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Wednesday, August 28, 2024
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Wednesday, August 28, 2024
Large tunnel in central Gaza razed by troops, IDF says
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
IDF troops stand at the entrance to a tunnel in the central Gaza Strip, in a handout image released by the military on August 28, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
A three-kilometer-long Hamas tunnel located in the Netzarim Corridor area of the central Gaza Strip was recently demolished by combat engineers, the IDF says.
The tunnel had been located and later demolished by the Yahalom combat engineering unit, along with reservists of the Jerusalem Brigade, which is currently stationed in the corridor.
According to the IDF, which releases footage of the tunnel being blown up, part of the tunnel was destroyed during the 2014 Gaza war, but over the years Hamas worked to rebuild it.
The tunnel did not cross into Israeli territory, the military says.
