The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has recently completed the withdrawal of its last reserve brigade, the 646th Brigade, from the Gaza Strip as it nears the end of its offensive in Khan Younis. This move follows a period of operations in central Gaza and Khan Younis, targeting Hamas operatives, locating weapons, and destroying tunnels, including a "strategic" subterranean route that spanned from northern to southern Gaza. The standing army remains in place to continue the fight against Hamas, with reservists being sent home to support Israel's economic recovery. Concurrently, the IDF is expanding a road across central Gaza to facilitate military operations and maintain security control over the enclave, ensuring freedom of movement for its forces. This infrastructure project is part of a broader strategy to manage security needs during the ongoing conflict, rather than an intention to occupy the Gaza Strip. The IDF's tunnel destruction efforts have been highlighted by the discovery of a major Hamas tunnel network in Khan Younis, believed to house senior officials and equipped with living quarters, running water, and electricity. The mission of destroying tunnels has fallen to the elite anti-tunnel Yahalom Unit, developed after the 2014 Gaza conflict. The uncovered tunnel spans over a kilometer, worth millions, and includes advanced infrastructure.
Large numbers of IDF soldiers have been working on the construction and defense of a southern Gaza City crossing since the IDF gained operational control of the areas next to it. #Israel | #Palestine https://t.co/b6ghO2cDPa
Another massive terror tunnel network in Khan Younis which was used by senior Hamas officials has been found. The tunnel is more than a kilometer long and worth millions. It included living quarters, as well as water and electrical infrastructure. If you’re wondering where… https://t.co/19XYQLDBgL
The IDF has been conducting extensive work in the tunnels beneath Gaza in recent weeks. #Israel | #Hamas https://t.co/aiY3x8K7aV
Israel reportedly building road cutting Gaza in half to maintain security control "This is not in order to remain as occupiers in the Gaza Strip. This is in order to facilitate the security needs as long as the war is there," @kobimichael24 tells @laura_i24 https://t.co/HveQDAubxn
IDF destroys major terror tunnel used by senior #Hamas members in #KhanYunis 'We have to keep in mind Hamas dug so many kilometers of tunnels in Gaza that the IDF has to prioritize and decide which tunnels it wants to go after,' explains @YaakovLappin to @benitalevin https://t.co/jWOXUH3gYo
WSJ reports Israel is building a road in #Gaza amid the next phase of the war 'When you say Israel and strategy in the same sentence is good news. We don't know about the day after, and we saw it in Eisenkot's famous letters,' @BDYemini tells @benitalevin https://t.co/1divpvugZJ
A major Hamas tunnel network has been uncovered by the IDF in Khan Younis. The tunnel, which the IDF believes housed senior Hamas officials, spans over a kilometer long and includes living quarters, running water, and electricity. https://t.co/nJYbJmakZS
#Watch: IDF uncovers another massive tunnel in Kahn Yunis. It no longer exists. https://t.co/5meBfINZfP
The mission of destroying tunnels in Gaza has fallen to the elite anti-tunnel Yahalom Unit, a unit which was developed after the 2014 Gaza conflict caught the IDF unprepared for the cope of Hamas's tunnel threat. @jeremybob1 reports >>>> https://t.co/96BfakTpqt
Israel Is Building a Road Bisecting Gaza to Prepare for Next Phase of War - WSJ https://t.co/ZPhD5sQwQP
The Wall Street Journal reports that the Israeli army is 'expanding a road across central Gaza' as 'part of its plans to maintain security control over the enclave for some time'
JUST IN: The Wall Street Journal reports that the Israeli army is 'expanding a road across central Gaza' as 'part of its plans to maintain security control over the enclave for some time'
The Israeli army is expanding a road across central Gaza to facilitate its military operations, part of its plans to maintain security control over the enclave for some time https://t.co/4GFAU1KTJx https://t.co/4GFAU1KTJx
BREAKING| WSJ reports that Israel's military is establishing a road across central Gaza to facilitate its military operations, as part of its plans to maintain security control over the enclave, ensure freedom of movement for Israeli forces, and prevent over 1 million displaced… https://t.co/5poIMtza5J
The Israeli army is expanding a road across central Gaza to facilitate its military operations, part of its plans to maintain security control over the enclave for some time and ensure freedom of movement for IDF forces. (WSJ)
⚡️WSJ: “Israel Is Building a Road Bisecting Gaza in Next Phase of War”
An Israeli security expert shed light on the massive secret tunnel network Hezbollah has built under Lebanon, with some wide enough for vehicles and ballistic missile batteries. https://t.co/5ibH9BOYDq
The IDF’s 646th Reserve Brigade, during its operations over the past months, destroyed a “strategic” subterranean Hamas tunnel route that ran from northern to southern Gaza. Reporting by @SamHalpern1 https://t.co/aiY3x8K7aV
The IDF withdrew its last reserve brigade from Gaza as the military nears the end of its offensive in Khan Younis. The standing army remains to continue the fighting Hamas. Reservists have been sent home to help bounce back Israel’s economy and give them a break before they are…
The IDF withdrew its last reserve brigade, the 646th Brigade, from the Gaza Strip last week as its offensive in Khan Younis nears completion. The reserve paratroopers brigade operated in central Gaza and Khan Younis, targeting Hxmas operatives, locating weapons, and destroying… https://t.co/MWAo3SJVJz
"The IDF has been withdrawing much of its reservist forces from the Gaza Strip in recent weeks, leaving the standing army to continue the fighting against Hamas." https://t.co/qEbayeWOQn
The IDF last week withdrew its last reserve brigade from the Gaza Strip, the 646th Brigade, as the military nears the end of its offensive in Khan Younis. Troops of the reserve paratroopers brigade first operated in central Gaza and then in Khan Younis in the past months,… https://t.co/3KogMf6hdN