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Hamas terroristsEmad Nassar/Flash 90

Hamas is stepping up its military activities along the border with Israel, according to Makor Rishon. The newspaper reported Friday that besides preparing attack tunnels and carrying out training and patrols along the security fence, the terror organization that runs Gaza has begun setting nightly ambushes against IDF soldiers. Hamas said that it is doing this after identifying penetrations by IDF forces into Gaza territory.

Hamas recently paved a “security road” alongside the border fence which its forces patrol routinely. In addition, military positions and defensive dirt berms have been set up.

Makor Rishon says the IDF believes Hamas may did tunnels all along the new road, in a tactic similar to Hezbollah's, from which its fighters will be able to emerge to fight an Israeli invasion, in the next round of heavy fighting.

The nightly ambushes are apparently meant to prevent IDF forces from reaching the area in which Hamas has been carrying out renewed digging of tunnels.