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After 114 days of fighting, up to 80 percent of the Hamas tunnel system under Gaza could remain intact, writes the Wall Street Journal, citing Israeli and American officials. At the same time, however, he notes that it is difficult to estimate how much of the underground labyrinth Israeli troops have destroyed so far.
Since launching the ground offensive following the October 7 massacre in which Hamas-led terrorists killed about 1,200 people and took 253 hostages, Israeli forces have been working to destroy the tunnels and expose more and more parts of the terrorist organization’s underground network that rules Gaza.
Some of the tunnels were bombed, others flooded. Progress is slow, however, as the underground passages must be mapped and checked for explosives and hostages before they can be destroyed.
Hamas leader Yahya Sinvár and other terrorist group commanders are believed to be hiding underground. The newspaper quoted Israeli officials as saying that the Gaza terrorist chief was probably staying at a command center in a tunnel under Khan Younis along with some hostages.
The Times of Israel reports that senior Israeli defense officials now estimate the Hamas tunnel network in Gaza to be 350 to 450 kilometers long, far longer than previously estimated.
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