1000’s of buildings served as weapons storage amenities and command facilities. Armed terrorists operated from inside an elementary college, and the tunnel community ran beneath civilian properties.
The IDF on Thursday revealed the complete underground terror community beneath the northern Gaza metropolis of Beit Hanun.
In accordance with the IDF, “Town of Beit Hanun is a central Hamas terror stronghold in Gaza… Beneath civilian properties, Hamas constructed an intensive tunnel community.”
Subsequent, the Israeli navy acknowledged that, “Above floor: 1000’s of buildings served as weapons storage amenities, firing positions, and command facilities for terrorists. Moreover, armed terrorists operated from inside an elementary college, and beneath it a tunnel shaft led to an underground tunnel.”
By July, the final traces of Hamas’s forces in Beit Hanun had been killed or surrendered, and nearly all the metropolis had been destroyed in the course of the a number of rounds of preventing there relationship again to October 2023.
Throughout a go to to a secret IDF place close by with a view of Beit Hanun, dubbed “Israela,” The Jerusalem Put up noticed the complete extent of the destruction, and elements of the tunnel warfare and ways had been described to the Put up from the place’s strategic overview lookout level.
The place was designed each to venture energy ahead and in addition to function a further ahead protection line to forestall any future potential invasion from getting wherever close to residential Israel.
Together with two different close by positions, this place gave a novel strategic high-ground view of Beit Hanun, Beit Lahiya, Jabalya, and, within the distance, Gaza Metropolis.
Beit Hanun was nearly fully destroyed throughout a number of rounds of preventing
At an expert navy degree, IDF Lt.-Col. (res.) Battalion 969 Commander “T” instructed the Put up in July that he was pleased with the arduous work that his unit had invested in constructing the brand new place and remains to be centered on concentrating on Hamas terrorists in Beit Hanun.
Battalion 969 is a part of the northern Gaza brigade and Division 99, led by Brig.-Gen. Barak Hiram.
T declined any terminology suggesting the place is a part of an anticipated Israeli perimeter following an IDF withdrawal from deeper components of Gaza and expressed hope that the political echelon would help his battalion holding the place for the foreseeable future.
It’s unclear why the IDF has revealed its findings concerning Beit Hanun in mid-November, six weeks after the conflict appears to have ended.
It’s potential that the brand new revelation is a part of efforts to rally world public opinion behind strikes to disarm Hamas sooner or later.