Recently, Wall Street** reports in the United States have attracted widespread attention that Israel has installed a large water pumping system in the Gaza Strip, which may be used to fill tunnels with water to expel Hamas militants. The underground passage in Gaza is said to be at least 500 kilometers long, and many people are sheltering from the fighting, but mainly ordinary people, including some Hamas members.
According to the report, around mid-November, the Israeli army installed at least five large pumps in the northern Gaza Strip, capable of pumping thousands of cubic meters of seawater per hour. If water is actually poured into the tunnels, the underground passages in the Gaza Strip could be flooded in more than a month. However, it is unclear whether Israel will take such action and whether it will be able to achieve its goals.
One ** said the IDF is using a variety of military and technical tools to destroy Hamas's capabilities. The United States says Israel undoubtedly has the power to do so in terms of technology and capabilities, but at the same time, the degree of cruelty of such tactics raises some doubts.
It is reported that Israel had informed the United States of this plan a month earlier, made it clear that it was ready to irrigate the water, and hoped that the United States would provide support in the future. However, the United States is concerned about this, believing that it will bring great pressure to the United States, and at the same time, it will also arouse widespread resentment in the international community. Israel must therefore strike a balance between pursuing its war goals and avoiding triggering international pressure.
With regard to Israel's actions, some U.S.** believe that its means should be limited in order to avoid causing more trouble to the United States. However, if Israel insists on taking action, the United States may not be able to change its position of basic support for Israel either. This Palestinian-Israeli conflict has once again revealed the complex relationship between the so-called civilizational positions of the United States and Israel.