IDF soldiers from the 99th Division began operating in the Zeitun area, located on the outskirts of Gaza City, for the first time since the new operations to occupy the city were announced, the IDF said this Friday.
The military said that soldiers are working to locate explosives, eliminate terrorists, and dismantle terrorist infrastructure above and below ground. As part of their activity, Israeli forces struck and dismantled a booby-trapped structure that stored weapons.
The Israeli Air Force is also operating in the area in coordination with the troops in the field, striking military targets and terrorists, the military added.
IDF seals 7 km.-long tunnel network in Gaza's Beit Hanun
Earlier on Friday, a 7 km.-long tunnel in the Beit Hanun area of the Gaza Strip was sealed today after a four-week-long operation led by the Southern Command’s Engineering Corps troops, the IDF announced on Friday.
"The operations involved pumping more than 20,000 cubic meters of sealing material through a dedicated system established along approximately 4.5 kilometers - from the border area near Netiv HaAsara to the heart of the underground tunnel route," the statement read.
The military said this operation resulted in significant damage to the Beit Hanun Battalion and its operational defeat.