IDF says it found and destroyed kilometer-long Hamas tunnel in northern Gaza
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A kilometer-long Hamas tunnel found by IDF troops in northern Gaza's Beit Lahiya, in an image published on September 3, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
A kilometer (0.6 mile)-long Hamas tunnel in the northern Gaza Strip, which featured a track for logistic transportation, was recently demolished by combat engineers, the IDF says.
The military says it had prior intelligence on the tunnel, located in northern Gaza’s Beit Lahiya, and that in recent weeks it was uncovered and destroyed by the Gaza Division’s combat engineers and the elite Yahalom unit.
The tunnel was over a kilometer long, and inside troops found weapons, electrical infrastructure, and a track used to transport equipment.
