Israeli Combat Engineers Begin to Tackle Hamas Tunnel Network

[PatMiles]

Israeli Combat Engineers Begin to Tackle Hamas Tunnel Network

The IDF is beginning to tackle the challenge of Hamas's underground tunnels, in which it hides terrorists, weapons, supplies -- and hostages.

www.breitbart.com

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is beginning to tackle the challenge of Hamas’s underground tunnel network, in which it hides terrorists, weapons, supplies — and hostages.
There are hundreds of miles of Hamas tunnels underneath Gaza, often built with supplies that were supposed to be used for civilian construction and humanitarian aid. Some tunnels were built through the use of child slave labor, leading to the deaths of Palestinian children. And, as critics have noted, none of the tunnels offer bomb shelters for Palestinian civilians — only terrorists.
The tunnels have already been a challenge for the IDF as it penetrates deeper into Gaza. Overnight, dozens of Hamas terrorists emerged from tunnels to attack Israeli soldiers, who were able to repel the attack without casualties, but only after an intense fight.
The effort to close, collapse, clear out, and eliminate the tunnels will likely define the next stage of the war in Gaza. And it could take months.
The Times of Israel reported Thursday, citing the Walla news website:

The combat engineers are using various types of robots and explosive devices to destroy the tunnels, detonate any booby traps installed by Hamas, and kill terrorists, the report says.
“Maybe at first they were able to harass us, sting us by firing from tunnel exits, but after we established control of the areas, the engineering operation started,” a senior officer in the Southern Command tells Walla.
“We are going to collapse the entrances and the tunnels on them. It will become a death zone. They made a mistake, they chose to be in a place they cannot escape from. They will die in the tunnels,” he said.

John Spencer of the Modern War Institute at West Point recently described the difficulty facing the IDF as it tackles the tunnels:

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) are very aware of the presence of Hamas tunnels in Gaza. They often refer to the group’s tunnel systems as the “metro.” The destruction of these tunnel complexes was one of the objectives of previous ground campaigns into Gaza, in 2008 and 2014. In total, there were believed to be over three hundred miles of tunnels in 2021, when Israel claimed to have destroyed sixty miles of tunnels during an eleven-day bombing campaign. Even if those tunnels have not been rebuilt or replaced, that means that it is likely that there remain hundreds of miles of intricate, complex, and deep tunnel infrastructure in Gaza. It is a veritable city underneath the cities on Gaza’s surface.
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The IDF has the capability to find, recover hostages from, clear, neutralize, and destroy tunnels. There are specialized units like the IDF Combat Engineering Corps’s Yahalom Unit, an elite commando unit whose soldiers specializes in finding, clearing, and destroying tunnels. The large force includes subordinate units like Sayfan, which trains to handle the threat of unconventional weapons, Samur, which specializes in entering, clearing, and destroying tunnels. The Yahalom is one of the largest units in the world that trains, mans, equips, experiments, and develops new ways to deal with underground warfare. The IDF’s canine unit, Oketz, has dogs trained for operating underground. And the IDF, police, and intelligence services all have special units—like Sayeret Matkal, the Yamam, and others—who share best practices for dealing with terrorists and combatants underground.
The Yahalom and other IDF units also have special equipment specifically developed for tunnels. Tunnel reconnaissance units, for example, use ground and aerial sensors, ground-penetrating radar, drilling equipment, and other systems to find tunnels. There are radios and navigation technologies that to work underground, night-vision goggles that use thermal and other technologies to see in complete darkness, and a suite of remote or wire-controlled flying or crawling robots that can look into and map tunnels without risking soldiers. The IDF also uses virtual reality training simulators that allow soldiers to train for underground warfare even when they aren’t at the physical training sites that include subterranean environments.

Israel can also use airstrikes to destroy tunnels with ground-penetrating bombs. However, it also wants to avoid killing hostages.
The Yahalom (“Diamond”) unit, referred to above, is a key part of Israel’s tunnel-busting operation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the unit last week, calling it the “vanguard” of the Israeli attack on Hamas and praising its readiness for battle.

Walla reports that Israel’s defense minister, Yoav Gallant, visited the Yahalom unit on Thursday to offer encouragement.


He said (translated from Hebrew):

I have seen what the unit has done until now, first of all in the fighting on October 7, when a lot of regular and reserve forces arrived, attacked, killed terrorists and acted as combatants on land. I look at the unique capabilities of the Corps of Engineers, we have unique solutions to reach all the tunnels and dismantle them below the surface of the ground, we are ready to do it. You will be the tip of the spear in all the most important points, in forces, units, brigades.

Israel is refusing to allow fuel into Gaza, noting that Hamas hoards fuel in its tunnels and is stealing fuel from hospitals rather than allowing civilians to access fuel that they need for transportation, electricity, heating, and cooking.

 

[JoshPutman]

Israeli tunnel rats.

 

[Redmanss]

Israeli Combat Engineers Begin to Tackle Hamas Tunnel Network

The IDF is beginning to tackle the challenge of Hamas's underground tunnels, in which it hides terrorists, weapons, supplies -- and hostages.

www.breitbart.com

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is beginning to tackle the challenge of Hamas’s underground tunnel network, in which it hides terrorists, weapons, supplies — and hostages.
There are hundreds of miles of Hamas tunnels underneath Gaza, often built with supplies that were supposed to be used for civilian construction and humanitarian aid. Some tunnels were built through the use of child slave labor, leading to the deaths of Palestinian children. And, as critics have noted, none of the tunnels offer bomb shelters for Palestinian civilians — only terrorists.
The tunnels have already been a challenge for the IDF as it penetrates deeper into Gaza. Overnight, dozens of Hamas terrorists emerged from tunnels to attack Israeli soldiers, who were able to repel the attack without casualties, but only after an intense fight.
The effort to close, collapse, clear out, and eliminate the tunnels will likely define the next stage of the war in Gaza. And it could take months.
The Times of Israel reported Thursday, citing the Walla news website:

John Spencer of the Modern War Institute at West Point recently described the difficulty facing the IDF as it tackles the tunnels:

Israel can also use airstrikes to destroy tunnels with ground-penetrating bombs. However, it also wants to avoid killing hostages.
The Yahalom (“Diamond”) unit, referred to above, is a key part of Israel’s tunnel-busting operation. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the unit last week, calling it the “vanguard” of the Israeli attack on Hamas and praising its readiness for battle.

Walla reports that Israel’s defense minister, Yoav Gallant, visited the Yahalom unit on Thursday to offer encouragement.


He said (translated from Hebrew):




Israel is refusing to allow fuel into Gaza, noting that Hamas hoards fuel in its tunnels and is stealing fuel from hospitals rather than allowing civilians to access fuel that they need for transportation, electricity, heating, and cooking.

Are you an employee for Breitbart? Paid "Influencer" (aka SHILL) because you throw in Gateway Pundit too? I'm seriously thinking yes.

For fuck's sake, all you do is copy/paste/link to them.

 

[PatMiles]

Are you an employee for Breitbart? Paid "Influencer" (aka SHILL) because you throw in Gateway Pundit too? I'm seriously thinking yes.

For fuck's sake, all you do is copy/paste/link to them.

That time of the month?

 

[Im2bent]

Wouldn't bunker busters take care of the tunnels? I mean like a shit ton of them.

 

[StaveyIL]

Hopefully both sides completely wipe each other off the map.

 

[Blue Sky Country]

The IDF's original plan was to use epoxy bombs that seal the entrances and exits instantly and trap the terrorists within to die from suffocation, but now that they found that Hamas is using A LOT of women and children as human shields down there, they have no choice but to CQB mile by mile through the system and eat up casualties along the way. I believe the IDF death toll is already in the two digit numbers, and up to 100 Hamas fighters also killed. The airstrikes of the previous week had killed up to 500-1000 militants. Modern warfare = the guys with complete domination of the air with planes and drones will certainly win.

 

[Devildog]

Send in the engineers with some pumps, fill those tunnels with ocean water. There’s plenty close by.

Im sure that wouldn’t work, but it sounds good!

 

[Docsherm]

You know what would take care of all of those tunnels?




An 15mt NUKE........

 

[Redmanss]

That time of the month?

How about just posting it in the Israel thread where it belongs?

Oh yeah, because you don’t get as many views on your shill that way, that’s why.

 

[Blue Sky Country]

By the way, that whole shit from last week about how a battalion of all female IDF troops blasting away 100 terrorists has virtually been debunked from the latest to come out of the battlefield. Yesterday, Israeli casualties in the tunnel war was 11 dead 20+ wounded and they released the photos of the KIA troops. ALL male. The IDF may have a gender neutral conscription program but when it is time for REAL rock and roll, they only send in male troops. The women may serve base security roles, MPs, pilots, etc., but the down and dirty grunt work is done by guys. It is pure and simple biological differences and capabilities of each. No politics, nothing. We've seen how it played out on the real deal (abandoned building and running intensive courses) airsoft scenes when a team let female players in on equal roles during a skirmish. MOST of them cannot keep up and will cause the team to fall behind. Not all, there ARE some gals who can really do it, but most cannot.

 

[oneshot86]

That time of the month?

Only for you mush mouth

 

[theLBC]

they don't have to crawl through them with a .45 in one hand like in the past. they got remote devices to go in and check it out.

 

[Makinchips208]

Make some GIANT GIANT Destroyer smoke bombs.

 

[n2ishun]

Israeli Combat Engineers​

So, like, there's these Israeli train drivers.....and they drive these trains all up into Gaza.

IDF Spokesman:
So like, we were pulling this train on this Hamas bitch last night.....

Which Engineer are we talking about here?
Context my negro, context.

 

[Doing my part]

I had thought some kind of heavier than air nausea/lethargy/unconscious gas would be effective. Probably a war crime I suppose, so I'm certain neither side would consider it.

 

[Smitty192]

Hopefully both sides completely wipe each other off the map.

When they're done, I've got a handfull more pairings I'd like to add in. Kind of like a global Bloodsport Kumite.

 

[NoDopes]

Yeah, watch those ratios.

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www.britannica.com

 

[tadawson]

Charge 'em with fuel/air mix and clack it off.

F**k Ham-ass!

 

[Downtown]

Of course that's the reason the 200 plus hostages are in the tunnels. Just to prevent flooding, gassing, fuel/air detonation, etc. If Hamas didn't have Israeli hostages, they would just fill the tunnels with their own women and children and dare the IDF to do anything. I saw a great political cartoon recently. A terrorist and a IDF soldier were both pointing rifles at one another. The soldier was in front a of a baby stroller and the terrorist was behind one.

 

[Rthur]

Guaranteed to clear out tunnels.


R

 

[Blue Sky Country]

Of course that's the reason the 200 plus hostages are in the tunnels. Just to prevent flooding, gassing, fuel/air detonation, etc. If Hamas didn't have Israeli hostages, they would just fill the tunnels with their own women and children and dare the IDF to do anything. I saw a great political cartoon recently. A terrorist and a IDF soldier were both pointing rifles at one another. The soldier was in front a of a baby stroller and the terrorist was behind one.

And that is the difference between a legitimate, real country and a gang of cutthroat bandits. Even the WORST and most sadistic warlords of the old days, like the "Wild Boar of the Ardennes" William de la Marck in Sir Walter Scott's Quentin Durward, who ruled the city of Liege with an iron fist, positioning himself between the Kingdom of France and it's arch-rival, the Duchy of Burgundy and trying to provoke them into war with each other, did NOT use women and children as human shields. They tried to keep their battles among armed participants, unlike the Islamist terrorists.

 

[Makinchips208]

Except the US army and the Lakota women and children at Wounded Knee.

 

[jmp1]

View attachment 8264005
Guaranteed to clear out tunnels.


R

Methyl Bromide??

 

[Rthur]

Methyl Bromide??

Anhydrous.
Ammonia minus a hydrogen, NH3.
No fucky with this shit.
Sucks the oxygen out of the air and moisture.

R

 

[Mr.BR]

So far it seems they will be sacrificing a bunch of K-9s
K9 without support is on a Kamikaze mission, the video originally posted by IDF is clearly a training recording , as the Alah Snackbar is dressed up with a bite suit.


*Ofir is seling BS ,its not beloved Mr.FAFO screaming but a IDF guy playing Mr.FAFO

 

[sirhrmechanic]

Except the US army and the Lakota women and children at Wounded Knee.

If they’d reported to their casino’s like they were told, they’d be alive today.

Well, or at least more-recently dead.

Sirhr

 

[Mr.BR]

Anhydrous.
Ammonia minus a hydrogen, NH3.
No fucky with this shit.
Sucks the oxygen out of the air and moisture.

R

Something tells me it was all tried out before and fund wanting as anyone going through all the effort of digging tunnels would likely engineer some contingencies for the likely means of attack, that is why folks were sent in to deal with pest infestations old-fashioned way

 

[nockhunter]

Start pumping em full of sea water.

Mike

 

[TheBigCountry]

Anhydrous.
Ammonia minus a hydrogen, NH3.
No fucky with this shit.
Sucks the oxygen out of the air and moisture.

R

anhydrous ammonia will kill you quick at the right PPM

I work with this stuff. It is not to be messed with.

I’ve had bad hits and it takes the air right out of you, like a giant gut punch on steroids and it’s all you can do to try to walk/run away to get fresh air.

 

[Rthur]

anhydrous ammonia will kill you quick at the right PPM

I work with this stuff. It is not to be messed with.

I’ve had bad hits and it takes the air right out of you, like a giant gut punch on steroids and it’s all you can do to try to walk/run away to get fresh air.

We called it by three conditions.
Liquid
White cloud
Invisible cloud
All would bite you.
Applied in the fall, one always knew which way the wind was blowing.

R

 

[riverside jeep]

Two words, Rodenator 2000. If your not familiar be sure to check out on Youtube.

 

[XikoPlavi]

Obama is pro iran. Pro hambone. Thats why potato Joe is starting to back pedal.

They have so many names or words with HAM in the name. They must secretly want to eat ham.

 

[jmp1]

Two words, Rodenator 2000. If your not familiar be sure to check out on Youtube.

Good times!!

 

[5x5]

Except the US army and the Lakota women and children at Wounded Knee.

Injuns were no better . They were canabals and slavers

 

[Big Phish]

Send in the engineers with some pumps, fill those tunnels with ocean water. There’s plenty close by.

Im sure that wouldn’t work, but it sounds good!

The muzzrat cockroaches will certainly pour out of there to kill em all since that makes sense.