On 30 January, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that the plan to flood tunnels under the Gaza Strip, a strategy that has been the subject of rumours since December, is being implemented at a number of undisclosed locations.
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.
There are concerns that flooding the tunnels could endanger many of the approximately 130 remaining Israeli hostages who were abducted by Hamas in its attacks of 7 October 2023. The hostages' locations remain unknown.
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