Destruction of an Approximately 1.5 Kilometer Tunnel Used for Weapon

Destruction of an Approximately 1.5 Kilometer Tunnel Used for Weapon Storage

Troops of the 7th Brigade expanded the operation in the Gaza Strip to the Khan Yunis area and the outskirts of Deir al-Balah. The troops are eliminating terrorists, destroying combat compounds above and below ground. In one such compound, troops of the 603rd Battalion located dozens of rockets, launchers, and several anti-tank missiles.

With intelligence guidance, troops of the 603rd Battalion and the Yahalom Unit located and destroyed an underground tunnel route approximately a kilometer and a half long. Along the tunnel route, an active compound of Hamas terrorists was located where weapons, explosives, and equipment for long-term stay were found - used by the terrorists who left the compound as the troops arrived.