The IDF have uncovered a tunnel designed for large vehicles beneath the Philadelphi Corridor. However, the IDF spokesperson's announcement did not specify whether the tunnel leads to Egypt.
Since the IDF entered Rafah months ago, forces have been operating against terrorists and terrorist infrastructure both above and, primarily, below ground. They have been locating, mapping, and destroying all tunnels and underground routes accordingly.
One of the main areas where the division and engineering forces, led by the Yahalom unit, have been working to locate tunnels is near the Philadelphi Corridor. Their goal is to discover smuggling tunnels coming from Egypt. Recently, all forces have been focused on locating and destroying underground routes in the area around the Corridor. So far, they have identified and destroyed dozens of such tunnals.
Now, the IDF spokesperson has announced that at the beginning of last week, during one of the operations to locate underground routes in the Philadelphi area, a tunnel was discovered along the Corridor. The tunnel was three meters high, and according to documentation, it seemed capable of accommodating large vehicles able to transport significant amounts of equipment. The IDF did not specify whether the tunnel crossed the border from Egypt.
At this stage, IDF forces continue to investigate and neutralize the discovered underground tunnel , as well as other extensive tunnels that have been found.
