Posted on 10/28/2023 10:52:45 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Israel may use a new weapon called “sponge bombs” to seal and block off Hamas tunnels.
The Israel Defense Force could deploy the new handheld devices to negotiate Hamas’ labyrinthine tunnel system –and trap any hidden fighters in them once they launch their long-awaited ground invasion into Gaza, according to reports.
The sponge bombs consist of chemical compounds based around a liquid emulsion.
It can be thrown into a tunnel where it swiftly expands and hardens.
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Why not just flood the tunnels? The entire Mediterranean Sea is available right at the shore.
about that long delayed invasion. Justice delayed is justice denied. The longer they wait the less likely it is that it will happen at all.
Very likely a recontainerized variation of instant expanding hard foam insulation techniques. Good Ideal
Good first step. I figured the tunnels could be flooded by pumping them all full with seawater or perhaps sewerage effluent.
My first thought was big pumps and simple seawater… but if available raw sewage would also be effective. Just not sure if they can logistically handle the quick transport of a sufficient quantity of effluent to Gaza.
“ Whatever happened to good old-fashioned napalm?”
Have you seen the price of petrochemicals since Joe Stupid got “elected”?
Fair point.
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