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A spider web of Hamas tunnels in Gaza Strip raises risks for an Israeli ground offensive

Headline from Anchorage Daily News

An extensive labyrinth of tunnels built by the Hamas militant group stretches across the densely populated strip, hiding fighters, their rocket arsenal and over 200 hostages they now hold after an unprecedented Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

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  1. Wall Street Journal

    The Gaza Tunnel System That Israel Is Targeting (opens Wall Street Journal)

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    As part of its campaign to eradicate Hamas from Gaza, Israel has said that it hit some of the tunnels underneath the enclave that are used by the militant group to transport weapons and people without detection by Israeli air surveillance. One of the hostages who was released recently by Hamas descr

  2. The Week

    Hamas' tunnel warfare: how Israel will contend with the 'Gaza metro' (opens The Week)

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    A complex 300-mile network of passageways lies beneath Gaza

  3. Anchorage Daily News

    A spider web of Hamas tunnels in Gaza Strip raises risks for an Israeli ground offensive (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    An extensive labyrinth of tunnels built by the Hamas militant group stretches across the densely populated strip, hiding fighters, their rocket arsenal and over 200 hostages they now hold after an unprecedented Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

  4. Green Field Reporter

    A spider web of Hamas tunnels in Gaza Strip raises risks for an Israeli ground offensive - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    JERUSALEM (AP) — As an Israeli ground offensive in the Gaza Strip looms in its most devastating war yet with Hamas, one of the greatest threats to both its troops and the 2.3 million Palestinians trapped inside the seaside enclave is buried deep underground.

  5. The Guardian

    ‘A spider’s web of tunnels’: inside Gaza’s underground network being targeted by Israel (opens The Guardian)

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    The vast labyrinth used for smuggling and Hamas operations has long been a barrier to large-scale invasion

  6. Insider

    100 Israeli warplanes bomb 150 'underground targets' in the hunt for Hamas tunnels in Gaza dubbed the 'metro' (opens Insider)

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    The IDF hit Gaza targets with its heaviest bombardment of the conflict. An 85-year-old Israeli hostage described Hamas' tunnels as a "spider's web."

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