The Israeli army says it has destroyed a total of 400 tunnel shafts in the Gaza Strip since the war began on October 7. Particularly shocking: many of the Islamist Hamas tunnels are said to be under civilian hospitals, schools and homes.
According to Israeli information, there is a network of underground tunnels in the sandy soil of the Gaza Strip, which is about 45 kilometers long and about six to fourteen kilometers wide and has a population of more than two million.
Entrances into residential buildings or mosques
Some tunnels are made of concrete or equipped with electricity. On average they are two meters high and one meter wide, but some are also large enough for vehicles. To withstand Israeli bombs from the air, some reach tens of meters underground. Many entrances are said to be in residential buildings or mosques.
Tunnel at Shifa Hospital
The Israeli military said it had also uncovered a Hamas tunnel at the site of the Gaza Strip’s largest clinic, Shifa Hospital. The exposed shaft leads to a tunnel with a length of about 55 meters and a depth of ten meters, it was said last weekend.
The Islamist Hamas violently seized power in the coastal area in 2007. She wants to destroy the state of Israel.
Source: Krone
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