A new video reveals “the largest Hamas tunnel” yet discovered by Israel, and includes chilling footage of Palestinian terrorists building it.
Construction of the massive 4-kilometer-long labyrinth was supervised by Mohammad Sinwar, brother of October 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar, Israeli officials said Sunday.
The Israel Defense Forces said the massive tunnel recently discovered beneath Gaza is wide enough to allow heavy vehicles and equipment to travel through it and is equipped in sections with railway-like tracks, electricity and ventilation systems.
“EXPOSED: Hamas’s largest terrorist tunnel discovered”, IDF he said in a tweet when posting the footage..
“This massive system of tunnels branches and extends for more than four kilometers (2.5 miles). Its entrance is located just 400 meters (1,310 feet) from the Erez crossing, used daily by Gazans to enter Israel to work and receive medical treatment in Israeli hospitals,” the Israeli military wrote.
“This tunnel system was a project led by Mohammad Sinwar, brother of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and commander of Hamas’ Khan Yunis Battalion,” he added.
Images confiscated from Hamas show the construction of a 4-kilometer-long tunnel system near the Israel-Gaza border. IDF
Other images included in the post are said to have been recovered from Hamas “weeks ago” and show the terrorists traveling and holding the large tunnel corridors, according to the IDF.
The video shows dozens of Hamas members building the corridors during an undisclosed date, with several cuts in the different corridors to which the tunnel is connected.
One of those hallways leads to a damaged door, and once the terrorists pass through it, they find a destroyed room.
The system is large enough to allow vehicles to pass through. IDF
Another clip shows a Hamas member locking a cell inside the tunnels, and a separate cut reveals a staircase leading to a separate exit inside Gaza.
The clips also offer a rare look at Hamas members using a drill to dig underground, extending the tunnel system and adding shafts for plumbing and electrical work.
The IDF alleged that the large tunnel was a project led by Sinwar’s brother, Mohammad Sinway, who also serves as commander of Hamas’ Khan Younis battalion.
The images offer a rare look at how Hamas built its terrorist tunnels. IDF Hamas operatives use a drill to create long shafts inside one of the underground rooms. IDF
The location of the tunnel is alarming given its proximity to the Erez crossing.
Since the war began, Israel said it has discovered more than 800 tunnel corridors throughout Gaza, all entrances to the roughly 300-mile-long underground system operated by Hamas.
More than 500 of those corridors have been destroyed, and the Jewish state is now pumping seawater into the tunnels to destroy the “Gaza subway,” the Wall Street Journal reported.
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The tunnel was equipped with electricity and large machinery. IDF The entrance was located near the Erez crossing, on the Israeli border with northern Gaza. IDF
While the tactic could flood the tunnel system and render it inoperable, serving as a major plow for Hamas, it comes with its own risks, as many of the hostages are believed to be held underground.
Environmental experts have also warned that such a strategy would have lasting impacts on groundwater throughout the Gaza Strip.
The pumping is in an early stage and its effectiveness is still being studied, the Journal reported, adding that other tactics include airstrikes, liquid explosives and sending dogs, drones and robots into the tunnels.
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