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Israeli army says destroys 2-km-long tunnel in Rafah

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STORY: Israeli army says destroys 2-km-long tunnel in Rafah
SHOOTING TIME: June 4-5, 2024
DATELINE: June 6, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:47
LOCATION: Jerusalem
CATEGORY: MILITARY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the tunnel route, published by the IDF on Wednesday
2. various of the destruction of the tunnel route, published by the IDF on Wednesday
3. various of military operations in the Gaza Strip, published by the IDF on Tuesday

STORYLINE:

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement on Wednesday that it destroyed a tunnel in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.

The statement added that the 2-km-long tunnel "was used by terrorists for force build-up and terror activities."

It noted that IDF troops had located several significant tunnel shafts that led to the long tunnel route, which reached as far as the Philadelphi Corridor, a strip of land along the border between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip.

According to the statement, the tunnel contained blast doors, inside which the troops located weapons such as AK-47 rifles, anti-tank missiles, explosives, and intelligence assets.

The tunnel route was investigated and destroyed by troops of Yahalom, an elite unit of the IDF's Combat Engineering Corps.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jerusalem.
(XHTV)

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