I know I suggested flooding the tunnels on this forum a couple of years ago. An alternative would be to cut off the ventilation system. I would prefer cutting off the ventilation if there were no hostages. They can still leave the hostages on the lower levels to drown, while they move to higher levels, but they can kill the hostages any time they please for that matter.
“... meaning that Hamas would have enough time to move all the hostages out of the tunnels.”
” but they can kill the hostages any time they please for that matter.”
Or they could leave a dozen hostages inside and have Israel take responsibility for killing them. Thats the Hamas way.
The hostages have no value to hamas once they are dead and they only have a fixed number alive today.
Hamas doesn't care about human life, neither their own nor anyone else. A life to them is a bargaining chip, nothing else.
Religion of peace?
if there were no hostages. They can still leave the hostages on the lower levels to drown, while they move to higher levels, but they can kill the hostages any time they please for that matter.
Hamas was using hostages to buy time for rest and resupply. If they had any more hostages alive they would still be trading them. (There may be some hostages alive but I think Hamas brutilized so much they are reluctant to let them go to tell their story).
Regardless, Israel must act as if there are no hostages. It sounds cruel but the alternative is that Hamas will simple keep taking hostage as long as they believe they can be used at some point.
Flooding the tunnels is the best option at this time.
Can’t the idf throw a burning 🔥 tire 🛞 into the tunnels ?
Wait, wouldn’t that pollute the sea after they “flush” them out? Think of the poor sea turtles. (/s)
If they flood the tunnels, I think the Palestinian activists, and their useful idiot followers throughout the entire western world are going to lose their collective minds. It’ll make even the most violent protests thus far look like a church picnic by comparison.
Things are going to get a lot uglier from here, on out. I’m glad I no longer live in the city.