Science and technology | The war underground
Israel hopes technology will help it fight in Hamas’s tunnels
The “Gaza Metro” presents a big headache for the IDF
The “Gaza metro” is nothing if not formidable. The network of tunnels built by Hamas beneath the enclave is hundreds of kilometres long. It houses command centres, weapons dumps and stores of food and fuel. It gives Hamas’s fighters the ability to ambush Israeli troops, and to shelter from bombs and artillery.
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