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In reply to the discussion: Joe Biden will get no credit for the Gaza ceasefire. None. [View all]Calista241
(5,633 posts)Yeah, Hamas can move some people around (as long as they're not in the tunnels), maybe some guns, but they can't build rockets or import anything substantial enough to change the balance of power.
I also have no doubt that Israel is going to continue their operation and clearing tunnels starting after the 4 days.
The most important part of a tunnel system like the one Hamas has built is air and air circulation. To accomplish this air circulation, Hamas needs power to run engines that provide this ventilation. Those engines generate exhaust that must also be ventilated. Exhaust tunnels are easily detected and blocked / destroyed. Solar panels (really the best option) that provide this power are even more easily detected and destroyed. Everyone in those tunnels will need to get out if they want to survive. Can they survive a week, two weeks? Nobody knows, but if Israel stays where they are for a month or two, everyone in those tunnels will need to escape.
In addition, Israel also has access to the tunnel system, and they can pump whatever they want into it, which will further compress the timeline for Hamas to do something. And given the Israel interdiction of cell phone signals and other communication, those Hamas terrorists will have to make whatever decision they make without influence from Hamas higher-ups.