How Israel can overcome Hamas’ ‘Gaza Metro’ tunnel network
THE only way Israel can destroy Hamas' underground army will be to bombard them in a bloody attack, an intelligence expert has warned.
The expert said that such ambushes could give Hamas "wounded soldiers, more individuals and corpses" to negotiate over. "The Israelis are trying to take out as much munitions, certain types of munitions, but also key parts of the tunnel as possible."He dubbed it sophisticated and expensive, with "steel, reinforced doors".
The traumatised woman said she was forced to walk kilometres through the maze of passages after being dragged into Gaza. Hidden up to 100ft below the surface, the entrances are enclosed under the floors of homes, mosques and schools - allowing fighters to move unseen between homes and alleyways within Gaza.The tunnels are understood to be connected to launch pits where rockets have been fired from towards Israeli areas.And it's understood the entire network is heavily laden with booby traps and homemade bombs.
The exact size of the network is unclear - but in 2021 Hamas claimed to have dug out 311-miles worth of tunnels.
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