan is being developed by Hamas de factor Housing Minister Yossef al-Mansi, who is considering placing temporary structures for new Arab villages.
Terrorists from the Gaza area have escalated rocket attacks on Israel the past month, spurring aerial retaliations that targeted weapons factories and storerooms and tunnels, some of them destined for kidnapping Israeli soldiers.