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IDF demolishes 500m long Palestinian Islamic Jihad tunnel near Deir al-Balah in central Gaza
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Troops of the 7th Armored Brigade operate on the outskirts of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, in a handout image published August 24, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
A Palestinian Islamic Jihad tunnel located on the outskirts of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip was demolished by combat engineers, the IDF says.
The tunnel was some 500 meters long, according to the military.
It had been located by the 7th Armored Brigade’s 82nd Battalion and later demolished by the elite Yahalom combat engineering unit.
The IDF says the 7th Brigade has killed dozens of gunmen and demolished dozens of sites belonging to terror groups in the east Deir al-Balah area amid an ongoing operation.
Soldiers of the brigade’s 77th Battalion also located a primed rocket launcher in the area, the IDF adds.
