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Drone footage said to show IDF blowing up Hamas tunnel network in northern Gaza

By Emanuel Fabian 20 November 2023, 2:38 pm 1 Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent.

An initial blast as the IDF blows up a tunnel network in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, in footage released on November 19, 2023 (Kan TV Screenshot, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)

A video posted online is said to show the IDF demolishing a Hamas tunnel network in northern Gaza’s Beit Hanoun.

The drone footage, published by the Kan public broadcaster, shows first a single blast before a series of synchronized explosions, apparently at all the tunnel entrances found by the troops.

Explosions spread along the underground complex as the IDF blows up a tunnel network in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, in footage released on November 19, 2023. (Kan TV Screenshot, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)

A cloud of dust rises over the area.

Smoke rises above an underground complex as the IDF blows up a tunnel network in Beit Hanoun, northern Gaza, in footage released on November 19, 2023. (Kan TV Screenshot, used in accordance with clause 27a of the copyright law)

It is unclear when the video was taken, as it was not issued officially by the IDF.

The IDF has said it has demolished hundreds of tunnel entrances in northern Gaza amid the ground offensive.