The IDF said on Monday it had identified and destroyed a Hamas tunnel leading from the Gaza Strip into Israel.
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The tunnel with two routes was dug toward Israeli territory but did not cross the newly-constructed underground sensory barrier and thus did not pose a threat to neighboring communities, the military said.
The structure was hit by the IDF in 2021 during Operation Guardian of the Walls, but the terror group attempted to rebuild it and even began drilling works.
Video: IDF Spokesperson's Unit
"The neutralization of this tunnel joins a long list of covert and known operations that significantly damaged the underground terrorist tunnel program of the Hamas terrorist organization, and we will continue to go after them," Brigadier General Nimrod Aloni, outgoing commanding officer of the Gaza Division, said.
The announcement comes just days after Israel completed Operation Breaking Dawn, an extensive counterterrorism campaign against the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in Gaza.
IDF Operations Directorate Maj. Gen. Oded Basiuk said the entire security echelon of the PIJ has been eliminated during the course of the operation.
Hamas opted for staying on the sidelines, which some Israeli officials said stemmed from public pressure from Gazans.
i24NEWS contributed to this report.
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