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Israel to shift focus to razing Gaza tunnels, Katz says
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Defense Minister Israel Katz says he has instructed the IDF to prepare to demolish all of Hamas’s tunnels in the Gaza Strip.
“The major challenge for Israel after the phase of returning the hostages will be the destruction of all of Hamas’s terror tunnels in Gaza, directly by the IDF and through the international mechanism to be established under US leadership and supervision,” he says on X.
“This is the primary meaning of implementing the agreed principle of demilitarizing Gaza and disarming Hamas,” Katz says, adding that he “instructed the IDF to prepare to carry out the mission.”
It is unclear how the IDF will demolish Hamas’s tunnels in areas of Gaza outside of the army’s control under the ceasefire deal.
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