South of Jabalya, the IDF paratrooper brigade engaged in neutralizing terrorist infrastructure, the IDF said. They apprehended and killed terrorists and found four underground tunnel networks. These are just several of the hundreds of tunnels destroyed since the ground operation by Israel began in late October. “Soldiers of the 7421st Battalion found ready-to-launch Grad missiles, hundreds of explosive devices, dozens of weapons, and a lathe used to produce rockets. Additionally, soldiers of the 202nd Battalion discovered several memory cards containing materials filmed by Hamas terrorists on Saturday, October 7th,” the IDF said.

IDF spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari also said on December 11 that the IDF was focused on dismantling Hamas terrorist infrastructure both under and above ground in Khan Yunis, areas recently captured from Hamas in early December. These types of operations — combing through urban areas and uncovering a plethora of weapons and other Hamas infrastructure — are key for the IDF as it continues to consolidate control.