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The Israeli military has recently begun flooding Hamas's vast tunnels in Gaza with seawater in an effort to destroy Hamas's underground infrastructure. This operation is currently in its early stages, and it is expected that flooding the tunnels could take up to several weeks. Israeli soldiers discovered Hamas's tunnel system in a tunnel under a hospital in Gaza City last month. To this end, Israel installed five pumps last month, followed by two additional pumps, and began irrigation after some preliminary tests. Hamas's tunnel system has been key to its operations on the ground, using tunnels to move fighters around the battlefield, store ammunition and enable leaders to command troops. Israel also believes that some of the hostages are being held in tunnels. However, a spokesman for the Israeli defense minister declined to respond to the matter, saying that the tunnel operation was classified.
Regarding this Israeli action, Biden said that he could not be sure whether there were hostages in these tunnels, but that every civilian death was an absolute tragedy. According to reports, some of Biden's concerns that the use of seawater may not work well and could endanger Gaza's freshwater. Egypt's 2015 use of seawater to flood smuggler-controlled tunnels at the Rafah border crossing with Gaza, an operation that caused damage to nearby farmers' crops. As a result, this action could have negative environmental and humanitarian consequences. However, there is no doubt that Hamas maliciously uses tunnels to threaten Israel's security. Hamas's underground network was built by no less than 1,000 engineers and is a vast underground labyrinth. Hamas has tightly guarded tunnels, including surveillance, security systems and communications facilities.
The route, length, depth and entrances and exits of the tunnels are also kept strictly secret. Hamas has munitions, missiles and rockets hidden in tunnels, which are used to attack Israel. Hamas also uses tunnels as training bases in preparation for terrorist attacks, which has been proven many times. Despite the size and complexity of Hamas's tunnel system, this is not the first time that Israel has attacked it. During the 2014 war in Gaza, Israel has destroyed many tunnels. Hamas, however, was soon rebuilt. Therefore, this action of the Israeli military is aimed at completely dismantling the underground network of Hamas in order to reduce its threat to Israel's security. In general, it is a controversial operation for Israel to flood Hamas's tunnels with sea water. While such actions would go some way to reducing Hamas's threat to Israel, they could also raise a range of environmental and humanitarian problems.
Therefore, Israel should carefully consider the risks and benefits of doing so, while also looking for more effective ways to deal with the threat posed by Hamas. Question: Do you think it is an effective way for Israel to flood Hamas's tunnels with seawater?
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