The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday reported expansion of the operation in southern Gaza's Khan Younis "above and below the ground" as Israeli troops clash with terrorists and destroy over 100 tunnel shafts in the area.
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The IDF says to have discovered a tunnel connected to the heart of the city's civilians infrastructure where hostages had been held. Israeli military's assessment showed that millions of shekels were invested in the tunnel.
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Around 300 Hamas's tunnel shafts have been discovered by the troops in the area, "including the shafts leading to significant underground tunnels, tactical combat shafts and shafts used as munitions storage and combat complexes," added the IDF statement.
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