{"id":55588,"date":"2026-01-04T13:38:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T18:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/idf-destroys-two-kilometer-long-gaza-terror-tunnel-in-beit-lahiya\/04\/01\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T13:38:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T18:38:01","slug":"idf-destroys-two-kilometer-long-gaza-terror-tunnel-in-beit-lahiya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/idf-destroys-two-kilometer-long-gaza-terror-tunnel-in-beit-lahiya\/04\/01\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"IDF destroys two-kilometer-long Gaza terror tunnel in Beit Lahiya"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">IDF soldiers destroyed a two-kilometer-long terror tunnel in northern Gaza as part of ongoing operations to dismantle Hamas infrastructure, the military said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The IDF destroyed a two-kilometer-long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/subway-idf-reveals-rafah-tunnels-083810526.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:terror tunnel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">terror tunnel<\/a> in Beit Lahiya, in the northern Gaza Strip, the military confirmed on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Soldiers from the Gaza Division&#8217;s Northern Brigade, along with Yahalom Combat Engineers, located and destroyed the tunnel amid ongoing operations to remove terrorist infrastructure in the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The soldiers will continue their counterterrorism operations in the region, the military added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>IDF troops operate in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip, January 4, 2026. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON&#8217;S UNIT)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This development follows Saturday&#8217;s confirmation that the military <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/idf-destroys-hamas-shaft-northern-214058595.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:struck and destroyed a tunnel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">struck and destroyed a tunnel<\/a> in northern Gaza that contained a rocket launcher that was loaded and ready to fire at the southern Israeli city of Sderot.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">IDF troops find Gaza tunnel after rain, flood-induced landslides reveal terror site, &#8216;Post&#8217; learns<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Soldiers from the IDF&#8217;s Golani Brigade <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/idf-troops-gaza-tunnel-rain-202402726.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:discovered a terror tunnel;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">discovered a terror tunnel<\/a> that was exposed after heavy rain and flooding, The Jerusalem Post learned on Monday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This tunnel was located approximately 800 meters from the border, near Kibbutz Kissufim, and is entirely within Israel\u2019s side of the Yellow Line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Also on Monday, security sources told Walla that the IDF is in a &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/idf-race-against-time-destroy-162724914.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:race against time;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">race against time<\/a>&#8221; to locate and destroy tunnels between the Gaza border fence and the Yellow Line, before diplomatic factors bring operations to a halt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Sam Halpern and Amir Bohbot contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/idf-destroys-two-kilometer-long-165934236.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IDF soldiers destroyed a two-kilometer-long terror tunnel in northern Gaza as part of ongoing operations to dismantle Hamas infrastructure, the military said.<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/idf-destroys-two-kilometer-long-gaza-terror-tunnel-in-beit-lahiya\/04\/01\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55589,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/bf04eae1ec09b2c874f5a4498148348d","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55588"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55588\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55589"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}