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IAF forces destroyed a large tunnel under Hamas headquarters with a "Sponge Bomb". The sponge bomb does not contain explosives. It works by combining two chemicals liquids. A foam-like, rapidly expanding substance, is formed and quickly sealed the tunnel entrance. The biggest attack against Hezbollah in the Israel/Lebanon border took place. IAF forces carried out 1300 rocket, artillery and air strikes against all Hezbollah camps on the border. Fighter jets, drones, artillery, and rockets were involved. Major Hezbollah losses are projected.

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.

Hamas is feared to be using fuel intended to help the humanitarian effort in Gaza to power its underground tunnel network. The Israel Defence Forces have published aerial imagery supposedly showing Hamas storage tanks containing 'more than 500,000 litres of fuel'. Military experts are concerned that the terror group has begun exploiting the crisis response to Israeli airstrikes by seizing critical fuel supplies. The labyrinthine system of tunnels snaking below the Gaza Strip, thought to stretch for hundreds of miles, is thought to be Hamas's key defence against an Israeli ground invasion. The tactic relies on constant fuel supplies. Yesterday...