From the Liveblog of
Friday, April 18, 2025
IDF troops capture and destroy tunnels and weapons depot in Gaza City
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
During recent operations in Gaza City’s eastern neighborhood of Shejaiya, the IDF says reservists of the Jerusalem Brigade, now in their fourth round of reserve duty in Gaza, located several tunnels and a weapons depot.
The military says the operations in Shejaiya are intended to expand a buffer zone along the Gaza border. The area is relatively elevated and overlooks the Israeli border communities of Nahal Oz, Kfar Aza and Sa’ad.
This past week, the IDF says the reserve brigade eliminated a cell of operatives that was planning a sniper attack on the forces.
The tunnels and weapon depot located by the reservists were demolished by the elite Yahalom combat engineering unit, the army adds.
A Hamas tunnel in Gaza City’s Shejaiya neighborhood is demolished in a video published by the IDF on April 18, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
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