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Israel Army Says Flooding Gaza Tunnels To Halt Hamas Attacks

This picture taken during a media tour organized by the Israeli military on December 15, 2023, shows a tunnel that Hamas reportedly used to attack Israel through the Erez border crossing on October 7 (Credit: AFP)

The Israeli army said Tuesday it is channelling water into Gaza's tunnels in a bid to destroy the sprawling underground network used by Hamas militants to launch attacks on Israel.

"It is part of a range of tools deployed by the IDF (Israeli army) to neutralise the threat of Hamas's subterranean network of tunnels," the military said in a statement, confirming media reports.

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