IDF fighters operating in the Gaza Strip continue to locate and destroy Hamas terror tunnels. On Tuesday, the army released additional documentation of the tunnel explosion, which was accompanied by symbolic significance: Captain R., nephew of the late Negev Council head Ofir Liebstein, who was killed on October 7, participated in it.
IDF activity inside the Gaza Strip, photo: IDF Spokesperson
Reservists from the Negev Brigade, the 551st Brigade, and Yahalam fighters participated in the explosion. According to the IDF, they located several tunnels inside a residential building in a civilian area in the Beit Hanoun area. "The fighters of the Yahalam unit, together with the reserve fighters and the Oketz unit, destroyed the tunnels," the statement said.
Also participating in the activity was an officer in the Yahalam unit, a captain in the reserves R., nephew of the late Sha'ar Hanegev Mayor Ofir Liebstein, who was killed in battles with terrorists near the Gaza Strip. R. dedicated the explosion to Ophir's memory.
IDF blows up terror tunnels, photo: IDF Spokesperson
"One of the first victims of this war was my uncle, the late Ofir Liebstein," R. said. "Ofir took the weapon on Saturday morning and left the house to kill terrorists. He fell in battle and defending the Gaza envelope. I don't remember if I said, but Ofir was the head of the Sha'ar Hanegev Council. This explosion is dedicated to him."
"Ofir defined the Gaza envelope as 95% heaven and 5% hell. I want, not as an act of revenge, but as an act of defense of the homeland, to dedicate this explosion to Ophir, as one of the efforts to return the Gaza envelope to 100% paradise and not to 95%."
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