IDF finds booby-trapped tunnel in Gaza home

30 July 2014, 5:52 pm

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The IDF says it found a tunnel opening in a private residence in the southern Gaza Strip earlier today. The tunnel, which was rigged with explosives, subsequently detonated and injured a number of troops.

“Two explosive devices were detonated against the soldiers, one from within the tunnel and a second one that was concealed within the house. The explosion caused the residence to collapse and the injury of several soldiers,” it says in a statement.

Twelve soldiers are hospitalized today for injuries sustained in combat, and 130 troops are currently receiving treatment in hospitals throughout the country.