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Israel's innovative solution in war against Hamas: 'Sponge bombs' to seal off gaps in Gaza tunnels. Explained
https://www.livemint.com ^ | Oct 27, 2023

Posted on 10/27/2023 1:31:51 PM PDT by 11th_VA

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Can they get this in the super-economy size? I love the stuff, but my wife hates it because it expands so much as to be visible after I use it.


21 posted on 10/27/2023 1:59:29 PM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("If you can’t say something nice . . . say the Rosary." [Red Badger])
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Outraged critics claiming ‘chemical warfare’ in 3...2...1....


22 posted on 10/27/2023 2:00:49 PM PDT by larrytown (A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
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To: 11th_VA

Silly. They will dig around it in a matter of days. They need to use mustard gas, napalm, and seawater flooding. And of course, many many Barnes Wallis style deep penetrating 10,000 pounders.


23 posted on 10/27/2023 2:09:12 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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To: 11th_VA

Sponge Bob?


24 posted on 10/27/2023 2:10:00 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (Lord, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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If it stays hard for over 4 hours, then what?


25 posted on 10/27/2023 2:12:19 PM PDT by llevrok (“In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell)
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“The ‘sponge bombs’ create a sudden explosion of foam that rapidly expands and then hardens.”

Sounds like a great idea. I use the home repair stuff and it kicks butt.

Having this type of planning for such an offense against gaza makes me wonder why the hamas attack that was 2 years in the planning wasn’t picked up on by Israel who normally has excellent intel. Has anyone heard why they didn’t get word about such a large attack?


26 posted on 10/27/2023 2:15:31 PM PDT by bluescape
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To: dfwgator

You can’t beat a people who can think this creatively.


27 posted on 10/27/2023 2:16:15 PM PDT by William of Barsoom (In Omnia, Paratus)
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To: moovova

My solution would be thermobaric.


28 posted on 10/27/2023 2:16:25 PM PDT by Bayan
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To: Governor Dinwiddie
Spong Bob?(

I was hoping someone else read the headline like I did at first.

29 posted on 10/27/2023 2:19:04 PM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: roving

“Every thread has an article denier.”

No, they don’t :)


30 posted on 10/27/2023 2:21:14 PM PDT by The Antiyuppie (When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.)
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To: llevrok

call 911


31 posted on 10/27/2023 2:23:31 PM PDT by gitmo
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and they don’t just blow them, because???


32 posted on 10/27/2023 2:25:24 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: 11th_VA

This could be good psyops. The Islamofascistnazis hiding will pop up to avoid it and boom! Another one bites the dust


33 posted on 10/27/2023 2:40:10 PM PDT by Ronaldus Magnus III (Do, or do not, there is no try)
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To: 11th_VA

How about the 280mm Lepage Glue Gun? It glues a whole mob of Hamas together.


34 posted on 10/27/2023 2:42:25 PM PDT by Seruzawa ("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: 11th_VA

During WW2 in the Pacific on dealing with tunnel systems on Japanese held islands, explosives were used to seal tunnels and fire (via flame throwers) were used to remove all the oxygen from the tunnels. It worked then on an enemy that was sworn to never surrender. It and other tried and true methods should work in Gaza.

Perhaps, Israel can teach terrorists around the world that the problem with tunnels, is that they are hard to escape from and make wonderful ways of disposing of bodies so relatives can never get closure.


35 posted on 10/27/2023 2:53:14 PM PDT by Robert357
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Seal them off in their tunnels like we did so successfully with Japanese troops on Iwo and Okinawa.


36 posted on 10/27/2023 2:57:14 PM PDT by Vesparado (The American people know what they want and they deserve to get it good and hard --- HL Mencken)
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To: moovova

That costs money. Use seawater instead, there’s a sea right next to Gaza.


37 posted on 10/27/2023 2:59:56 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Chode

Hostages, collateral damage… also because if you have your own troops down in a tight tunnel system it’s a bad idea?


38 posted on 10/27/2023 3:01:54 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: DesertRhino

I disagree. Not that they can’t tunnel around it given enough time, but it is tactically useful in that a foam-closed cross tunnel can be safely ignored by intruding IDF troops on a patrol and they don’t have to leave troops behind at every cross tunnel to keep an eye on it. By the time Hamas can bypass it (and it will be a while if these tunnels are lined with concrete as reported) the IDF force that deployed it won’t be there - it’s highly useful on a short term tactical basis.


39 posted on 10/27/2023 3:05:12 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Spktyr

They shouldn’t be down in the tunnels. We didn’t send Marines crawling through every tunnel on Peleliu. Isolate and seal and starve. Every time an entrance is found, flood them with seawater, hit them with deep penetrating massive bombs, liberal use of napalm, poison gas, pump full of propane and detonate.
Actually, drill a deep hole and do a small underground nuke. I have stood on a plowshares site in Northern New Mexico and without the sealed wellhead and marker you’d never know. It shouldn’t make fallout or a crater if you plan it right.


40 posted on 10/27/2023 3:23:34 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are called man's best friend. Moslems hate dogs. Add it up..)
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