BREAKING: IDF blasts Hamas terror tunnel complex under Gaza's Rantisi Hospital >>

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— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) December 27, 2023

The IDF on Wednesday utilized explosives to destroy a network of strategic tunnels multiple kilometers long beneath and around Rantisi Hospital and the nearby Ramaz Fahrah School in northern Gaza.

Some of the tunnel shafts descended dozens of meters, with the tunnel under the school descending 20 meters, including an elevator and significant electrical connections and capabilities for use as a command center.

[That seems like pretty good evidence of Hamas’ use of hospitals as cover for their military/terror operations, no? It suggests that Israel may not be able to just simply flood these systems to disable them in time for their tactical necessities in the combat phase of operations. That would have taken weeks to flood, assuming close access to seawater. — Ed]