Israeli forces demolish kilometre-long tunnel in central Gaza
Israeli strike near Rafah tent camp (Representative image)
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have destroyed a kilometre-long tunnel in the central Gaza Strip's Netzarim Corridor area.
The tunnel, identified by troops serving under the 99th Division, contained multiple interconnected paths used by terrorist operatives for movement, as per reports.
The destruction of the tunnel was executed by the elite Yahalom combat engineering unit. Within the Netzarim Corridor, forces from the 99th Division, including the Alexandroni Infantry Brigade and 8th Reserveored Brigade of the IDF, have eliminated numerous gunmen and obliterated over 100 sites in the last two months since their deployment.
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These targeted sites encompassed weapon storage facilities, surveillance posts, rocket launch pads, and tunnels.
The IDF alsoconducted an airstrike on a mosque in the area, which was allegedlybeing utilised by gunmen as a base of operations.
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Israel orders mass evacuation of Palestinians from Khan Younis
In a related development, the Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of thousands of Palestinians from the Khan Younis area in the southern Gaza Strip.
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This move comes as part of Israel's ongoing military operations aimed at defeating the Palestinian militant groupand securing the release of hostages captured by Hamas-led fighters on October7 last year.
The humanitarian situation in Gaza has worsened due to the conflict, with thousands of Palestinians killed.
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International Court of Justice (ICJ) has rejected Israel's demands to dismiss a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. The ICJ ordered Israel to halt its Rafah assault immediately and called on Hamas to release the hostages taken from Israel unconditionally.
(With inputs from agencies)
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