Israeli Forces Destroy Hamas Weapons and Concrete Factory Complex

Jerusalem, 25 December, 2023 (TPS) -- Israeli soldiers in the southern Gaza area of Khan Yunis raided a complex featuring a weapons-making facility and a concrete factory which Hamas used for the construction of tunnels, the Israel Defense Forces said on Monday.

The IDF said combat engineers destroyed the compound, along with a lathe and a large number of munitions. The military also released video footage of the complex, including the weapons found.

According to the IDF, the reserve Kiryati Brigade, which located and destroyed the complex, has destroyed more than 100 other Hamas sites in the area of Khan Yunis, including underground facilities and tunnel shafts.

Khan Yunis, the second largest city in Gaza, is regarded as a personal stronghold of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, whose family lives there.

At least 1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s attacks on Israeli communities near the Gaza border on Oct. 7. The number of men, women, children, soldiers and foreigners held captive in Gaza by Hamas is now believed to be 129. Other people remain unaccounted for as Israeli authorities continue to identify bodies and search for human remains.