On May 11, local time, Israeli media reported that the Israeli Intelligence Service learned from two officials familiar with the matter that Hamas leader Sinwar is no longer in the Rafah area, but has run to a tunnel in Khan Younis, about 5 miles north of Rafah. However, the exact tunnel is not clear to the Israeli army and people in the know.
The Israeli military said that it is now using all possible means, such as drone surveillance, radio tracking, prisoner confessions, surveillance vehicles, etc., to investigate the possible location of Sinwar's tunnels one by one.
However, the tunnels built by Hamas are intricate and spread almost all of the underground in the city, so it is still difficult to investigate.
And although Sinwar fled in disarray, he would definitely not run away with only a few people like Saddam. There must be many people around Sinwar now to protect him and help him get in touch with the outside world.
The Israeli side said that they would do their best to investigate and capture Sinwar, and only by capturing him can they completely destroy the backbone of Hamas and thus completely conquer the people in the Gaza Strip.
In addition, perhaps fearing that international public opinion would sweep over it again, this time the Israeli side took the initiative to say that before the army's action, it had issued a notice to let the ordinary people of Rafa and Khan Younis evacuate in time so as not to "hurt the innocent".
Hamas's tunnels are vast and complex, and it has separate communications facilities
Speaking of which, Sinwar fled in embarrassment this time because he was too upright, and the United States acted as an intermediary and made it clear to Hamas that it had facilitated negotiations between Hamas and Israel, so that Hamas could rest assured.
The result was a surprise Israeli attack, which caused Hamas to lose its last bastion of Rafah and Sinwar to flee in disarray. Hamas demanded an explanation from the United States, but the United States said it could not control Israel. It can be seen from this that no one can believe the words of the United States.
Although the Israeli army launched a surprise attack and successfully took the Rafah area, fortunately, Sinwar was not caught, and escaped to a tunnel in Khan Younis under the protection of bodyguards, assistants and others.
Although the Israeli army is now investigating Sinwar's traces everywhere, according to Hamas's "hide and seek" method, the Israeli army should not be able to catch Sinwar in a short period of time.
In order not to be monitored by the enemy, there should also be an exclusive wired telephone network in the tunnel, and there should be very few people who know about this line, otherwise this line would have been destroyed by the Israelis long ago. In other words, the radio tracking and drone monitoring methods used by the Israeli military every day can not find any trace of Sinwar, let alone listen to useful telephone messages.
Hamas's tunnels should crisscross the city, and once Sinwar is hiding there, it will be difficult to catch him again. Because according to US media reports, the Israeli army has now captured most of the Gaza Strip, and the underground passages that the Israeli army has found and destroyed may only be 30%.
What is this concept? After more than half a year, I haven't found half of the tunnel system. If this war continues, the Israeli army will occupy all of the Gaza Strip and it will take several years to find and destroy all the tunnel systems established by Hamas, and it will also have to find people who are very familiar with the tunnel system.
Israel will not necessarily be able to seize Sinwar and wipe out Hamas once and for all
However, it is also impossible to find someone in the know. Based on the background of the current Hamas members, those who are familiar with these authentic elements should be the backbone of Hamas.
Interestingly, Hamas's backbone is made up of staunch anti-Israelis who either have a blood feud with Israel or have spent time in Israeli prisons, and who have also received "revenge education." In other words, these key members are people who have a grudge against Israel. Even if Israel captures these people, it will not be able to turn against them and lead the way.
In addition to the help of these men, Sinwar also provided cover from civilians in the Gaza Strip. With the help of these people, it was not easy for the Israeli army to find Sinwar.
Under the cover of ordinary people, Hamas, which is already good at guerrilla warfare, is like a nimble loach that cannot be caught at all. This is why Israel has sent 500,000 troops, but it has not wiped out all the 30,000 Hamas so far.
What's more, even if all these 30,000 people are really exterminated, there will still be a second Hamas and a third Hamas. As long as peace and tranquility are not restored to the region, there will always be forces that oppose Israel, and they will spring up like mushrooms after rain.
While Hamas's counter-violence is not worth advocating, Israel's misdeeds in the Gaza Strip are equally outrageous. Even if Sinwar has no chance to escape, and is eventually caught, or killed, these forces will still rise.
And Sinwar may not be able to escape, after all, the tunnel system mastered by the Israeli army is still very limited, but Sinwar knows it well, and the area where Sinwar is located may no longer be known to the Israeli army.