IDF says troops demolished kilometer-long Hamas tunnel under Khan Younis, in southern Gaza

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

During recent operations of the 98th Division in the Khan Younis area of the southern Gaza Strip, the IDF says it demolished a kilometer-long Hamas tunnel.

The tunnel was discovered by the Commando Brigade and the elite Yahalom combat engineering unit, amid a new offensive against Hamas.

According to the IDF, while scanning the tunnel, troops located several Hamas operatives holed up inside and eliminated them.

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