The IDF will change its combat tactics in the Gaza tunnels following the murder of the six hostages, KAN News reported Friday, citing military sources.
The IDF has become more concerned that as troops enter and operate within the tunnels, any hostages held within will be killed. The IDF will assume that in any area where the IDF has not yet operated, there are hostages. “The murder of the hostages is a direct operational message from Hamas – ‘stop operating underground,’” military officials told KAN.
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Source: The Jerusalem Post
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