Israel Destroys 1-Km-Long Tunnel in Northern Gaza

Jerusalem, 3 September, 2024 (TPS) -- Soldiers located and destroyed a more than one-kilometer-long tunnel in northern Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Tuesday.

The tunnel, located in the area of Beit Lahia, contained a track for transporting equipment, extensive electrical infrastructure as well as weapons.

The army said combat engineers uncovered the tunnel based on intelligence information.

Earlier on Tuesday, the IDF announced it eliminated Ahmed Wadiyya, who commanded a Hamas unit responsible for the October 7 massacre at Moshav Netiv HaAsara. Waddiya and seven other terrorists were killed in an airstrike in Gaza City overnight.

Wadiyya was identified as drinking soda inside the kitchen of Netiv HaAsara resident Gil Taasa in full view of his children after killing their father. The children survived the massacre.

At least 1,200 people were killed, and 252 Israelis and foreigners were taken hostage in Hamas’s attacks on Israeli communities near the Gaza border on October 7. Of the 97 remaining hostages, more than 30 have been declared dead. Hamas has also been holding captive two Israeli civilians since 2014 and 2015, and the bodies of two soldiers killed in 2014.