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Israel has new tool in search for tunnels

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Published: Feb. 8, 2008 at 2:39 PM

GAZA, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Israeli military officials said Friday they employed a new method to detect tunnels allegedly used for weapons smuggling to the Gaza Strip by Palestinians.

The new method uses sensors in channels underground that are filled with water, an Israeli army spokesman told Israel Radio. The method is undergoing trials close to the Gaza Strip in western Negev. The tests are being hidden from the view of nearby Palestinians, Kuna reported Friday.

The spokesman failed to reveal whether the new method would be put to use on borders separating Egypt and Gaza, the newspaper said.

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