IDF uncovers Hamas tunnels used in October 7 attack

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 7 Oct, 09:13 · Archive

The Israeli military has shown journalists a newly uncovered Hamas tunnel network used during the October 7 attack.

The Israeli Defence Forces provided journalists with access to a newly uncovered tunnel network in the Gaza Strip, specifically in the Shejaiya district in the north. The tunnels connected multiple locations across the area, including a school and civilian houses that had been destroyed during IDF operations to clear the tunnels.

According to the IDF, the tunnel system was used during the October 7, 2023 attack when Hamas operatives kidnapped 18 soldiers and civilians. The military described the tunnels as part of a broader network of 'terror tunnels' that Hamas has constructed beneath Gaza. Journalists were taken into the tunnels via an Israeli kibbutz called Nahal Oz, which was heavily attacked on October 7.

How it is being reported

• Inside the Gaza terror tunnel Hamas used to launch one of the bloodiest Oct. 7 slaughtersThe Israel Defense Forces provided an in-depth look at a newly uncovered Hamas terror tunnel used to kidnap 18 soldiers and civilians during the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack.New York Post · 7 Oct, 09:00
• Inside the Hamas tunnels that protect terrorists while civilians sufferThe GB News team was in the outskirts of Shejaiya, a city in the north of the Gaza Strip. Surrounding the entrance to a tunnel were the remains of four civilian houses, turned to rubble by IDF combat engineers as they cleared the area of terrorist infrastructure. One kilometre deeper into the strip was a school. Tunnels connected the two locations. They are part of a labyrinth of terror tunnels uncovered in the three years since Hamas invaded Israel on October 7. We entered Gaza via an Israeli kibbutz called Nahal Oz, which was devastated on October 7. Eighteen were kidnapped; sixteen…GB News · 6 Oct, 18:01

In this story: Hamas · Israel Defence Forces · Gaza Strip · Shejaiya · Nahal Oz

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