Some Biden administration officials have said the process could help destroy the tunnels, where Israel believes the terrorist group is hiding hostages, fighters and munitions, the Journal reported. Other officials have expressed concerns the seawater would endanger Gaza's fresh water supply, the newspaper reported.
The flooding process began after the IDF added two pumps to five pumps which had been installed for the purpose of flooding the tunnels last month, the US officials told the Journal. The first five large pumps had been assembled north of the al-Shati refugee camp during the last month, with each one capable of pumping thousands of cubic meters of seawater into the tunnels.
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The newspaper said the move could put US President Joe Biden and his administration on the spot and would draw condemnation from around the world. Earlier, Russia's UN mission said that if Israel were to flood the tunnels in the Gaza Strip, it should be considered a war crime.
ReplyDeleteАрмия обороны Израиля (ЦАХАЛ) начала закачивать морскую воду в комплекс туннелей палестинского движения ХАМАС в сектора Газа, пишет газета The Wall Street Journal со ссылкой на американских чиновников.
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