re: Hamas fighter emerges from tunnel, places an IED on Israeli tank.

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Israel will in “no circumstances” send troops into Hamas tunnels in and around Gaza, a retired general has said.

The sprawling tunnel network would be a “death trap” for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) if soldiers enter them, said Yair Golan, a former IDF deputy chief of staff.

Hamas started building the labyrinthine underground system almost two decades ago, initially to bring goods into the besieged Gaza Strip and later for military purposes.

“The moment that we get to the tunnels, or regarding the tunnels we’ve already reached – they become a death trap for the enemy,” reserve Maj Gen Golan told Army Radio.

“The wisdom is to find the entrance and seal them, or send in smoke that will cause the enemy to come out and will harm them.”

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Always thought armor needed dismounted infantry in support to help prevent this very thing...

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