under cover

Months of weekends were spent digging the 40ft tunnel, with debris being taken away in plastic boxes under cover of darkness.

Residents told Reuters that Israeli tanks had reached the heart of Jabalia under cover of heavy air strikes and artillery fire, and said Israeli troops were destroying large numbers of homes every day.

“There are very simple techniques to cover soldiers so they’re under cover but they’re still in a position to react, to not lose sight,” he said.

Until recently, evacuation vehicles had been able to drive in under cover of darkness with their headlights off, Roman explained.

Democrats praised it on the record, but some added — under cover of anonymity — that they weren’t sure a clear overall message emerged from the list of targeted proposals.