The Times of Israel, quoting army sources, said a cache of weapons and explosives were found in the tunnel, which was "demolished in order to prevent its rehabilitation in order to safeguard the security of the civilians of southern Israel".
The tunnel had an opening near Nahal Oz and reached the Shejaiya neighborhood east of Gaza City, according to Israeli news site Ynet. The army said it was discovered during the summer operation, but did not explain why its destruction was delayed.
The Times of Israel also quotes unnamed security sources, which said that Hamas is working to rebuild its tunnel infrastructure.
As Tunnels and Tunnelling goes to press it is nearly six months since the Israeli armed forces completed a 50-day asymmetric bombing campaign against the territory, ‘Operation Protective Edge’, which left thousands of Gazans killed or wounded, and resulted in international condemnation. Israel argues that the Gaza ruling organisation, Hamas is responsible for the estimated 70 per cent civilian casualties as it operates military activities from residential areas.
