Gazan tunnels not for a underground shopping

THE irony in your feature article headlined ‘Tunnel vision gives Gaza a lifeline’ (October 8) was inescapable, as Richard Fitzpatrick demonstrated an astounding level of tunnel vision in his incredibly partisan account of the situation in Gaza.

Never have I encountered an evaluation of the Gazan tunnels which completely evades any reference to the terrorist organisation Hamas’s smuggling of vast quantities of weaponry by means of these outlets, including rockets, explosives, rifles and ammunition.

The tunnels play an intrinsic role in sustaining Hamas’s guerrilla-style warfare against the civilians of Israel and in maintaining their campaign of terror.