The UN warns about the danger of pouring sea water into the underground tunnels in Gaza

A United Nations official has warned about the danger of pouring seawater into underground tunnels in the Gaza Strip, although he has stressed that they have not yet received confirmed information on the matter.

Dec 16, 2023 - 15:52
The UN warns about the danger of pouring sea water into the underground tunnels in Gaza
The UN warns about the danger of pouring sea water into the underground tunnels in Gaza

According to Russian-Yaum, Lynn Hastings, the humanitarian coordinator of the United Nations in the occupied Palestinian territories, has stated in a statement that the United Nations does not confirm the news of the flooding of the underground channels of Gaza by the Zionist regime. but he added by saying "we have seen media reports on this issue, and if this happens, it will have a negative impact on generations of Gazans." Recently, the Wall Street newspaper quoted American officials as saying that the Zionist regime has installed pumps to pour sea water into the trenches of the Hamas movement in Gaza. According to those circles, starting to pump seawater into the Hamas tunnels from the Mediterranean Sea, an operation that is in the initial stages, is one of the tactics of the Zionist regime aimed at destroying and destroying the tunnels. According to the report, the representative of the United Nations has stressed that the action of the Zionist regime will increase the difficulty of finding clean drinking water in the Gaza Strip, and there is also the possibility of flooding and death of Israeli hostages held by Hamas fighters. .../