Israel 'uncovers' 800 Hamas terror tunnel shafts in Gaza

Israel 'uncovers' 800 Hamas terror tunnel shafts in Gaza
Israeli forces have found 800 shafts leading to Hamas' vast subterranean network of tunnels and bunkers since a Gaza ground operation began on Oct 27, and have destroyed more than half of them, the military said on Sunday (December 3).

The Israeli army released video on Sunday it says shows soldiers finding and destroying the tunnel shafts and said many were in civilian areas like schools, mosques, kindergartens and playgrounds.

The terrorist group said before the now eight-week-old war in the Gaza Strip that it had hundreds of kilometres of tunnels - a network comparable in size to the New York subway system - to protect and serve as operational bases.

That has made them prime targets for Israeli air strikes with penetrating munitions and army engineers using mapping robots and exploding gel that can be poured into the passages.
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