a contentious strategy that some military officials have said is ineffective
Well I'm sure we can guess their reasons for doing it then
and that the U.N. has warned could damage Gaza’s drinking water and sewage systems.
Yep that's it.
Carthage 2 Electric Boogaloo....
We can only assume they are using salt water instead of Gaza water treatment plants.
Isn't that where the hostages are being held?
IDF: "Omlette. Eggs. It happens."
Aquaman is Jewish so it'll be fine.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
Even before the war started in October, Israeli military officials had warned that Hamas’s tunnels presented a major threat.
In the months since Israel launched its ground offensive and started uncovering the underground network, military spokesmen have expressed surprise at the length, depth and quality of the tunnels.
Elsewhere, the military has discovered underground chambers in which, they say, some of the 240 hostages taken to Gaza after the Hamas-led assault on Oct. 7 have been held.
“It will cause severe damage to the already fragile water and sewage infrastructure that’s in Gaza,” said Lynn Hastings, then the U.N.’s humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories.
The purpose was never to drown Hamas fighters taking refuge in the subterranean network, but rather to flush them out, the officials said.
Despite large volumes of water being pumped, many of the tunnels are porous, resulting in seepage into the surrounding soil rather than a deluge through the passageways.
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