Israel eliminates 130 Hamas tunnels in Gaza as airstrike kills weapons maker
The Israeli military on Wednesday said it destroyed an infamous Hamas tunnel network that spans hundreds of miles below the Gaza Strip — as air strikes reportedly took out a key weapon maker for the terror organization.
More than 130 tunnel shafts underneath Gaza were blown up by combat engineers who are “destroying the enemy’s weapons and are locating, exposing and detonating tunnel shafts,” the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement.
Meanwhile, above-ground bombardments killed Hamas weapons maker Mahsein Abu Zina, the Israeli military said.
IDF troops also discovered a structure with multiple car batteries sitting next to several tunnel entrances which they believe was used to power the tunnel’s air filtration systems.
Israeli soldiers also captured a Hamas training camp in northern Gaza, IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari wrote on X.
Within the camp were several tunnel entrances, all of which were destroyed.
Troops also discovered a staging group, where Hamas operatives were planning out an attack.
Videos of the tunnels’ demolition were shared online by Hagari.
One shot of a tunnel located next to a school run by the UNRWA, the refugee organization that deals specifically with Palestinians, features a dark, black mushroom cloud of smoke rising into the air.