HAMAS BUILDS TUNNELS UNDER HOSPITALS AND SCHOOLS

IDF uncovers 800 Hamas tunnels since start of war, destroys 500

Many of the tunnels connected strategic Hamas locations underground and were located in civilian areas, such as in or near kindergartens, mosques, and children’s playgrounds, amounting to further evidence of Hamas’s use of Gaza’s civilian population as a weapon of war.

Israel-Gaza updates: IDF says it exposed Hamas tunnel under Shifa Hospital

IDF says it exposed tunnel under Shifa Hospital

“A deep staircase leads to the entrance of the tunnel shaft, which consists of various defense means including a blast-proof door and a firing hole,” the statement continues. “This type of door is used by the Hamas terrorist organization to block Israeli forces from entering the command centers and the underground assets belonging to Hamas. The tunnel shaft was uncovered in the area of the hospital underneath a shed alongside a vehicle containing numerous weapons including RPGs, explosives and Kalashnikov rifles.

“IDF and ISA forces are continuing to uncover the route of the tunnel,” the statement adds.

“IDF and ISA forces are continuing to uncover the route of the tunnel,” the statement adds.
 During fighting in 2021 between Israel and Gaza terrorists, a tunnel was found underneath an UNRWA school. The IDF also determined that the courtyard of at least one Gaza school — it was not clear if it belonged to UNRWA — housed 14 underground rocket launchpads, which it said were used during the fighting.

 

JERUSALEM (JTA) — A Hamas terror tunnel was discovered under a United Nations school in the Gaza Strip.

The tunnel was discovered on Oct. 15 by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, which runs the school, and Israeli authorities were notified, the UNRWA said in a statement released on Saturday.

The school was immediately closed and the tunnel sealed, according to the statement. The school reopened 10 days later.