The IDF conducted on Tuesday a controlled explosion of a bomb-filled tunnel dug by Hamas from Gaza into southern Israel.
The tunnel was found by the IDF before Operation Pillar of Defense in 2012, and does not represent a new finding, a senior army source stressed.
"The tunnel was blown up to destroy an additional Hamas terrorist infrastructure," the IDF said in a statement. "The IDF will continue to operate as is necessary to protect the residents of Israel," it added.
The army source said the tunnel that was detonated was filled with explosives, and that the controlled demolition took place shortly after 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning.
On Sunday, the IDF announcedthe uncovering of a massive Hamas attack tunnel leading from Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, into Israel, complete with an electrical supply and phone lines.
The tunnel might have been intended for attacking or kidnapping soldiers, or for moving terrorists from Gaza into Israel to commit an atrocity against civilians in border towns and villages, army sources said Sunday.
It took Hamas over a year to complete, and is tall enough inside to allow people to stand fully upright as they travel along it. The tunnel is buried some 20 meters underground as it crosses the Gaza border.
A security source said it was the most well-designed terror tunnel found by the IDF to date.