IDF locates weapons under beds of top Hamas member’s kids, as well as 4 deep tunnels

The IDF says fighters from its 401st Brigade operating on the outskirts of Gaza’s Jabaliya have located four “significant” tunnels dug deep underground, as well as a stash of weapons hidden under the beds of a senior Hamas member’s kids and in closets.

The military says the tunnels are connected to an electricity network and were used by Hamas. One of them was found in a search of the home of a different senior member of the terror group.

At the home of the first official, in addition to weapons, troops also located many documents and battle plans, which have been handed to intelligence forces for examination.

The troops also found shafts used to launch rockets, alongside long-range rockets of the type used to target central Israel.

“We have reached the heart of Hamas’s deployment,” says the brigade commander, Col. Benny Aharon.

צוות הקרב של חטיבה 401 נלחם ב'עמק הגראדים' בפאתי ג'באליה וחשף תשתיות תת קרקעיות ואמצעי לחימה מתחת למיטות שינה של ילדים>>https://t.co/FTj58GmfVL pic.twitter.com/dVI46AVKxy

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