Tunnels
![IDF forces in the Gaza Strip.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=700/2024/07/03/42919680-3927-11ef-9b01-b9b61028cadd__h1066_w1600.jpg)
A military analysis reveals why IDF forces keep revisiting the same regions in Gaza they have already conquered, and what their main goal behind their 'attrition' strategy is.
![Map of demolished tunnel sections.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/07/01/f5827a50-37b2-11ef-9b01-b9b61028cadd__h354_w499.webp)
Israel-Gaza War
The 99th Division discovered and demolished another long terror tunnel in the central Gaza Strip.
![Tunnel route.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/06/05/1bb16e60-2355-11ef-b326-875a4c3cecda__h948_w731.jpeg)
Israel-Gaza War
The tunnel contained blast doors and weapons caches and also connected to a number of other tunnels.
![Watch: Israel locates 1.5 km long tunnel in eastern Rafah packed with weapons and missiles](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/05/29/1dfaf200-1deb-11ef-ae3e-5ba489b5eb8e__h222_w375.png)
Israel-Gaza War
According to the IDF, the tunnel was found just 100 meters from the Rafah crossing and contained multiple weapons caches and a number of blast doors.
![Demolishing the terror tunnel.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/05/27/f28dfc10-1c1f-11ef-ae3e-5ba489b5eb8e__h271_w567.png)
Israel-Gaza War
The IDF demolished a tunnel overnight which was 800 meters long and 18 meters deep, and which passed close to the Netzarim corridor.
![Weapons discovered in underground warehouse.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/05/26/f80a4c10-1b76-11ef-90bc-6511137cc1af__h1200_w1600.jpeg)
Israel-Gaza War
A Givati Brigade combat team eliminated more than 30 terrorists and uncovered an underground weapons cache.
![IDF forces in Rafah.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/05/09/83e3acd0-0e30-11ef-90bc-6511137cc1af__h331_w650.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War
The three soldiers, who were moderately wounded, were evacuated to the hospital.
![Wiring the tunnels for detonation.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/05/07/9c3d19b0-0c7d-11ef-ae3e-5ba489b5eb8e__h1066_w1600.jpeg)
Israel-Gaza War
According to the IDF, the two tunnels had been under "ongoing intelligence and technological surveillance."
![Tunnels going up in smoke.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/04/29/1d463730-0661-11ef-9685-6fa808a40761__h270_w535.png)
Israel-Gaza War, Northern Front
Over the last week, combat engineers and the Netzach Yehudah Battalion destroyed two tunnels belonging to Hamas and Islamic Jihad in the Beit Hanoun area.
![Rigging the explosives.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/17/9a00b8c0-e471-11ee-bbda-93c9fb230a79__h1067_w1600.jpeg)
Israel-Gaza War
The tunnel, 2.5 km long, was demolished as part of an effort to destroy strategic parts of Hamas' tunnel network.
![IDF reveals strategic tunnel meant for Hamas leaders, equipped for a long stay](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/21/0c2e49d0-d0cc-11ee-bf85-77a8e5aca77e__h1067_w1600.jpeg)
Israel-Gaza War, Tunnels
Another tunnel meant to allow Hamas senior leaders to spend an extended period of time underground was discovered in Khan Yunis and destroyed.
![Ceramic Walls, Jail Doors, Kitchens, and UNRWA Sacks: What a Hamas Tunnel Holding Hostages Looks Like](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/02/07/ebad8c80-c5c6-11ee-bf85-77a8e5aca77e__h527_w1080.png)
Israel-Gaza War, Tunnels
The IDF released footage from a number of terror tunnels, including ones where hostages were held before they were moved or released.
![Water in tunnels. Illustration.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/01/30/445de2e0-bf95-11ee-bf85-77a8e5aca77e__h4000_w6000.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, Tunnels
The IDF announced today that it has now put a system for flooding tunnels with water, known as the "Atlantis Plan," after extensive staff work and allowing the engineering capacity needed to mature.
![TBN Israel's reporter Yair Pinto](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/01/22/8ccec010-b90c-11ee-8c05-7fe1aa7dfba1__h1080_w1920.png)
Israel - Gaza War
TBN Israel's reporter Yair Pinto delivers raw accounts from the heart of the Israel-Gaza conflict, unveiling critical developments. Watch:
![Foreign correspondent for Fox News based in Jerusalem, Trey Yingst.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/01/21/4365c970-b851-11ee-8c05-7fe1aa7dfba1__h1080_w1920.png)
Israel - Gaza War, Trey Yingst Report
Fox News foreign correspondent Trey Yingst provides a personal glimpse into the tunnels beneath Khan Yunis, Gaza, where Israeli forces have discovered cells used for holding hostages.
![TBN Israel's reporter Yair Pinto](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/01/07/8ea0ebc0-ad4a-11ee-8c05-7fe1aa7dfba1__h1080_w1920.png)
Israel - Gaza War
TBN Israel's reporter Yair Pinto delivers raw accounts from the heart of the Israel-Gaza conflict, unveiling critical developments. Watch:
![Watch: Hamas Terrorists Eliminated in Terror Tunnels](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/12/14/b1cac620-9aad-11ee-8e6a-8375fec8ebd5__h442_w816.png)
Israel-Gaza War
The IDF and the Shin Bet released footage showing IDF soldiers eliminating terrorists in one of Hamas' major tunnel systems. Watch:
![Thousands of tunnel shafts for different purposes.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/12/12/2d872210-98fe-11ee-8e6a-8375fec8ebd5__h360_w640.jpg)
Israel-Gaza War, Tunnels
After clearing out the main Hamas forces in a given area, IDF forces are left to deal with thousands of tunnel shafts, with debates about how to deal with them. Here's a handy breakdown.
![The tunnel shaft](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/12/11/b5783000-9837-11ee-8e6a-8375fec8ebd5__h331_w650.webp)
Israel - Gaza War
Combat team fighters of the Jerusalem Brigade together with intelligence, ground and air forces thwarted an attempted attack on our forces and destroyed a tunnel shaft in the fortification area.
![Getting ready to destroy a tunnel shaft.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/12/03/ab12bcd0-91c9-11ee-bc33-7941d28036f3__h331_w650.png)
Israel-Gaza War, Tunnels
The IDF has uncovered 800 tunnel shafts and destroyed 500, as well as many tunnels, since the war started.