"We have reached a point where we have destroyed 150 tunnels along the Philadelphi Route. Of the 150 we destroyed, about 100 are tunnels that are actually covered trenches, dug by engineering tools above ground and covered with a meter or two of soil. They are easy to find after the fact because they appear in aerial photos, and they are also easy to destroy because you can simply go in and demolish them. There's a small remainder, and that small remainder we will destroy. I’ve given immediate instructions for this," Gallant stated.
Israeli Defense Minister: Hamas' Rafah Brigade Defeated
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Ed Morrissey
That's why Israel will not concede control of the Philadelphi Route (or Corridor), the stretch of land between Rafah and the Egypt border. Those 150 tunnels and more like it were vital conduits for Hamas' weaponry, recruitment, and other supplies for their wars on Israel. To retreat now would be to keep their enemy supplied for years to come.
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