The Israeli military has begun pumping seawater into Hamas’s extensive network of tunnels in the Gaza Strip, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The process of flooding the tunnels with Mediterranean seawater, still in its early stages, is one of several methods Israel is employing in its attempt to dismantle the tunnel network. A spokesperson for the Israeli defense minister declined to comment on the operation, citing its classified nature.
Israeli officials have identified the tunnel system as a key component of Hamas’s battlefield operations. These tunnels reportedly allow Hamas to maneuver fighters, store rockets and munitions, and facilitate command and control of their forces. It is also believed that some hostages are being held within these tunnels. The effectiveness of using seawater in the tunnel network, which spans approximately 300 miles and includes thick blast doors, is still under assessment by the Israeli military.
The flooding operation, expected to take several weeks, began following the installation of additional pumps to the existing five installed last month. Some officials in the Biden administration have expressed concerns about the potential ineffectiveness of this technique and its possible impact on Gaza’s freshwater supply. A similar tactic was used by Egypt in 2015 under the Rafah border crossing with Gaza, leading to complaints from local farmers about crop damage. However, other U.S. officials believe this method could be effective in destroying parts of the tunnel network.
Military analysts have noted that most of the tunnel network remains intact despite Israel’s efforts. The Israeli military has also employed airstrikes, liquid explosives, robots, dogs, and drones to attack the network.
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Hamas is expert at building tunnels quickly. NYC needs tunnels to complete the Second Avenue Subway. Can’t the City hire some Hamas workers to build the Second Avenue line and then ship them back once they’re done? It’s not like this has never happened – the US brought over a group of Nazi engineers and scientists to help with the space program in the 1960’s.
W hy waste sea water? They should put sewage water
I agree with Moshe these vicious animals do not deserve clean water, sewage is highly appropiate
1. It will probably kill the remaining hostages.
2. The Israelis, who plan to occupy Gaza afterwards, will have to pay to remediate the environmental damage.
3. With the Israelis occupying Gaza, the tunnels have limited future value, as Hamas would have to flee in any event.
if you guys didn’t realize sea water isn’t drinkable, and in order to get sewage in those tunnels you need to make large underground pipelines from Israel to connect them to Gazan hamas tunnels, which isn’t happening
@5TResident,
well put!
If they want to stand up for such savage demons, why don’t they import them and hire them? (I should hope not…)
But the point stands, they stand from far, supporting terrorists, but at the end of the day, they don’t want them either… they know the truth….
what if the hostages are there? its dangerous for them..
especially as they’re starving and weak, sadly
@DeSantis2024,
Didn’t think of that, though you can’t really on the israeli army to care for that..