'Israeli' army claims to have killed over 40 Palestinian fighters in Gaza tunnels
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- 'Israeli' army says it killed over 40 Palestinian fighters in Rafah tunnel network during week-long operations.
The 'Israeli' military claimed on Sunday that it had killed more than 40 Palestinian operatives over the past week within a tunnel network east of Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.
In an official statement, 'Israeli' army spokesperson Avichay Adraee said that the forces “have been intensifying operations in the east Rafah area over the past forty days,” adding that the objective of these operations was to “destroy the remaining underground tunnel routes in the area.”
Adraee’s statement was accompanied by footage showing airstrikes and arrests, which he described as “the surrender and capture of Hamas members in the Rafah area following continuous pursuit operations and the destruction of tunnels in the network.”
The spokesperson concluded by noting that “forces of the Southern Command are deployed in the area and will continue to operate to eliminate any immediate threat,” stressing that these actions were carried out “in accordance with the agreement” in place.
