Hamas reveals Shin Bet spying methods

Al Majd, the website of the Palestinian security forces in Gaza, said Hamas has revealed the methods used by the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) in sending Arab agents to track the progress of resistance tunnel digging.

The site's revelation follows the arrest of a Gazan farmer called "A.D.," suspected of being a Shin Bet agent.

A.D. was reportedly told to buy farm land close to where the tunnels were being dug, and then buy a ton of dirt, ostensibly for farming purposes, from a guard at the dig site. After the dirt purchases were repeated several times, the guard reported the matter to Hamas.

Under interrogation, A.D. admitted to secretly sending samples of the dirt to his Israeli controllers.

Al Majd reported the samples helped Israeli intelligence determine the depth of the tunnels, and that the amount of dirt gave them details about the progress of digging.

Al Majd said Shin Bet instructs Arab agents to gather intelligence through various activities such as tracking, surveillance, passing reports and spreading rumors among the public.