2023-10-27 14:18:46
JERUSALEM – Hamas’s tunnels pose a challenge for Israel to fully implement its declaration of war. It is reported that Israel has a new secret weapon to counter Hamas, which is defending itself with ‘tunnel tactics’. Israeli forces believe a secret weapon called ‘sponge bombs’ will speed up the advance in Gaza. Israel’s move is very careful because many people captured from Israel are held hostage by Hamas in the tunnels.
Smoke rises following Israeli airstrikes. October 10 view. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/IANS)
It is reported that Hamas has a complex tunnel system of various types. Hamas has prepared hundreds of kilometers of tunnels at a depth of 80 meters. Israeli forces can only enter these tunnels to extract hostages and confront Hamas members. It was for this purpose that Israel developed sponge bombs. A bomb is a type that collapses and then solidifies when it explodes.
A school building where homeless Palestinian people are temporarily living in Khan Younis. Picture of October 15 (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/IANS). Freed Israeli women Yohavid Lifshis and Nurit Cooper with a Hamas member. Caged: A Palestinian boy fleeing Rafah, southern Gaza, with a pet bird. They fled following Israel attacked here the other day. Image: AFP
There was a report by ‘The Telegraph’ that Israel had tested chemical grenades that did not contain explosives. These can be used to close passages such as tunnels or gaps. It is calculated that this will close the entrances to the tunnels that are central to Hamas operations. The bomb consists of two liquids separated by a metal barrier in a secure plastic box.
Palestinian children in a building destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, Gaza. Image of October 25. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua/IANS)
Once activated, the bomb consists of a mixture of chemicals inside the canister. In 2021, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tested such bombs during a tunnel-busting exercise along the Gaza border. Hamas started building the tunnels in the 1990s. This tunnel strategy is also believed to make Hamas stronger in Gaza than in the West Bank.
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“Sponge Bombs”: Israel’s New Secret Weapon To Block Hamas Tunnels
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