The IDF isolated and secured an area near Jabalya while working to destroy Hamas terrorists and infrastructure.
The IDF 551st Brigade combat team completed a mission in Jabalya, in the Gaza Strip, on Saturday, having killed Hamas terrorists and destroyed terror infrastructure, the IDF said.
The neutralized infrastructure included tunnels and subterranean structures.
During the operation, which had began before the initiation of the now-ended cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, IDF troops identified and destroyed a Hamas terror tunnel which extended tens of meters below the surface of the earth.
A Hamas tunnel in a school
The tunnel had been located in the courtyard of a school compound.
Another tunnel was located and destroyed in the home of a Hamas naval force activist, the IDF stated.
IDF troops discover a tunnel shaft near a school compound in Jabalya.
Soldiers of the 551st Brigade, along with Israeli special forces, also worked to eliminate subterranean infrastructure north of Jabalya, where Israeli troops subsequently Isolated and secured an area to facilitate further IDF activity.
Also, along with the air force and artillery units, IDF troops destroyed numerous pieces of Hamas combat equipment, including weapons, explosives, launchers, and ammunition.
