The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday claimed that it has destroyed entrances of 130 Hamas tunnels in Gaza since the militant group waged its war against the Jewish nation on October 7. In a post on X, the military said: \u201cIDF combat engineers are currently working to expose and destroy Hamas terrorist infrastructure in Gaza, including tunnels. Water and oxygen storage discovered inside the tunnels indicates Hamas\u2019 preparations for prolonged stays underground. \u201c130 tunnel entrances have been destroyed since the beginning of the war.\u201d<\/p>\n
In an earlier statement late Wednesday, the IDF said that it destroyed a Hamas tunnel near a UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) sponsored school in the Beit Hanoun area of northern Gaza. It also shared a video allegedly showing the destruction \u201cnear the school\u201d through a drone camera. \u201cWith the expansion of the ground operation in the Gaza Strip, the soldiers are thwarting Hamas\u2019 terrorist infrastructure,\u201d the IDF added. The myriad of tunnels under Gaza are best known as passageways used to smuggle goods from Egypt and launch attacks into Israel. However, according to the IDF, a second underground network also exists which the Israeli military colloquially refers to as the \u201cGaza metro\u201d. It is a vast labyrinth of tunnels, by some accounts several kilometres underground, used to transport people and goods; store rockets and ammunition caches; and house Hamas command and control centers, all away from the prying eyes of the IDF\u2019s aircraft and surveillance drones, CNN reported.<\/p>\n
In 2021, Hamas had claimed to have built 500 km worth of tunnels under Gaza, though it is unclear if that figure was accurate or posturing. If true, Hamas\u2019 underground tunnels would be a little less than half the length of the New York City subway system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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