The IDF says it has destroyed 83% of the tunnels in the designated 'yellow line' area of the Gaza Strip, confirming the figure Defense Minister Israel Katz announced earlier Thursday evening. The yellow line is the IDF's security demarcation within the strip.
The IDF confirmed Thursday evening that 83% of the tunnels in the designated 'yellow line' area of the Gaza Strip have been destroyed. The announcement comes after Defense Minister Israel Katz said at 19:59 Jerusalem that he had been updated on the figure in a military assessment, as The Zioneer reported earlier. The IDF's own confirmation now puts the destruction rate at 83% of the tunnels in the area under Israeli control along the yellow line. The yellow line is the IDF's security demarcation within the Gaza Strip. The figure does not specify whether all tunnels in that area are Hamas tunnels, but the minister's earlier statement referred to Hamas tunnels. The IDF has not provided additional details on the remaining 17%.
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