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 　　哈马斯承认修建秘密隧道直通以色列

　　GAZA, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The armed wing of Islamic Hamas movement announced Sunday it was behind the recently discovered tunnel leading from Gaza into Israel.

　　"Al-Qassam Brigades dug the tunnel," said Abu Obaida, a spokesperson for the military wing of Hamas. "The Brigades work in its full capacity over and under the ground and dig in the rocks."

　　Speaking to a Hamas radio station in Gaza, he said the tunnel aimed at "freeing (Palestinian) prisoners." Hamas apparently¹ had plans to kidnap Israeli soldiers and held them for a prisoner exchange.

　　In 2006, Hamas kidnapped an Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, from his base near Gaza and swapped² him for more than 1,000 prisoners two years ago.

　　The Israeli military declared last Sunday that it had uncovered a tunnel beneath the security fence separating Israel and southeast Gaza Strip.

　　In a speech Saturday, Hamas' Prime Minister Ismail Haneya referred to the tunnel, saying "the resistance men work over and under the ground for the liberation battle."

　　Israel suspended the flow of building materials to Gaza following Sunday's discovery, two weeks after it had resumed such deliveries.

　　Since November, Israel and Hamas observe an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire that has ended eight days of cross-border clashes.

1 apparently   

adv.显然地；表面上，似乎

参考例句：

• An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
• He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。

2 swapped   

交换（工作）( swap的过去式和过去分词 )； 用…替换，把…换成，掉换（过来）

参考例句：

• I liked her coat and she liked mine, so we swapped. 我喜欢她的外套，她喜欢我的外套，于是我们就交换了。
• At half-time the manager swapped some of the players around. 经理在半场时把几名队员换下了场。