Israeli and American officials have been astonished by the extensive tunnel network built by Hamas in Gaza, with Israel estimating nearly 5,700 tunnel shafts and an overall network assessed to be 250 miles. The New York Times highlighted the unexpected scale and sophistication of these underground structures. Some of the tunnels have been found to be booby-trapped with bombs, posing a significant threat. The IDF's 646th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade and elite Yahalom combat engineering unit recently uncovered and neutralized a tunnel under the main north-south highway in Nuseirat. In addition, IDF engineering units have bombed entire blocks in Gaza as part of their operations against the tunnel network.
🇵🇸 Another bombing of an entire block in Gaza by IDF engineering units. https://t.co/P82AMhBiea
The IDF reveals another Hamas tunnel under the Gaza Strip’s main north-south highway, this time in Nuseirat. Troops of the 646th Reserve Paratroopers Brigade, elite Yahalom combat engineering unit, and other combat engineers, discovered and destroyed what the IDF says is a… https://t.co/SN2c9tHIo8
According to the New York Times, Israel estimates nearly 5,700 tunnel shafts built in Gaza, a massive underground terror network much larger than anticipated. IDF uncovered booby-trapped tunnels with bombs hidden in walls: “Gaza tunnels are a nightmare for Israel.”… https://t.co/SyOPTL8aZD
The @nytimes wrote about Hamas's extensive tunnel network in Gaza saying: American officials with experience in the region say the scope, depth and quality of the tunnels built by Hamas have astonished them. In December, the network was assessed to be an estimated 250 miles.…
But Israeli officials and soldiers who have since been in the tunnels — as well as current and former American officials with experience in the region — say the scope, depth and quality of the tunnels built by Hamas have astonished them. Even some of the machinery that Hamas used…