So far, some 300 terror operatives — from Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and other groups — and suspects have been brought to the facility for interrogation, the IDF says.

It says that the terror operatives and suspects provided the interrogators with the locations of Hamas tunnel networks and weapons depots, as well as detailing the terror group’s methods of operation, including their use of human shields.

“Each and every investigation leads to the incrimination of new sites, and the human intelligence that emerges… is an inseparable layer of the complete intelligence picture,” says a senior Unit 504 officer.

[They also claim to be receiving calls from “thousands” of Gazans who want Hamas operatives killed. That may be a hopeful sign for the future. At any rate, this explains one reason why the IDF has managed to negotiate its way through Hamas’ booby-trapped Gaza landscape. — Ed]