by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent
(Worthy News) – Amid talks to bring about the release of hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces operating in the Gaza city of Rafah on Wednesday destroyed a major Hamas tunnel and deactivated ready-to-fire rocket launchers that were hidden in a UN post in Deir al-Balah, Gaza, the Jerusalem Post reports.
The combat teams involved in the operation were the 12th Brigade, the Givati Brigade, the 401st Brigade, the Yahalom Unit, and Unit 504 under the command of the 162nd Division, JPost reports. The 7th Brigade Combat Team found a ready-to-launch mortar shell launcher hidden under a post with a UN symbol on it near the border with Egypt.
Approximately two kilometers long, the destroyed tunnel stretched all the way to the Philadelphi Corridor and had off-shoots to other areas, JPost said.
“The tunnel that was located was reportedly extensive and contained blast doors, which were storing weapons such as AK-47s, anti-tank missiles, many intelligence assets, and explosives,” JPost noted in its report.
In working to destroy terrorist infrastructure above and below ground, and to destroy rocket launch sites, the IDF took control of the area, killing terrorists from the ground and the air, JPost reports.
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