Prime Minister Ariel Sharon authorized an Israeli crackdown on Gaza Strip tunnelers. Military sources said Tuesday there would be imminent action against Palestinian terrorist groups that increasingly have used tunnels to stage attacks on Israeli troops and smuggle arms into Gaza. On Sunday, Hamas and another group, the Fatah Hawks, killed five Israeli soldiers by detonating mines in a tunnel under their outpost.Operations now planned include targeted attacks on Palestinians leading the digs and raids to uncover new tunnels. Overnight, Israeli forces demolished 10 homes in the central Gaza town of Khan Younis that had been used for mortar attacks against nearby Jewish settlements.
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