Prior to the start of the ceasefire at 7:00 local time, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) destroyed a terrorist tunnel located under the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. The statement said that Division 36 as well as special forces carried out the operation on the Friday morning.
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Additionally, the forces are said to have "completed its operational preparations according to the combat lines of the pause."
Earlier on Sunday, the IDF released a report documenting the uncovering of a tunnel under Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital that stretched 55-metres beneath the complex.
According to the report, the tunnel entrance had various defense mechanisms, including a blast-proof door and a firing hole that were meant to block Israeli forces from entering.
This article was first published by i24NEWS.
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