Israel may use a new weapon called “sponge bombs” to seal and block Hamas tunnels.
The Israel Defense Forces could reportedly deploy the new portable devices to traverse Hamas’s labyrinthine tunnel system and trap hidden fighters there once they launch their long-awaited ground invasion of Gaza.
Sponge bombs consist of chemical compounds based on a liquid emulsion.
It can be thrown into a tunnel where it expands and hardens rapidly.
The device would leave Hamas fighters with no escape and allow Israeli commandos to secure safe routes to travel while searching for hostages.
Israeli troops could use a secret new “sponge bomb” to trap Hamas fighters in their tunnels and seal and block them.REUTERS
Hamas tunnels are believed to extend for hundreds of kilometers underground, although the blockaded Gaza Strip is only 40 kilometers long.
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The IDF has reportedly trained soldiers to use sponge bombs in the Israeli army’s “mini Gaza,” a mock-up of the underground tunnel system built at the Urban Warfare Training Center in the Negev Desert.
The pumps have a barrier that keeps two volatile liquids separated.
An extensive labyrinth of tunnels built by Hamas stretches through the dense neighborhoods of the Gaza Strip, hiding the militants, their missile arsenal and the more than 200 hostages they took during their October 7 attack on Israel.
When removed, the liquids combine and react immediately.
The dangerous material reportedly blinded some Israeli soldiers during training.
This is not the first time foam or slime has been considered for military use: US soldiers used foam as a non-lethal tactic against rioters in Somalia.
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