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Sen. Graham, Friedman tour attack tunnels dug by Hamas

“The tunnels have been used by groups like Hamas to smuggle weapons and terrorize Israeli citizens,” tweeted Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman eyeball the Israel-Gaza border area on March 10, 2019. They were briefed by Maj.-Gen. Herzi Halevi of the IDF Southern Command and also saw an unearthed cross-border Hamas terror tunnel. Credit: Matty Stern/U.S. Embassy Jerusalem.
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman eyeball the Israel-Gaza border area on March 10, 2019. They were briefed by Maj.-Gen. Herzi Halevi of the IDF Southern Command and also saw an unearthed cross-border Hamas terror tunnel. Credit: Matty Stern/U.S. Embassy Jerusalem.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) toured tunnels on Sunday in southern Israel dug by the terrorist group Hamas, which controls Gaza, to infiltrate and attack Israel—part of seeing sites and meeting leaders on a trip to the Jewish state.

“The tunnels have been used by groups like Hamas to smuggle weapons and terrorize Israeli citizens,” tweeted Graham.

With @USAmbIsrael David Friedman inspecting a Gaza tunnel. The tunnels have been used by groups like Hamas to smuggle weapons and terrorize Israeli citizens. pic.twitter.com/4gVROHRvEw — Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) March 10, 2019

“Cost of tunnel = cost of 2 new schools = cost of 30 new homes. #Hamas consistently makes the wrong choices for the people of #Gaza. Heartbreaking,” tweeted Friedman.

With @LindseyGrahamSC today touring a Gaza terror tunnel. Cost of tunnel = cost of 2 new schools = cost of 30 new homes. #Hamas consistently makes the wrong choices for the people of #Gaza. Heartbreaking. pic.twitter.com/ddcrLOrP9y — David M. Friedman (@USAmbIsrael) March 10, 2019

On Monday, Graham had breakfast with U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to the prime minister’s office.

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