The army has been quietly dealing with Hamas tunnels in recent months, a Channel 2 TV report today indicates.
According to the report, in December security officials quietly contacted residents of an unspecified Israeli community close to the Gaza border, and told them that IDF digging tools could soon be working within the community, because of indications there was a tunnel beneath it.
The IDF apparently dealt with the issue, and after some time, the security officials came back to the residents and said the threat had been dealt with and neutralized.
In response the army says that “The residents were updated on IDF efforts to locate certain finds in the area, as part of routine ongoing IDF activity along the border with Gaza.”
“The residents were also updated that, as of now, no unusual findings were discovered.”
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