Israeli troops facing difficult fighting in Gaza as Hamas exploits tunnel network
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Hamas exploits tunnel network as Israeli forces in Gaza turn their focus to infamous underground tunnel system
Hamas exploits tunnel network as Israeli forces in Gaza turn their focus to infamous underground tunnel system.
Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip are homing in on what may be the most challenging aspect of their ground operations in the war-torn enclave: the expansive network of underground tunnels built by Hamas.
The Palestinian militant group that governs Gaza has spent decades building what it says are more than 300 miles worth of tunnels in the blockaded territory, often more than 100 feet underground.
According to reports, Israeli troops are facing difficult conditions in Gaza as Hamas fighters exploit a vast tunnel network to stage quick attacks.
“it’s so difficult because some of the Hamas fighters are jumping out of tunnel shafts, they’re firing antitank missiles, and then they’re jumping back in and disappearing,” said ABC News foreign corresponent Jordana Miller.
The tunnels house weapons stocks, electrical generators, command and control centers undetectable from above — and likely many of the hostages that Hamas kidnapped from Israel on Oct. 7.
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“Underground, long tunnels that connect to hospitals and schools are connected by them — they have communication rooms, ammunition warehouses, places to stay and everything in order to be used as a base of terrorism to harm the citizens of the State of Israel and the soldiers of the IDF,” Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said at a press briefing Tuesday, according to an NBC translation from Hebrew.
“We are gnawing away at this ability,” Gallant said. “And our forces from the north and south are approaching them and fighting inside the built-up area.”
The Israeli military says its operations are necessary to eliminate Hamas, after the group launched an unprecedented terror attack against Israel on Oct. 7.
Israel’s response to the Hamas attack has been relentless airstrikes, a deepening ground incursion with tanks and other vehicles into northern Gaza, and a complete siege of the already blockaded territory, cutting off water, food and fuel to its 2.3 million residents.
Health authorities in Gaza say Israel’s attacks have killed more than 10,300 people, roughly half of whom were children, and the U.N. and international aid agencies have warned of a mounting humanitarian catastrophe.
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