IDF should not enter it
Reserve general: Tunnel systems are becoming death traps for Hamas
November 2nd, 2023, 1:38 p.m
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According to the Israeli former deputy general staff, fighting in the huge Hamas tunnel system should be avoided at all costs. Instead, it’s about finding the entrances, closing them and fumigating them. According to one report, the IDF is already in the process of destroying some of the tunnels.
According to former deputy chief of staff Yair Golan, Israeli soldiers will and should not enter Hamas’ terror tunnels “under any circumstances.” The reserve general went on to say in an interview with Israeli Army Radio, also known as Galatz in Israel, that it would be a grave mistake to enter the tunnels because Hamas would be there just waiting for them. It’s more about finding the entrances, sealing them and fumigating them so that the enemy can get out and be fought, Golan continued. Under no circumstances should fighting be fought in the tunnels, where “there is no chance of not getting hurt.”
Asked whether Hamas would be able to stay “forever” in the vast underground tunnel network, Golan said: “Believe me. The IDF today has the capacity to act effectively against the tunnels. They have that “All the knowledge and resources. If Hamas stays in the tunnels, they will become a death trap.”
Golan, who joined the fight against the terrorists on October 7, stressed that once the entrances are found, the advantage will go to the IDF. When asked whether the search for the tunnel entrances would also require entering the central hospital in the Gaza Strip, al-Shifa, Golan did not answer directly, but said he did not know how the fighting would end. Rather, he emphasized the need to fight Hamas and free the hostages.
As the Israeli news site “Walla” reports that the IDF has already begun destroying the Hamas tunnels in areas of the Gaza Strip that have come under Israeli control since the ground offensive began. This would involve using robots and explosive devices to destroy the tunnels and any booby traps installed by Hamas to explode.
“Walla” refers to statements by a senior officer in the Southern Command who reported Hamas firing from the tunnels. “We will collapse the entrances and the tunnels. It will become a death zone,” he is quoted as saying. Hamas made a mistake by hiding in a place from which they could not escape, the unnamed military officer added. According to the “Walla” report, around 100 tunnels have already been destroyed, not including those hit by air strikes.