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Poland Uncovers Migrant Smuggling Tunnels Linked to Hamas

2/26/2026

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Polish border authorities discovered underground tunnels used to smuggle migrants from Belarus into Poland in 2025.
The tunnels may have been built with specialists from the Middle East, possibly linked to Hamas.
One tunnel about 60 meters long was used to smuggle about 180 migrants, mainly from Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Polish officials view this as Belarus's hybrid warfare against the European Union, prompting a 200-kilometer barrier with surveillance cameras.

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Polish border authorities discovered underground tunnels used to smuggle migrants from Belarus into Poland in 2025.
The tunnels may have been built with specialists from the Middle East, possibly linked to Hamas.
One tunnel about 60 meters long was used to smuggle about 180 migrants, mainly from Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Polish officials view this as Belarus's hybrid warfare against the European Union, prompting a 200-kilometer barrier with surveillance cameras.