The IDF released footage from a military dog's body camera Wednesday showing the destruction of an underground tunnel route containing dozens of rockets in the southern Gaza Strip. The Paratroopers Brigade Combat Team, operating under the Gaza Division (143), located the route as part of clearing operations in the 'yellow line' area. The tunnel was destroyed together with engineering forces and the Yahalom unit.
The IDF on Wednesday released footage from a military dog's body camera documenting the destruction of an underground tunnel route containing dozens of rockets in the southern Gaza Strip. The Paratroopers Brigade Combat Team, operating under the Gaza Division (143), destroyed the route in the area east of the 'yellow line' — a designated security zone. The release of the footage marks the latest development in a story that has been reported in multiple updates throughout the day.
The IDF first reported the operation at 12:16 Jerusalem time, stating that the Paratroopers Brigade had located and dismantled an underground tunnel route containing rockets. Soon after, the military released footage of a working dog locating the rockets deep inside the tunnel, and subsequently confirmed the destruction of the tunnel. The operation was conducted in coordination with engineering forces and the Yahalom combat engineering unit.
The tunnel destruction is part of the IDF's sustained campaign to dismantle Hamas's subterranean infrastructure, which the military says remains a key component of the terror group's capabilities. As The Zioneer reported on July 3, the IDF destroyed over a kilometer of tunnels in the Gaza Strip in a single week, with a focus on the Khan Yunis area. On July 27, the IDF destroyed an additional tunnel hundreds of meters long in northern Gaza, east of the yellow line. The security establishment assesses that Hamas still retains a significant arsenal of rockets, including intermediate-range and a smaller number of long-range weapons, as reported on July 28.
The IDF continues clearing operations in the yellow line area, and the full extent of Hamas's remaining underground network in the southern Gaza Strip remains unclear. The military has stated that it will persist in locating and destroying additional subterranean routes.
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