Home SECURITY & DEFENCE IDF locate 800 Hamas tunnels in Gaza, many inside or near schools, kindergartens, mosques & playgrounds

IDF locate 800 Hamas tunnels in Gaza, many inside or near schools, kindergartens, mosques & playgrounds

Over 800 tunnel shafts have been located and 500 of them destroyed since the beginning of the war: IDF soldiers continue operations to destroy Hamas’ underground network of tunnels.

by EUToday Correspondents
UNRWA
Since the beginning of ground operations in the Gaza Strip, IDF soldiers have located over 800 shafts to Hamas’ underground tunnels.

Around 500 of the tunnel shafts have been destroyed using a variety of operational methods, including with explosives and blocks.

Some of the tunnel shafts connected Hamas’ strategic assets via the underground tunnel network. In addition, many miles of the tunnel routes have been destroyed.

The tunnel shafts were located in civilian areas, many of which were near or inside civilian buildings and structures, such as schools, kindergartens, mosques and playgrounds.

IDF soldiers located large quantities of weapons inside some of the shafts.

These findings are further proof of how Hamas deliberately uses the civilian population and infrastructure as a cover for its terrorist activity inside Gaza.

After locating the shafts, IDF troops carry out thorough investigations in order to understand the characteristics of the tunnels and then prepare the underground route for its destruction.

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