The Israeli military claims to have found a tunnel in the Gaza Strip, parts of which served as a dungeon for people kidnapped from Israel. “As far as we know, 20 hostages are being held indoors, in stuffy air, with little oxygen and terrible humidity that makes breathing difficult,” army spokesman Daniel Hagari said at a press conference last night.
The tunnel was discovered under the home of a Hamas terrorist in Khan Yunis. Israeli soldiers arrived at the site after walking about a kilometer through an underground passage 20 meters underground. The hostages were there at different times and some of them have since been released through an exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
Photos of children's drawings
Hagari presented photos of the underground facility where the hostages were allegedly held. He also showed images of children's drawings said to have been made by a five-year-old girl who was among the hostages released in late November. The army's top priority is to free the other 136 hostages still being held by Hamas. “The effort is supported by technical means, special forces and intelligence information that we are constantly optimizing,” Hagari said.