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From the Liveblog of
Monday, January 29, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Monday, January 29, 2024
IDF: Troops discover, destroy Hamas attack tunnel underneath Khan Younis cemetery
A handout image the IDF says is from a Hamas attack tunnel underneath a cemetery in Khan Younis, distributed on January 29, 2024. (IDF)
Troops with the 98th division discovered a Hamas underground tunnel underneath a cemetery in the heart of Khan Younis, the military says.
Soldiers discovered explosives in the tunnel and also killed terrorists who were inside it, the IDF adds, which says it also uncovered in the tunnel an office used by the commander of Hamas’s eastern battallion of the Khan Younis Brigade to direct its activities on October 7.
מתחת לבית קברות בלב חאן יונס: אוגדה 98 חשפו מנהרת טרור וחדרי שהייה של בכירי חמאס
לכל הפרטים והתיעודים: https://t.co/z4zH9wjYqI pic.twitter.com/1WKu8n6WKc
— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) January 29, 2024
The Yahalom unit later destroyed the tunnel, the IDF says, which was equipped with multiple rooms, running water and sliding doors.
