In order to deal with the nightmarish underground tunnels in Gaza, Israel has prepared a "big move", that is, to flood all the underground tunnels in Gaza with seawater to drive Hamas to the end. However, this plan reveals stupidity in its cruelty, and Biden estimates that his head hurts.
Let's take a look at the specific content first, according to the global network on December 5**, the United States ** said that in order to expel Hamas hidden in the Gaza tunnels, Israel prepared a set of pumping systems containing 5 pumps in mid-October, ready to pump the Mediterranean Sea water at any time and flood the Gaza tunnels.
Israel may close all Gaza tunnels with seawater).
The U.S.** also said that in early November, Israel notified the U.S. of the plan for the first time, but Israel did not disclose the exact time of its implementation, or that Israel itself did not know when it would implement the plan.
This is what happened, Israel wanted to flood all the tunnels in Gaza with seawater, and the United States knew about this plan, and they sat down together and discussed it.
Although Israel has not yet put this plan into action, the key point is that they had this plan in mid-October, and now it has been exposed again, which actually shows that some of the United States ** are also panicking, trying to use the pressure of the international community to curb Israel's imminent idea.
This is because the United States knows that once this plan is implemented, their situation in the Middle East will be even more difficult, and it will be difficult to ride a tiger, and they will not only be condemned by the whole world, but they will also be drawn into the quagmire of war if they do not make trouble, and it will be difficult to get out of it.
For the United States, being condemned is a small matter, after all, it is not less pointed at the backbone, but the strategic failure in the Middle East is a big matter, which is related to the development of the United States, which is why they come out from time to time to hold Israel down.
Without mentioning how serious the impact of Israel's implementation of this water attack plan will be on the United States, the plan itself is both cruel and stupid.
The cruelty lies in the fact that the people of Gaza are simply denied a way to live.
It is not clear how many Hamas members have died, but more than 15,000 innocent Gaza people have died in the shelling, 70% of them women and children, and it is not an exaggeration to describe Gaza as "purgatory on earth".
That's right, it was indeed Hamas who launched the attack first, which led to the death of 1,200 Israelis, but more than 15,000 deaths, more than 40,000 injuries, and countless ** people in Gaza are not enough to soothe the hatred in the hearts of Israelis?
People in Gaza fled from bombed refugee camps).
Apparently not, as can be seen from Israel's intention to close all Gaza tunnels with seawater, and they do not intend to give the people of Gaza a chance to live. Because the tunnels of Gaza are important not only to Hamas, but also to ordinary Gazans.
In 2000, in response to the Israeli occupation, the Al-Aqsa intifada broke out in Palestine, followed by more frenzied Israeli countermeasures, such as the long-term blockade of Gaza.
In the face of the Israeli blockade, the people of Gaza are very anxious, so many people, relying on the United Nations humanitarian assistance alone is not enough to help, in order to better survive the Israeli blockade, tunnels have begun to appear in Gaza.
Some of these tunnels were dug by Hamas, while others were dug by ordinary Gazans.
There are two types of tunnels dug by Hamas: "offensive" and "logistical".
As the name suggests, "offensive tunnels" are mainly used to launch attacks on Israel.
There is a memorable scene in the current round of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, when two Hamas soldiers single-handedly killed an Israeli Merkava tank and finally picked up a piece of tank fragments. The two Hamas members emerged from the tunnel, and under the cover of the grass, one soldier physically approached the tank and placed a grenade, and when he left, the other soldier fired a rocket that hit the grenade and blew up the Israeli tank.
Not to mention that the Israeli soldiers were stunned, everyone who saw this ** also looked at each other: This is okay?
Hamas soldiers put grenades on Israeli tanks at close range)
Historically, Hamas members have also infiltrated Israel through "offensive tunnels", either by attacking Israeli forces near tunnel crossings, or by kidnapping Israeli soldiers, or by launching rocket attacks on Israeli territory. Hamas often runs and runs, which is a headache for the Israeli side.
The "logistical tunnels" are used to keep Hamas running and the lives of civilians in Gaza. The dense tunnels are "duty-free shops" for the people of Gaza, through which clothes, food and even livestock can be transported into Gaza.
Hundreds of tunnels vary in length, width, and finesse, with some rough and narrow tunnels used to transport small items, while others are wider for transporting household appliances and even cars. A number of Western journalists have also entered the Gaza Strip through these tunnels.
It can be said that the people of Gaza have been inseparable from these tunnels, and the number of people who rely on the tunnels to "eat" is innumerable, and it has been reported that with the rise of the "tunnel economy", there are more occupations such as excavator drivers and forklift drivers in Gaza, and in the harsh living environment, some college students even earn some money by digging tunnels in their spare time.
Therefore, for the people of Gaza, countless tunnels are also their "lifeline", and if Israel really seals all tunnels by flooding the sea, it will be an even more fatal blow to the people of Gaza.
Tunnels in Gaza).
And the stupidity is that, on the one hand, the idea that Israel wants to block off all the tunnels in Gaza by means of water attacks is a bit stupid. On the other hand, if we take 10,000 steps back, regardless of various factors, Israel has succeeded, and in doing so, they are tantamount to pushing themselves deeper into the abyss, injuring 1,000 enemies and 800 themselves, which is not stupid or anything.
First, let's analyze how feasible Israel's plan is
Israel's plan to pump seawater from the Mediterranean, which is plentiful enough to be used in a constant stream, is a feasible idea, but there are several problems.
The first question is how to ensure that the pump is not damaged by Hamas before or during the pumping processAfter all, the tanks have been blown up at close range, and the pumping system is not impregnable, how to protect it?
The second question is how Israel can guarantee that this approach will lead to the complete expulsion of Hamas membersHamas members can hide in tunnels, yes, but the tunnels in Gaza are not connected end to end, many of them exist separately, that is, they are not connected to each other, how to operate to find the entrances to all the tunnels and pour water inside?
The third question is how to ensure that seawater backfilling does not cause further pollution to the local environment and soil in Gaza?
Previously, in order to ensure the tranquility of the border and the border, Egypt also attacked the Gaza tunnels close to the Egyptian border from time to time, such as pouring smoke, toxic gases and water into it, or installing tunnel detection equipment on the border line, so as to effectively grasp the excavation situation in the Gaza Strip, so as to carry out the attack in time.
Egypt's way of pouring seawater into tunnels has caused complaints from nearby farmers, undermining local crop cultivation. If Israel were to take such measures, it would inevitably lead to an even more serious humanitarian crisis, at which point the living conditions of the people in Gaza would be even worse.
Approximate location of Gaza's tunnel distribution).
And the international community will certainly not sit idly by, and the Israeli side will pay an even greater price. Therefore, the self-damage of 800 here is not a numerical meaning, but a humanitarian pressure.
On the surface, Israel seems to be undaunted by all kinds of condemnation, and it is now like a red-eyed "lone wolf" in the Middle East, and whoever persuades it will be "bitten" twice. For example, asking the UN Secretary-General to resign, demanding the dissolution of the UN, refusing to abide by the UN's decision on the Palestinian-Israeli situation, and demanding that the WHO remove medical supplies from Gaza within 24 hours, etc., can be described as a terrible insult.
But in reality, does Israel really not take everyone into account?Not necessarily, to a certain extent, he still listened to the words of the "big brother" of the United States, after all, without the United States sitting in the Middle East, without the United States secretly providing ** aid, according to Israel's embattled situation in the Arab world, it may have been abolished long ago.
Speaking of the United States, it is difficult to ride a tiger now, and it needs Israel to maintain its Middle East strategy, so it cannot but support it. But Israel seems to be getting more and more uncontrolled, and the condemnation from the international community is like two swords, one is stuck in Israel's head, and the other is shot at the United States, which gives Biden a headache.
Biden has a headache)
Therefore, we can see that Biden, Blinken, and the US Secretary of Defense and others come out from time to time to press Israel, for fear that they will be dragged into deeper water. In addition, there are also differences within the United States about Israel's proposal to flood the Gaza tunnels, with some ** expressing support but some ** opposing it, which seems to be a microcosm of the United States at present, contradictory and infighting.
Finally, can Israel really wipe out Hamas?
The answer, of course, is no, Hamas no longer refers to more than just certain people or organizations, and even if Hamas is completely eliminated, there will still be "Hasheeps" or "Hanius", and Israel has no way to completely destroy them. It will not solve the root cause of the problem, but will only allow the seeds of hatred to grow deeper and deeper.
In fact, for Israel, perhaps only by promoting the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and truly achieving reconciliation with the Palestinians can the history of hatred come to an end. But this assumption is too difficult and too difficult, for us Chinese, understand "take a step back and open the sea and the sky", and understand the principle of "harmony and wealth", but for the people in that place in Palestine and Israel, various interests are intertwined, and Palestine and Israel want peace, and there may still be a long, long way to go.