The 98th Division raided an underground tunnel located under the Bani Suheila cemetery in the heart of Khan Yunis. While investigating the tunnel, the forces came across explosives, sliding doors and blast-proof doors, and eliminated terrorists who were inside. Inside the tunnel route, the forces located an office from which a Khan Yunis Brigade battalion commander managed the attack on October 7th, an operations room, a command and control center and the living quarters of senior officials of the Hamas terrorist organization. The tunnel was also used by Hamas to command their attacks against IDF forces both above and below ground.
This tunnel, dug by the Hamas terrorist organization, is part of a complex underground labyrinth, about a kilometer long and 20 meters deep. At the end of the investigation, the tunnel was demolished by forces of the Yahalom special engineering unit.
Aerial photograph of the tunnel route running through the Bani Suheila cemetery: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC2901202483734
Footage of the tunnel route running through the Bani Suheila cemetery:https://bit.ly/3HDw0oW
Footage from inside the tunnel and of its destruction: tps://bit.ly/3Omvv6B
Video of the 98th Operations Officer, LTC Barak: https://bit.ly/3SkWgcq
Photos from inside the tunnel: https://IDFANC.activetrail.biz/ANC827382