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IDF says it demolished 5 kilometers of Hamas tunnels in northern Gaza
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A cache of weapons that the IDF says it found in a Hamas tunnel in northern Gaza's Beit Hanoun, in a handout photo published on February 26, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
The IDF says it recently demolished five kilometers (three miles) of Hamas tunnels in northern Gaza’s Beit Hanoun.
In one of the tunnels, the army says troops located a cache of weapons, including explosive devices, firearms, RPGs, grenades, and ammunition, as well as surveillance equipment.
The military believes that at least 60 percent of Hamas’s estimated 550- to 650-kilometer (350-400 miles) tunnel network across the Strip is still intact.
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