Defense Minister Israel Katz and the IDF Chief of Staff said in a security assessment Thursday evening that the military has destroyed 83% of the tunnels in the designated 'yellow line' area of the Gaza Strip, confirming the figure the IDF announced earlier.
Tonight, Defense Minister Israel Katz and the IDF Chief of Staff confirmed in a joint security assessment that the military has destroyed 83% of the tunnels in the 'yellow line' area of the Gaza Strip. The confirmation, which took place on Thursday evening, follows the IDF's earlier announcement of the same figure at 19:58 Jerusalem time. The yellow line is the IDF's security demarcation within the strip, established as part of the ongoing campaign. As The Zioneer reported, the 83% figure was first announced by the IDF and then confirmed by Minister Katz in separate statements at the same hour. The tunnel destruction campaign is a central objective of Israeli operations in Gaza, alongside expanding territorial control — the IDF now holds nearly 70% of the strip, as reported on July 1. The remaining 17% of tunnels in the yellow line area remain unaccounted for, and their status is not yet clear.
4 developments
- DevelopingKatz: IDF thwarting Hezbollah tunnels, destroying terror infrastructure near Lebanon border fence
- StrongKatz: All IDF gains in the Lebanon campaign preserved; forces operate from the Yellow Line inward
- DevelopingMinister Eli Cohen: IDF now holds nearly 70% of Gaza Strip, will reach 100%
- DevelopingNetanyahu: IDF eliminated 90% of Hezbollah's pre-war 150,000 rockets and missiles
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