JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli forces uncovered a network of tunnels running deep beneath central Gaza City from properties registered to Yahya Sinwar and other senior Hamas organizers of the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, the military said on Wednesday. The tunnels were found when soldiers secured a central area of the city in recent days, […]
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Freed Israeli hostage warns soldiers not to go into Hamas tunnels: ‘It’s a colossal danger’
A group of recently released hostages and their relatives met with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and war cabinet minister Benny Gantz Saturday evening. One of the freed hostages, quoted by The Times of Israel, relayed the fear that captives endured daily and the lingering trauma they’ve experienced since their release. “Every passing day is […]
Israel is testing out flooding the Hamas tunnels. Here’s what it could look like scaled up
Seven weeks into Israel’s ground operation in Gaza, one of the key challenges facing the Israeli military is the labyrinth of Hamas tunnels that it says spans the entirety of the Strip. In an effort to destroy the underground network, Israel has begun flooding some of Gaza’s tunnels with seawater, a US official told CNN […]
Israeli teen hostage freed by Hamas says her pet dog Bella was a “huge help” during captivity in Gaza tunnels
Mia Leimberg, 17, one of the hostages freed by Hamas in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners during a week-long cease-fire in Israel’s war with the Palestinian militant group, emerged from captivity on Nov. 28 holding her small white dog Bella. The Israeli teenager told the Reuters news agency on Tuesday that Bella helped […]