The IDF published information about a large tunnel network in Jabaliya, where earlier this month the IDF found bodies of five slain Israeli hostages. The IDF had intelligence about hostages being held in Jabaliya. During searches, they located several tunnel shafts, which they investigated further. The massive underground tunnel network was about one square kilometer, had two levels, an elevator, large halls, restrooms, and a command center. Some of the tunnels went underneath a school and hospital, or led into the home of the former commander of Hamas’s Northern Gaza brigade.
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Israel War Update – Day 68
Goshen, an organization promoting community child health and well-being, conducted a study together with the Israeli Pediatric Association on the state of children in Israeli as a result of the war.
The study found that 84% of all Israeli children are suffering from emotional distress. Forty percent of parents are also feeling stressed and anxious, but only 14% of parents have sought help for their or their children’s mental health.
Further, 93% of children who were personally impacted by the October 7th Hamas attacks and the war are having emotional difficulties, with 69% of them suffering from anxiety. 90% of children living in areas with frequent rocket sirens are distressed, with 69% of them specifically feeling anxious. Children living in areas with less frequent sirens experienced less anxiety.
Israel War Update: Day 66
In an interesting yet sad occurrence today, an injured four-year-old girl wandered into an IDF encampment in Gaza, at 2 a.m. The soldiers treated her wounds, and then brought her to a Gaza ambulance at the humanitarian crossing.
Israel War Update: Day 65
Meanwhile, more reports came from Gaza of mass surrenders by Hamas terrorists, lately in Jabaliya. After people unfamiliar with war and terrorism complained about photos of the surrendered terrorists stripped to their underwear, the IDF Spokesman explained that this is done to ensure that they’re not hiding weapons or wearing explosives under their clothing. (Note: The terrorists treated the hostages much worse: underwear, no shoes, beatings, and sexual assaults. Should Israel do the same?)