SOUTHERN ISRAEL – It has been dubbed “The Gaza Metro” – the intricate web of deadly terror tunnels buried deep beneath the Gaza strip runs for hundreds of miles. In the latest phase of the war on Hamas, an elite IDF unit is methodically destroying this underground network piece by piece.
Israel says the noose around Hamas in Gaza City is tightening.
Gen. Yaron Finkelman of IDF Southern Command told us, “Our activities are hitting at the heart of Hamas’ capabilities. We eliminated dozens of commanders, we blocked many tunnels, and we are hitting the enemy hard.”
Just 48 hours after breaching city walls, IDF soldiers like Sgt. Maj. Chaim Malespin began targeting the extensive network of terror tunnels deep beneath the surface.
“‘Metro’ is a nickname used by Israel of the underground Gaza. There’s Gaza on top and there’s Gaza underground,” Malespin explained.
Malespin, who has served almost 20 years in the Israeli Army, was called up about a month ago to take part in the military operations in the Gaza Strip. Today, he is right in the thick of it, focusing on hundreds of those tunnels.
He’s part of the IDF’s elite Special Operations Yahalom unit that’s in charge
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