The former deputy chief of staff of the Israeli army, General Yair Golan, warned that under no circumstances should Israeli soldiers enter the labyrinth of underground tunnels dug by the Islamist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip, as such a mistake could lead to fatal consequences. , reports Agerpres.

Tunnels in GazaPhoto: Yousef Masoud/SOPA Images/Shutterstock Editorial/Profimedia

In an interview broadcast on Thursday by the Israeli army radio station, reported by the EFE agency, the Israeli reserve general signals that “there is no need to enter the tunnels” where Hamas militants are hiding, that Israeli soldiers are waiting there, in his opinion, it was more effective ” identifying entrances and covering them, or injecting smoke to damage the enemy or force them to leave.”

“Under no circumstances fight in tunnels from where it is impossible to get out unscathed!” Yair Golan warned the Israeli soldiers.

When asked whether Hamas could “forever” remain in its vast network of underground tunnels, the Israeli general said that the Israeli army “is able to deal effectively with the tunnels today, it has all the knowledge and means.” “From the moment the entrances to the tunnels are found, the advantage will be completely on the side of the attacking forces,” Yair Golan estimated.

The Israeli military announced Thursday that it had struck more than 12,000 Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip since the Oct. 7 invasion, which killed more than 1,400 people.

But intense Israeli bombardment of densely populated areas of the Palestinian enclave has caused many civilian casualties, with Gaza’s health ministry putting the death toll at 9,061, including 3,760 children, in an update on Thursday.

On the same topic:

  • How the Israeli army wants to destroy the tunnels of Hamas terrorists. “A Big Mistake to Avoid”
  • Most of the fighting in Gaza may take place in underground tunnels, the analyst believes
  • Israel’s new secret weapon to block Hamas tunnels
  • “Gaza Metro”: A mysterious network of underground tunnels used by Hamas
  • What did Hamas surprise Israeli and American intelligence? Telephone lines installed in the tunnels under Gaza to plan the attack
  • Hamas guerrilla strategy against Israel: 1,300 tunnels in urban centers for 500 kilometers