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Friday, June 6, 2025
After soldiers killed, IDF says troops have no choice but to enter Gaza buildings to check for tunnels
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
After the deaths of four troops in a booby-trapped building in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis this morning, IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin says sometimes there’s “no choice” but to enter structures in the Strip to investigate them.
“Sometimes there’s no choice but to investigate a tunnel route,” Defrin says in response to a question at a press conference.
“To do this, without being harmed by an explosive, we carry out a variety of methods. We will investigate this incident,” he says.
Also in his press conference, Defrin says IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir held an assessment on the deadly incident at the Southern Command earlier today.
“Will draw lessons from this incident,” he adds.
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