A member of the Hamas terror group’s military arm, who was captured after he entered Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip, has provided Israeli investigators with a wealth of information about the Hamas tunneling operations, the IDF says in a statement.
The army says Ahmad Magdi Muhammad Avid, 23, from Shejaiya in the Gaza Strip was captured on September 27 after crossing the border fence in northern Gaza.
Avid was a member of the Hamas military wing which he joined in 2013. He trained in the use of anti-tank weapons, military engineering operations, and sniping. He was also involved in tunnel digging in the area of Shejaiya and was formed part of the Hamas border patrol forces.
During interrogation Avid gave up a lot of information about the Hamas tunneling operation in the Gaza Strip — including attack tunnels leading into Israel and tunnels inside Gaza intended for use in battles against the IDF, the statement says.
“The investigation of Ahmad Avid once again revealed the Hamas terror activities that uses tunnels to advance terror actions against Israel.”
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