INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
From the air, surveillance drones seek to detect the hidden structures, while warplanes are equipped with bunker-buster bombs designed to
penetrate hardened structures to reach deep below the ground
On the ground, bulldozers clear areas suspected to be above the subterranean network while attack dogs, unmanned vehicles and robots are
used to help explore the underground terrain
kilometers of tunnels, where Israel believes highly-armed militants are protecting themselves from the ongoing Gaza assault
firm whose software detects underground water leaks using satellite imagery.Highly dangerousHamas has for years made use of tunnels under
the densely-populated coastal strip to conceal weapons, command facilities and fighters
Israel has specially trained combat engineers but entering the subterranean labyrinth is still highly dangerous because of booby-traps and
University in Tel Aviv.That risks the hostilities dragging on for months
Thousands of people have already been reported killed in Gaza, mainly in Israeli airstrikes since the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel
that killed some 1,200 people.The tunnels could also be re-purposed for a long-term insurgency after the war ends, Richemond-Barak
