[UPDATE-Day 103-Jan 17-22:30Z] Israel-Hamas War: Real Time Reaction and Analysis

Israeli army says it destroyed ‘strategic’ Hamas tunnel in central Gaza

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported that it had destroyed a strategically important tunnel in the central part of the Gaza Strip, the press service of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.

According to the statement, the tunnel was located under the Salah al-Din Road, connecting the north and the south of the enclave, and crossed Wadi Gaza. The underground passage, located at the depth of around nine meters and several hundred meters long, was used by Hamas to travel between the north and the south undetected.

The IDF said that following the detonation of the tunnel it had opened an alternative humanitarian route in the area.

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⚡[UPDATE-Day 103-Jan 17-22:30Z] Footage from the Engineering soldiers, IDF Battalion 8219

⚔️ ‘I am telling Hamas, Surrender or Die!’ ⚔️