IDF destroys underground tunnels in Gaza, including one where hostages were held

The Israel Defense Forces announced Thursday that it had destroyed a network of underground tunnels in the Gaza Strip, including a tunnel that had been used to hold hostages. The IDF provided no further details on the timing or scope of the operation.

The IDF announced on Thursday that it had destroyed a network of underground tunnels in the Gaza Strip, including a tunnel that had been used to hold hostages. The military did not provide details on the timing, scope, or exact location of the operation. The destruction of tunnel infrastructure is a longstanding objective of Israeli operations in Gaza.

3 developments

1. 17:53 · 30 JulLatest

   Yahalom unit joined mission; large cache of weapons also located.

2. 17:50 · 30 Jul

   188th Armored Brigade completes 8-month mission, destroys 10+ Hamas tunnels.

3. 17:46 · 30 Jul

   IDF destroys underground tunnels in Gaza, including one where hostages were held

• Strong19:07 · 27 JulIDF destroys additional Hamas tunnel hundreds of meters long in northern Gaza
• Strong11:34 · 10 JulIDF says it demolished five Hamas tunnels, 2 km long, in northern Gaza
• Developing17:52 · 30 JulIDF destroys over 10 underground tunnel routes in Gaza, including hostage-holding tunnel
• Developing12:28 · 3 JulIDF weekly ops: over 1 km of Gaza tunnels destroyed, 60 suspects arrested in Judea and Samaria

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