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The Experience of Being in a Hamas Tunnel: Like Drowning

The Experience of Being in a Hamas Tunnel: Like Drowning One of the Hamas tunnels was entered by Israeli soldiers. Photo: CNBC Gaza - The Hamas tunnels built under Gaza and partly into Israeli territory, are difficult to tame. An Israeli soldier, Achiya Klein, described his experience when he and his team entered the tunnel in 2013.  At that time, Klein and his team dug a Hamas tunnel that was about 20 meters deep. Unexpectedly, when he was about to insert the camera, a bomb exploded. "The bomb hit my face and lower body and threw me out. The mission actually became a rescue mission," he said.  The bomb trap set by Hamas injured 6 Israeli soldiers including Klein, who ended up blind. But he admitted that he was ready for this risk when he joined the special tunnel unit in the Israeli military or Israel Defense Forces (IDF).  SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT "It's very uncomfortable walking under that kind of tunnel and trying to get comfortable with the un