Beneath Gaza, a labyrinth ... at least five pumps can draw water from the Mediterranean Sea and move thousands of cubic meters of water per hour into the tunnels, flooding them within weeks.

Under normal circumstances, rain falls to earth ... potential ecological damage to Gaza’s aquifer by flooding the tunnels would depend on the quantity of water and the reach.

However, some water researchers are warning that flooding tunnels with seawater could have a devastating effect on Gaza’s already scarce freshwater supplies and might destabilize buildings.

Israeli forces have started flooding Hamas tunnels in Gaza ... installed at least five water pumps about a mile north of the Al-Shati refugee camp in the northern Gaza, according to The Wall ...

The Israeli military is reportedly mulling an effort to flood the labyrinthine network of militant tunnels ... five large water pumps near the al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City in November ...

Before Israel’s relentless bombardment of Gaza ... flood the tunnels over several weeks, in an attempt to dismantle the network and weaken Palestinian armed groups. Researchers specialising in ...

Israel is considering flooding Hamas’ underground network of tunnels in Gaza with ocean water as part of its plan to completely decimate the terrorist group that rules over the Palestinian ...

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) has confirmed that it has been flooding tunnels in Gaza with large volumes of water in its effort to attack the terrorist infrastructure of Hamas. The IDF says its ...

Similarly, Egypt in 2013 began flooding tunnels running underneath its shared border with Gaza, using seawater, sewage water and cement to halt what it said was the smuggling of weapons by ...