(Communicated by the IDF Spokesperson)
An offensive terror tunnel infiltrating into Israel from the Central Gaza Strip was neutralized by the IDF today (Thursday, 11 October 2018).
The tunnel was intended to be used by Hamas to conduct a terror attack in Israeli territory and was monitored up until its neutralization today.
The route of the tunnel was discovered as part of the ongoing technological, operational and intelligence efforts to locate and neutralize terror tunnels. These efforts began during Operation "Protective Edge" and have been expanded over the last year.
Branched out over several locations, the tunnel was dug from numerous digging sites and combined different structural methods.
The tunnel's route from the Gaza Strip into Israel. Image copyright: IDF Spokesperson.
An engineering operation led by the Southern Command, the Intelligence Directorate and MAF'AT (the Administration for the Development of Weapons and Infrastructure) neutralized the tunnel within Israeli territory.
The IDF's advanced technological capabilities are constantly improving and will continue identifying tunnels and neutralizing them while the construction of the underground barrier continues simultaneously.
Since October 2017, 15 tunnels have been neutralized in the Gaza Strip.
Terror tunnels neutralized by the IDF over the past year. Image copyright: IDF Spokesperson.