Earlier, we listened to Lt Col Richard Hecht speak at a briefing for the Israel Defense Force (IDF).
Lieutenant Colonel Hecht said: “Because there is fighting again, we are increasing the work we are doing against Hamas in all of Gaza. ”
“We’re focusing on the buildings and tunnels where the operatives work. ” We found more than 800 tunnels and destroyed 500 of them.
The level of protection is very high and unusual.
“We are making sure that we cause as little harm as possible to innocent people while our soldiers search through each building. ”
As we work, we are making sure that civilians are safe and soldiers are moving between buildings to minimize harm.
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Israeli military claims to have destroyed 500 Hamas tunnels
