National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said Washington was open to the possibility that some hostages held by the radical Palestinian movement Hamas were in underground tunnels that Israel allegedly planned to flood. This was reported by RIA News.
Some of the hostages were told they were being held in the tunnels, Kirby said. That’s why Hamas may be keeping some of them in underground structures, the official said.
Kirby also refused to verify the accuracy of publications that the Israelis had begun filling these tunnels with seawater. The official added that Washington recognizes Israel’s right to self-defense and expects Israel to take a “responsible approach” to help prevent harm to hostages and civilians.
Previously US President Joe Biden statedIt is not known whether there are hostages in the flooded underground tunnels of Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu promised to destroy It is Hamas.