The Gaza Tunnels Lies
“In-fact, the Gaza tunnels have been under construction since the 1960s, and while Israel made efforts to block the tunnels along the eastern and northern borders of the Gaza Strip, it wasn’t until after the October 7, 2023 Hamas invasion of Israel that Israel began work to close the tunnels altogether.”
Talking to people and reading the latest news about the Hamas tunnels beneath the Gaza Strip reveals that many, if not most people, are under the assumption that the tunnels are somehow new or were previously unknown, when in-fact, the tunnels have been public knowledge since 2001 or longer.
“The first time Hamas used the tunnels for an attack on Israeli targets was in 2001, a few weeks after 9/11, according to testimony before the U.N., when it exploded a bomb under an Israeli military post. Once Israelis withdrew from Gaza in summer 2005, Hamas doubled down on developing tunnels, according to multiple experts. Hamas took over the government of Gaza in 2006. By 2014 Hamas had stepped up attacks through tunnels dug into Israel.”
In-fact, the Gaza tunnels have been under construction since the 1960s, and while Israel made efforts to block the tunnels along the eastern and northern borders of the Gaza Strip, it wasn’t until after the October 7, 2023 Hamas invasion of Israel that Israel began work to close the tunnels altogether.
“The first tunnels were dug in the 1960s for smuggling and more were built as surveillance technology improved.”
Horizontal boring from positions outside of Gaza could have been used to drill into and place bombs inside the tunnels as there are numerous companies in Israel who are in the business of horizontal boring. Oil companies bore horizontally for 3 miles or more. As one who previously worked in utility construction some 40 years ago I know the technology is widespread and used everyday. And it is a lot easier, faster, and more accurate today than it was then. Modern frackers can hit targets as small as a basketball hoop from 2 miles away. Through the use of horizontal boring the IDF could have planted explosions, or filled tunnels with water or Carbon Dioxide. If they really wanted to get nasty they could have piped and pumped smoke (Carbon Monoxide) from any of Israel’s coal or gas fired power plants into the tunnels.
As for Gaza’s water supply, Zionist leaders don’t care, they have been destroying Gaza’s water for decades.
“Even more destructive than previous conflicts in Gaza, the current violence impairs an already brittle water sector. Years of clashes between Hamas and Israel have severely deteriorated Gaza’s water and sanitation services. The 2014 war alone caused $34 million in damage to these systems. During the May 2021 escalation, 290 water infrastructure “objects” were damaged, inflicting $10–15 million in damages.”
As for detecting where the tunnels are located, a Google search for “Gaza tunnels map” shows that the IDF obviously knew where the tunnels were located. Some of the maps date back almost 2 decades. This October 13, 2013 article from The Times of Israel discusses how the tunnels were located.
“All told, some 3,400 cubic meters of soil were excavated from the earth in carving the tunnel, the geologist estimated. A mountain of earth that size, even if carted away daily on trucks, leaves a traceable signature and is one way in which the IDF is able to spot the hallmarks of a tunnel. Other ways, according to an academic tunnel-detection expert, include devices that measure sub-surface sound, the strength and direction of a magnetic field, and the propagation or spread of radio and light waves.”
Ground penetrating radar has been in use since the 1970s.
“Further developments in the field remained sparse until the 1970s, when military applications began driving research. Commercial applications followed and the first affordable consumer equipment was sold in 1975.[4]
In 1972, the Apollo 17 mission carried a ground penetrating radar called ALSE (Apollo Lunar Sounder Experiment) in orbit around the Moon. It was able to record depth information up to 1.3 km and recorded the results on film due to the lack of suitable computer storage at the time.”
As a matter of fact, Elbit Systems Ltd. is an Israeli government owned military technology company that manufactures and sells ground penetrating radar around the world.
Israel did construct a wall around Gaza that penetrated several meters deep into the ground, but it was already known at the time that many Hamas tunnels went deeper than the walls.
“The anti-tunnel barrier was constructed in response to the large number of tunnels being dug by Hamas, which could only be of use for infiltration by militants. In mid-2017, Israel began construction of the underground wall several metres in depth.[14] The barrier is equipped with sensors that can detect tunnel construction.[15]
“In October 2020, sensors in the underground structure identified a Hamas tunnel. An Israeli military official called the tunnel “The most significant tunnel we have seen to date, both in terms of depth and infrastructure”.
You know, it is almost as if the Israeli government wanted to see Hamas fighters rushing out of the tunnels to kill Jews. Or perhaps the Zionist leaders of Israel simply aren’t very smart.
Then there is the rock, sand, and dirt that was removed to build the tunnels — enough so that the piles would be visible via Israeli surveillance satellites. Could it be the rock was being sold to Jewish contractors and developers to be used for West Bank construction?
“Polished stone constitutes approximately 38% of total Palestinian sales. Of this, 82% is sold to the Israeli market. The consumption of polished stone in the WBG markets does not exceed 11% of the total, suggesting that imported marble is performing better in the Palestinian market. Rough stone ranks second in terms of sales performance and accounts for 31% of total sales. Similarly, the majority of sales go to Israel (74%), but more is sold on the Palestinian market (22%) when compared to polished stone. Light chiseled stone ranks third.”
If true then Jewish builders, contractors, and homeowners helped to fund Hamas through their purchases. Then there is the Hezbollah tunnel system that dwarfs that of Hamas.
“According to the report, the length of the tunnels is estimated at hundreds of kilometers and the length of one of the largest of them is 45 km. Some of the tunnels are very narrow and are intended for the infiltration of terrorists into Israel, and some are wider and are intended for Iranian Fateh-110 ballistic missile batteries.”
Perhaps sharing all the land is a better idea.