The bodies of the four Israeli hostages recovered from the Gaza Strip last week were found in a Hamas tunnel in the Jabaliya camp, the military announces.
The IDF had not reached the tunnel during its initial ground operation in Jabaliya, which had served as a command center for the terror group amid the fighting.
The bodies of Ron Benjamin, Itzhak Gelerenter, Amit Buskila, and Shani Louk were found hidden inside the tunnel, and the area surrounding it was guarded by Hamas, according to the military. In an alley close to the tunnel shaft, terror operatives had planted a large explosive device, which was disarmed by troops.
There were several clashes above ground as troops pushed into the area, and in one incident, Maj. Gal Shabbat, 24, a company commander in the Paratroopers Brigade’s 202nd Battalion, was fatally wounded. However, there was no fighting in the tunnel itself.
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