IDF has ‘unique solutions’ to handle Hamas tunnels – defense minister

By Emanuel Fabian

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2 November 2023, 7:48 pm 6 Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant speaks to troops of the elite Yahalom combat engineering unit, November 2, 2023. (Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry)

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says the military has “unique solutions” to demolish Hamas’s vast network of tunnels under the Gaza Strip.

“We have unique solutions to reach all the tunnels and dismantle them underground; we are ready to do it,” Gallant says to troops of the elite Yahalom combat engineering unit.

“We will reach everywhere, and then the terrorists will have two options: either die in the tunnel or come out. And there, either die from the fire of our forces or surrender unconditionally,” he says.

“There is no third option, those are the only options and that’s how we operate,” he adds.