Tel Aviv [Israel], November 8 (ANI/TPS): The Israel Defense Forces said on Wednesday that combat engineers have uncovered and destroyed 130 Hamas tunnels in Gaza since the beginning of the ground invasion.
The IDF said that in addition to the tunnels, other underground Hamas infrastructure such as command centers were also destroyed.
“The enemy’s preparation for a prolonged stay in the tunnels can be seen based on water and oxygen means found in the tunnels,” the IDF said.
Meanwhile, the terror group on Wednesday accused the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) of “colluding” with Israel as thousands of Palestinians streamed from northern Gaza to the southern side of the Strip. Israel has called on residents of northern Gaza to move south to get away from fighting.
Hamas has blocked roads and even fired on Palestinians trying to flee, according to the IDF. “UNRWA and its officials bear responsibility for this humanitarian catastrophe, in particular, the residents of the Gaza [City] area and north of it” who are moving along IDF-arranged displacement routes to flee south, said Hamas spokesperson Salama Maruf. (ANI/TPS)
Israel attacks terror bases hidden in schools and hospitals
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 8 (ANI/TPS): Fighters from the IDF’s Nahal infantry brigade identified a terrorist squad hiding in a mosque in Gaza and, with the help of air support, eliminated the squad as they left the mosque and tried to escape through a tunnel.
Hamas terrorists fired anti-tank missiles at the Nahal fighters from several different points, including a hospital. A combat helicopter escorted the fighters to safety and destroyed the sources of the fire.
During a raid on a school that was used as a base for rocket launches and terrorist activity, the fighters of the 401st Armored Brigade eliminated a number of terrorists and found rocket launch pits and many weapons on the school grounds. In addition, in various activities, several mortar and anti-tank missile launching positions were destroyed. (ANI/TPS)
37 wanted Palestinians arrested in counter-terror raids
Tel Aviv [Israel], November 8 (ANI/TPS): Israeli security forces arrested 37 wanted Palestinians, over 10 of whom are associated with Hamas, in counter-terror raids around Judea and Samaria overnight, the Israel Defense Forces said.
Since the beginning of the Gaza war, over 1,430 wanted persons have been arrested throughout Judea and Samaria in counter-terror raids, of whom more than 900 are associated with Hamas. (ANI/TPS)
