(Makor Rishon-Hebrew, 27May2021) Noam Amir - Hamas' command, control, and war-fighting capabilities were based in its "Metro" underground tunnel network beneath Gaza, a senior IDF officer in the Southern Command explained. "As soon as we began attacking the Metro in a certain area, we saw immediately that Hamas was no longer able to fire long-range missiles from that area, and was no longer able to launch synchronized attacks from there on Israel. After each section of the Metro was attacked, we saw the difference immediately, and how this reduced the quantity, the ability, and the effectiveness of their operations." "The underground was their brain, and we've now taken this from them. They also understand that whoever enters these tunnels must take into account that they are a death trap. Already by the second night we saw the change. They immediately changed their method of operation and moved their management of the war above ground, which enabled us to take advantage of the opportunity to target their commanders.... Hamas now faces a dilemma regarding whether to rebuild the tunnels. They were sure these were protected areas."
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