The IDF showed footage of a Rafah tunnel where six hostages were killed after possibly surviving there for weeks.
IDF Colonel Golan Vach was injured in a tunnel collapse while investigating Gaza Strip infrastructure and is in stable condition after evacuation.
According to those present at the meeting, the ministers were shocked by the video.
Families reveal hostages were starved and suffocated before being executed hours before rescue, fueling calls for an investigation.
Hamas captors created lines for her to follow, and if she said something incorrectly while recording, they would redo the take repeatedly.
An initial IDF investigation revealed that the lookouts stationed outside the tunnel spotted IDF soldiers approaching them, which most likely prompted them to kill the hostages and leave the scene.
The destruction of the route, which was longer than a kilometer, was carried out by engineering troops of the Gaza Division and northern Gaza Brigade in addition to the Yahalom Unit.
The text contains instructions for Hamas terrorists on how to operate within the underground tunnels, how to hide the entrances to the networks, and how to find them.
Despite military sources previously stating it could take six months, on Thursday, IDF sources claimed that 80% of the network had been destroyed.
Since Oct 7, IDF's Technological Lab has been crucial in locating and guiding the destruction of Hamas' tunnels in Gaza, marking a shift to direct field operations during Operation Iron Swords.
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