The Israel Defense Forces released a new video on Wednesday showing forces discovering and then destroying in airstrikes an underground factory allegedly used by Hamas to manufacture weapons.
The discovery of the Hamas underground workshop came during a multi-week operation by the IDF’s 7th Brigade Combat Team in the Bani Suheila area of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, according to the IDF.
According to the IDF, forces raided dozens of terrorist infrastructure facilities during the operation, eliminating more than 70 Hamas operatives in close combat and airstrikes.
During the operation, troops from the 603rd Battalion and Yahalom Unit discovered tunnels leading deep underground, officials said. As the troops investigated the route, the IDF said they found an underground workshop and a three-room compound that Hamas terrorists were using to store and manufacture weapons.
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The Israel Defense Forces said its forces had discovered tunnels leading to an underground factory used by Hamas to make weapons. (Israel Defense Forces)
The Israel Defense Forces announced after an investigation that the tunnel route and workshop had been destroyed in an airstrike.
The Israel Defense Forces said the tunnel route and workshop were destroyed in airstrikes. (Israel Defense Forces)
Tensions between Israel and Iranian proxies Hamas and Hezbollah have risen in recent weeks, with world leaders worried the conflict could escalate into a larger regional war.
The Israel Defense Forces announced that it had ended its operation in the Bani Suheila neighborhood of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, destroying infrastructure used by Hamas. (Israel Defense Forces)
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has vowed to seek revenge for Haniyeh’s death, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said his country is prepared for any scenario.
