Israel says it has destroyed a tunnel stretching from the Gaza Strip into the country and continuing into Egypt. Israeli military spokesman Jonathan Conricus said the tunnel having a total length of around a kilometre and a half, belonged to Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas and was intended for attacks. <br/><br/>He said Israel used a combination of air strikes and other means to destroy the tunnel. No casualty has been reported so far from the destruction of the tunnel which was still being built. <br/><br/>Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman said destroying the network of offensive tunnels is an essential component in Israel's policy of systematically damaging the strategic abilities of Hamas. The latest tunnel destruction by Israel was the third since late October. It comes at a particularly sensitive time when tensions between Palestinians and Israel have been high since US president Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital last month.