The Sderot municipality announced that testing by the Israel Defense Forces, following residents' reports of hearing excavation sounds, did not produce any unusual findings.
A statement from the municipality said, "It is important to note that five new residential neighborhoods are currently being built in Sderot, some not far from the neighborhood where the residents reported the noise." The statement continued, "In addition, the IDF has completed the barrier opposite Sderot, whose goal is to identify tunnels directed toward the city, and therefore there is a very high chance that if a tunnel were dug, the IDF's technological means would identify it. We reiterate that we thank the residents for their vigilance and every report on the matter is immediately relayed to the army and police forces for examination."