The Israel Defense Forces released a new video on Wednesday showing troops discovering what it says is an underground workshop Hamas used to manufacture weapons, and their subsequent destruction in an airstrike.
The discovery of the underground Hamas workshop came as the IDF’s 7th Brigade Combat Team conducted a weeks-long operation in the Bani Suheila area of Khan Yunis in the south of the country. Gaza Strip, said the IDF.
The operation saw troops raid dozens of terrorist infrastructure sites and eliminate more than 70 Hamas operatives during close combat and airstrikes, according to the IDF.
During the operation, troops from the 603rd Battalion and the Yahalom Unit found a tunnel that went deep underground, according to officials. As the troops investigated the route, the IDF said they discovered underground workshops and a three-room facility used by Hamas terrorists to store and manufacture weapons.
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The IDF said its troops discovered a tunnel leading to an underground workshop used by Hamas to manufacture weapons. (Israel Defense Forces)
After its investigation, the IDF said the tunnel road and workshops were destroyed in an airstrike.
The IDF said the tunnel road and the workshop were destroyed in an airstrike. (Israel Defense Forces)
Tensions between Israel and Iranian proxies Hamas and Hezbollah have escalated in recent weeks as world leaders worry the conflict could boil over into a larger regional war.
The IDF said it ended its operation in the Bani Suheila area of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, destroying infrastructure used by Hamas. (Israel Defense Forces)
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