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Freed Israeli hostages held by Hamas were terrified IDF airstrikes would kill them
(www.businessinsider.com)
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Wait until they hear about Bibi's plan to flood all the tunnels and drown the hostages.
I’ve heard about it, the tunnels are so large it’s going to take weeks to fill them if they try, and even then only if the tunnels are completely dense and solid, otherwise the water will leak into the ground and destroy some of their fresh groundwater.
Why, what did you hear because you said it all hyperbolic and provocative like…
Yeah the "let's drown the tunnels" plan seems like an idea that would have been discarded ages ago. The IDF has an entire unit that does the tunnel warfare and this obvious idea is not on their strategy list so it's most likely stupid.
Some guy in the israeli government probably thought he was really smart but it's one of the first things that anyone in tunnel warfare would have thought of.
Will it be drinkable water because that is in short supply. The innocent Palestinians in Gaza would certainly appreciate some potable water.
Why use potable water when the ocean is right there?
One of the freed hostages talked about that in the article. Her husband is still being held. They appear to know.
The plan isn't to create a rapid flood but rather to gradually render the tunnels unusable.
I'm sure they'll exercise caution in this endeavor /s
There are no pumps in existence that can flash flood miles of tunnels in minutes.
IDF says they have like 3-4 pumps that can fill an Olympic swimming pool in 7 minutes. While impressive, 7 mins is a long time to exit a pool.
that's fair
Which may be even worse?
Since hamas is going to prioritize leadership, personnel, and equipment/materials in that order. If they get all their spare ammo and AKs out then MAYBE they'll go back for the hostages.
At least a rapid flooding would kill hamas terrorists too.