The IDF blew up an extensive Hamas tunnel system hidden beneath Gaza’s Palestine Square, where terrorist leaders hid during the October 7 attack on Israel, as officials said the ground offensive in the north is coming to an end. end.
The Israeli military on Thursday released video of a massive series of explosions that demolished tunnels in the exclusive Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City that once housed Hamas’s top echelons.
Colonel Benny Aharon, who gave a guided tour to journalists two days before the demolition, said the homes and offices of Hamas’ top leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, and military chief Muhammad Deif, were linked to the network. of tunnels, reports The Times of Israel.
Also located in the luxurious neighborhood was the house of the daughter of the top political leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh.
The Jewish state believes that Sinwar and Deif were operating in the tunnels beneath Palestine Square when their forces stormed into Israel on October 7, massacring 1,200 people and kidnapping more than 240 others.
Israel destroyed a vast tunnel under Gaza’s Palestine Square on Thursday. IDF The tunnels were in the wealthy Rimal neighborhood, which housed top Hamas leaders. IDF
The IDF located some 20 tunnels leading to Palestine Square’s underground network, with some entrances located just a few meters from the neighborhood’s main roundabout.
Aharon told reporters that the electricity used in the tunnels was available because Hamas diverted power from civilian generators and solar panels, and stole enough power to allow the terrorists “to survive there for months.”
Given its location and size in such a populated area, Aharon stated that “it was not possible for people not to know what was going on here.”
Inside the tunnel system, the IDF found several Hamas weapons and equipment. IDF
Along with the electrical system, the IDF found several weapons in the tunnels, including guns, rockets, and equipment for night operations.
The destruction of the tunnel was carried out by Aharon’s 401st Armored Brigade, along with the elite combat engineering unit Yahalom, who have decimated Hamas forces in northern Gaza.
After nearly two months of fighting in northern Gaza, the IDF said late Wednesday that its ground offensive in the area is coming to an end as only a handful of Hamas bases remain.
The tunnel system beneath Palestine Square had around 20 main entrances. IDF The IDF explored the tunnel system and gave a tour to journalists days before destroying it. IDF
Over the past 24 hours, the IDF said it had carried out airstrikes against 230 Hamas targets.
The United Nations estimates that more than 1.8 million Palestinians, 85% of the population, have been displaced by the war after fleeing northern Gaza.
The UN added that almost 20% of all buildings and infrastructure in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed by Israeli attacks.
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