The Israeli army engaged in action against Hamas has achieved great success in the form of a tunnel.
The army has called it the ‘largest’ tunnel of Hamas’ network. It is being said that movement through vehicles is also possible through this 4 km tunnel.
The Army has also claimed that a large quantity of weapons have been found in the tunnel, which were to be used for the attack.
The tunnel’s entrance is only a few hundred meters from the fortified Erez crossing and the nearby Israeli military base.
The Army said that the tunnel is more than four kilometers long and its width is such that vehicles can pass through it comfortably.
According to the army, this tunnel is connected to a larger tunnel network in Gaza, from where vehicles, militants and weapons may have been supplied in preparation for the October 7 attack.
“At the moment, this is the largest tunnel in Gaza,” Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, the chief military spokesman, told reporters after visiting the tunnel’s entrance on Friday. However, it is not yet clear whether this tunnel was used on October 7 or not.
Army spokesman Major Nir Dinar said Israeli security forces were not aware of the tunnel before October 7 because Israel’s border guards only detected tunnels entering Israel.
Dinar, who visited the tunnel on Friday, said it was twice as high and three times as wide as other tunnels found in Gaza.
He said the tunnel is ventilated and equipped with electricity and at some places it goes up to 50 meters deep.
He said it was clear that the construction and maintenance of the tunnel would have required millions of dollars, as well as large amounts of fuel and workforce.
During this, Hagari also showed a video of Mohammad Sinwar, brother of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. According to media reports, he is sitting in the vehicle and driving inside the tunnel.