IDF finds Hamas tunnel in mosque, Navy strikes in Gaza

Israeli Air Force struck about 200 Hamas targets in the past day • Israeli Navy strikes military camp used by Hamas’s naval forces

JERUSALEM POST STAFF NOVEMBER 14, 2023 09:21

 Israeli forces operate in the Gaza Strip. November 2023 (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

The IDF found a tunnel used by Hamas in a mosque in the Gaza Strip, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said on Tuesday morning.

Ground forces additionally directed fighter jets and combat helicopters to strike a Palestinian anti-tank missile squad that was firing at them.

בפעילות קרקעית של לוחמי סיירת חטיבת הנגב, לוחמי סיירת גבעתי במילואים, חשפה היחידה פיר מנהרה הממוקם במסגד. כוחות קרקעים הכווינו מטוסי ומסוקי קרב שתקפו חוליית נ”ט שירו לעברם >> pic.twitter.com/k2W3jJZjvb

— צבא ההגנה לישראל (@idfonline) November 14, 2023
In the past day, the Israeli Air Force struck about 200 Hamas targets, including terrorists, weapons production sites, anti-tank missile launch sites, and military headquarters.

Overnight, Israeli naval forces struck a military camp used by Hamas’s naval forces for training and weapons storage.
 A tunnel entrance found in a mosque in Gaza. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)A tunnel entrance found in a mosque in Gaza. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON’S UNIT)

Hamas caught using civilian infrastructure for military purposes in Gaza

As the IDF continues its ground operation in Gaza, Israeli forces have found multiple cases of civilian infrastructure, including schools, homes, and hospitals being used by Hamas for military purposes.

On Monday, the IDF announced that it had found a terrorist tunnel leading from a Hamas terrorist’s house to the Rantisi Children’s Hospital, as well as RPGs, suicide bomber vests, and other weapons in the basement of the hospital. The IDF also found signs that Israeli hostages were being held in the basement of the hospital.

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