IDF demolishes Hamas tunnel in Rafah next to UNRWA school; rocket launching site also destroyed

The IDF says it has demolished a Hamas tunnel in southern Gaza’s Rafah that passed adjacent to a United Nations school.

Several tunnel shafts leading to the underground passages were located by troops operating under the Negev Brigade.

The shafts were later investigated by the elite Yahalom combat engineering unit, who also demolished the tunnels, the military says.

The IDF says the tunnel and its branches were some 500 meters in length, with one of the entrances being adjacent to an UNRWA school.

Separately, troops located a Hamas site in the area with at least nine rocket launchers, the military says. The rocket launching site was also demolished.

A Hamas rocket launching site discovered by troops in southern Gaza’s Rafah, in a handout image published June 30, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

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