Hamas fighters? It’s Hamas Terrorists, they wear no uniform.
Clear the tunnels the same way you get rid of moles - pump gas in the tunnels. Even if it is only tear gas. (What? You thought I was going to suggest sarin or mustard gas?)
Of course, somebody would holler that is unfair under the Geneva Rules, and bring a huge human rights violation against the Israelis.
The Muzz slithering like rats in their tunnels. The analogy is perfect.
Here’s a running account of news reports related to these recent events with Israel and Hamas. If you want to catch up on the news accounts ... they are here ...
http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/stisraelhamas/index?tab=articles
It’s listed from newest to oldest, so go to the bottom to start.
The left considers these Hamas terrorists “Freedom fighters” the left would go fight shoulder to shoulder with Hamas if they could..God Bless these brave soldiers..my heart breaks every time I hear that one has died..these tunnels must be destroyed, every single one of them
Occupy all of Gaza and exterminate the Hamas vermin one by one.
Until then, they will not for the simple reason that is would be suicidal given the proximity of their enemies.
The gaza terrorist cesspool needs to be eliminated once and for all. These scum have proven over and over again their (absolutely satanic) murderous intentions.
The bearded savages have been putting in a tremendous amount of time and energy building those tunnels. If they had spent the same amount working hard and studying something other than their violent handbook they might amount to something in the world.
Israel probably has 200 fission nuclear weapons. No fusion (thermonuclear) weapons, as they are much more expensive and difficult, and they have no enemies big enough to need one.
This being said, what they need in this case are thermobaric or fuel air explosives. Much like killing gophers in a hole, you spray a lot of propane gas into a tunnel, then toss in a hand grenade. First, there is a massive overpressure, as all the air inside the tunnel is combusted, then the ceiling and walls collapse.
In their place, I would get a heavy vehicle with a large propane tank strongly secured horizontally in the back, with a quick release pressure valve. Spray it down the hole (propane is heavier than air), until about 10 pounds of gas are down there. Then move away from the tunnel entrance and pitch in the grenade. Pop.
If there is equipment or weapons down there that have to be destroyed, you use a thermobaric weapon to raise the tunnel temperature to perhaps 800-1000F for some seconds.
There are tools that use sound waves, I think, to detect fault lines over a wide area underground. They might detect tunnels too.