Measures to flood tunnels with water from the Mediterranean Sea are one of several Israeli methods.
The Israeli military has begun flooding the Hamas tunnel complex in Gaza. Thus, the IDF wants to destroy the militants' underground city.
This is reported by The Wall Street Journal, citing data from American officials.
“The Israeli military has begun pumping sea water into the huge Hamas tunnel complex in Gaza “This is part of an intensive effort to destroy the underground infrastructure that underlies the group's activities,” the report said.
, according to U.S. officials briefed on Israeli military operations.
The move to flood the tunnels with water from the Mediterranean is one of several methods Israel is using to try to destroy the tunnels, US officials say. They added that flooding of the tunnels would likely last several weeks.
In the USA, opinions are divided regarding the advisability of using this method. Some believe that using seawater could be ineffective and threaten Gaza's fresh water supply. Other officials suggest that this technology could help destroy part of the tunnel network.
The Israeli military says it is stepping up operations underground in northern Gaza and beneath the southern city of Khan Yunis. Meanwhile, the Israeli Ministry of Defense refuses to comment.
The publication emphasizes that the underground labyrinth remains one of the main challenges for the Israeli army on the way to destroying the military potential of Hamas both in the areas that it controls above the ground and in those where it has not yet operated .
It was previously reported that the Israeli Prime Minister urgently interrupted a government meeting to talk with Putin.
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