According to a report from The Wall Street Journal citing U.S. officials, Israel is weighing whether or not to flood the terror tunnels Hamas uses to carry out attacks and hide from the IDF.
The IDF has readied five powerful water pumps to flood the tunnels with salt water from the Mediterranean Sea.
From Newsmax:
Work was reportedly completed on the pumps around the middle of November. They are located roughly one mile north of the Al-Shati Camp along northern Gaza’s coastline.
Israel first informed the Biden administration of the plans in early November, the officials said, with discussions on the effectiveness of such an operation and the potential environmental impact, including on the Strip’s water supply. The officials said the reaction in Washington was mixed, with some supporting it and others privately expressing concerns, although “there wasn’t necessarily any U.S. opposition to the plan.”
U.S. officials said that they didn’t know how close Israel was to carrying out the plans, with a final decision on whether to proceed still pending.
ISRAEL PLANS TO USE SEAWATER TO FLUSH HAMAS OUT OF TUNNELS IN GAZA
– The IDF plans to flood the Hamas tunnels using a seawater pump system they constructed one kilometer north of the Shati refugee camp in mid-November
– 5 pumps can pump thousands of cubic meters of seawater per… pic.twitter.com/rC7TBQ2aey
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) December 5, 2023
