be brought out

About a minute later, Israeli soldiers fired on nearby buildings in an effort to disrupt Hamas’s communications and to allow the hostages to be brought out, Admiral Hagari said, and Israeli warplanes fired on Hamas targets in the area.

The water levels dropped by Monday, raising hopes they can be brought out.

Rescue teams have inserted pipes into dug-out areas and welded them together so the workers could be brought out on wheeled stretchers.

Authorities have been working to send multiple pipes of differing widths through the debris to create a micro-tunnel through which the workers can be brought out.

Rescuers had drilled through three-quarters of the debris trapping the workers by that point, and hopes had been high they could be brought out by Thursday morning.