Hamas tunnel in Gaza blown up by Israeli troops

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****** tunnel in Gaza blown up by ******** troops

A ****** tunnel system running for at least 1km under Gaza has been destroyed, according to the ******** military.

Footage was released on Sunday from

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, which the ******* Defence Forces (IDF) said ran near residential buildings and contained several rooms and equipment used by ****** members for prolonged stays.

The video showed the entrance and interior of a concrete-lined passage wide enough for one person. It led down a steep staircase and passed through what looked like a metal blast door.

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The tunnel was wide enough for one person – REUTERS

It then showed ******** soldiers carrying what appeared to be explosive charges and wires for demolition in a segment captioned: “Engineering operations of the 252nd Division”.

An aerial shot showed simultaneous explosions rising from the earth in a line presumably showing the route of the tunnel below ground.

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The IDF wiring up the tunnel for an ********** – REUTERS

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The aerial view of the destuction from the footage released by the IDF – REUTERS

The Telegraph was not immediately able to verify the footage.

******* launched a war against ****** in Gaza after the ******* group ******* at least 1,200 people and kidnapped more than 250 others in an ******* on *******’s southern communities on

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last year.

Since then, more than 41,000 Palestinians have been ******* in ******** attacks, according to the health ministry in Gaza.

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