A Palestinian fighter from the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, gestures inside an underground tunnel in Gaza August 18, 2014.
As Israeli forces prepare to launch a ground offensive into Gaza following a deadly attack on Israel by Hamas two weeks ago, perhaps their biggest challenge will be the network of tunnels underground.Journalist Isobel Yeung was given rare access to the labyrinth of tunnels under Gaza in 2021 that some believe Hamas uses as a command centre. She spoke to Hamas militants about how they use the tunnels for a documentary produced for Vice News.
Israel estimated that the tunnel, which had been equipped with electricity and a large stockpile of supplies, was made of 450 tonnes of concrete and cost $10 million US to build.Israel says that by 2014, Hamas was employing as many as 900 people to dig tunnels, which would each take on average three months to build and cost $100,000.
The RAND report, which included information from IDF soldiers, found that while Israel was experimenting with ground-penetrating radar and audio sensors to try to detect the tunnels, it didn't always work and they were frequently detected by intelligence or patrols who had stumbled upon them."The prospects now are far better than what it used to be in 2014, although I must emphasize, it won't be a walk in the park.
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