An extensive network of underground tunnels in Gaza, reportedly built by Hamas for holding hostages, has been exposed. Reports from various news outlets, including Sky News and The Wall Street Journal, reveal that the tunnels were used to house both Hamas leaders, including Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar, and Israeli hostages. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) discovered a dozen hostage cages within the network beneath Khan Yunis, suggesting that Hamas used the hostages as human shields. Former Israeli Security Agency member Col. (Res.) Amit Assa highlighted that the tunnels were specifically designed for such purposes prior to October 7th. The tunnels, which were built beneath residential areas, were part of a complex that included facilities under hospitals, schools, and mosques. Footage and tours by i24NEWS' Matthias Inbar and WSJ's Dov Lieber have provided insights into the conditions within the tunnels, described by one reporter as akin to modern-day slavery, with Palestinian civilians having had views of the tunnel entrances from their balconies.
Footage shows medication packages in Gaza tunnel where hostages were held https://t.co/YN0Dnyg3Uf
Deep underground: A look at the IDF's campaign inside Hamas tunnels // So much international funding went to building tunnels instead of civilian infrastructure. https://t.co/Hj2wjiVBst
IDF Released Video Of Tunnel Complex It Says Was Used To House Senior Hamas Members And Hostages https://t.co/eDHlJVLltc
Deep underground: A look at the IDF's campaign inside Hamas tunnels https://t.co/VEF2R9p3l9
IDF video reveals tunnel used to hide Hamas members, hostages in terrorist group's stronghold https://t.co/NixhPcVKEV
Hamas built its terror hideouts within and beneath residential buildings and community structures that the Palestinian population in Gaza relies on and finds refuge in during wartime. This is why its main tunnel facilities are located beneath hospitals, schools, mosques,… https://t.co/siG5SOkOFF
Deep underground: A look at the IDF's campaign inside Hamas tunnels ➡️ https://t.co/r67c4MfnVq (Photo: Ziv Koren) https://t.co/mbG8sY32Ng
#Watch: Qhamas tunnel where they kept the Israeli hostages (English version) https://t.co/pPiMc8iI5U https://t.co/GLjkizwV5G
Sky's @AliBunkallSKY goes inside a network of tunnels in Gaza where Israeli troops say they have found a Hamas cell used to hold hostages. Read more 🔗 https://t.co/zG5zrG8OJA
IDF finds a dozen hostage cages in Gaza, used by Hamas as human shields https://t.co/40X0BqV1Kc
Incredible tour by @i24NEWS_EN of an underground tunnel in Gaza where Hamas held hostages kidnapped from Israel. The reporter describes the conditions as modern day slavery and points out that Palestinian civilians had balconies overlooking the tunnel entrance. https://t.co/MUst3Q811s
Beneath the rubble of a bombed-out residential neighborhood in the southern Gaza Strip lies a sprawling, subterranean complex built to shelter senior Hamas leaders and, for a time, used to hold Israeli hostages. WSJ’s @DovLieber provides an inside look. https://t.co/ISOSmHuE8r
‘Hamas built these tunnels, especially for handling hostages when they planned all these actions before the 7th of October’ Former ISA member Col. (Res.) @Amitassaauthor reacts to i24NEWS’ @MatthiasInbar’s report from inside the underground terror tunnels beneath Khan Yunis https://t.co/iHm2n8MM9I
The IDF found a second round of Hamas hostage cages underground in Khan Yunis. Intel suggests top Hamas leaders, including Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar, used these hostages as human shields to protect them from IDF attacks. @jeremybob1 reports: https://t.co/NF3gvJhY2C https://t.co/PRndUAHkpg
Inside narrow passages leading to sinister 'hostage cell' - Gaza's tunnel network below almost total destruction https://t.co/OpGoMSAwrF