Two rigged tunnels located near the security fence were uncovered by forces in the northern Gaza Strip late Tuesday night and in the wee hours of Wednesday morning.
Photo: IDF Spokesperson
The forces fired at three terror operatives and uncovered many weapons hidden in the area. In addition, forces uncovered a number of additional tunnels used by Hamas.
Photo: IDF Spokesperson
During the day Tuesday, a combat engineering force working with infantry troops in northern Gaza carried out a controlled detonation of a tunnel leading into Israeli territory in the vicinity of the Nahal Oz terminal.
Photo: IDF Spokesperson
The tunnel, uncovered on Monday in a joint IDF and Israel Security Agency effort, was apparently intended to be used to kidnap Israeli citizens or soldiers in an attack similar to the one in which IDF soldier Gilad Shalit was abducted on June 25, 2006.
Photo: IDF Spokesperson
Photo: IDF Spokesperson
IDF forces, including infantry, tanks, combat engineers, artillery, and intelligence, are continuing to operate throughout the Gaza Strip with the assistance of the Israel Air Force and the Israeli Navy.