The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that they uncovered and destroyed a Hamas tunnel network built underneath a beach resort in Gaza. In a post on X late Friday night, the military said: \u201cIDF troops operated at a Hamas terrorist quarters under the Blue Beach Hotel by the beach in northern Gaza, using a range of methods and destroyed the infrastructure earlier this week.<\/p>\n
\u201cHamas terrorists exploited the hotel, from where they planned and executed attacks both above and below ground. Many weapons were found under the hotel, including AK-47 assault rifles, explosives and drones. \u201cDuring the course of combat, dozens of Hamas terrorists entrenched in the hotel fired anti-tank missiles at IDF forces, who returned fire. During the forces\u2019 operations in the hotel\u2019s area, the soldiers encountered and eliminated terrorists.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a statement, the IDF said the troops that uncovered seven shafts leading to the tunnels were a combat team of the 14th Brigade, operating under the 162nd Division. \u201cIDF soldiers conducted an in-depth investigation of the shafts for several days and have now destroyed the entire infrastructure,\u201d it added. The military also claimed that Hamas militants had used the hotel as a shelter and many terrorists were neutralised during the operation carried out on Friday.<\/p>\n
In December 2023, the IDF announced that it had uncovered the largest underground Hamas tunnel system in Gaza. The system splits into branches of tunnels, spans over more than 4 km and reaches 400 metres from the Erez crossing, a passageway between Gaza and Israel. In 2021, Hamas had claimed build 500 km worth of tunnels under Gaza, though it is unclear if that figure was accurate or posturing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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