Exploring a vast Hamas tunnel complex where hostages were reportedly held captive: Reporter's notebook

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Exploring a vast Hamas tunnel complex where hostages were reportedly held captive: Reporter's notebook

https://abcnews.go.com/International/hamas-tunnel-complex-khan-younis-gaza-reporters-notebook/story?id=106513545

The Israel Defense Forces took ABC News inside a Hamas tunnel complex where they say 20 hostages were held.

Exploring a vast Hamas tunnel complex where hostages were reportedly held captive: Reporter's notebook

There were multiple tunnel off-shoots, with one of them leading us to a large room with a vaulted ceiling plastered white, walls colored with tiled walls and carpeted with artificial grass. The soldiers said they believed it was used to hold women and children hostages, showing us a child's drawing they said a 5-year-old hostage said they drew.

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