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Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-902909
How IDF Combat Engineers Destroy Hizbullah Tunnels
(Jerusalem Post) Amir Bohbot - Yahalom, the elite special operations unit of the IDF Combat Engineering Corps, includes two primary sub-units: S-1 (Commando & Tunnel Warfare) and S-2 (Explosive Ordnance Disposal). The S-2 platoon also works to locate, map, and destroy strategic tunnels in Gaza and southern Lebanon, its commander, Lt.-Col. D., told Walla. D. described how the massive blast doors at the entrance to the tunnels were removed, how dozens of trucks carrying explosives were brought in overnight into an area swarming with terrorists and drones, what lies behind the tunnel network built by the Iranians, and why the IDF's operation must not stop now. After the mapping and clearing comes the climax - destroying the tunnel - while soldiers are exposed to anti-tank threats, drones, and the watchful eyes of Hizbullah terrorists in the area. "Imagine that one night, 140 trucks enter from Israel loaded with 84 tons of 'special material,' and 50 soldiers unload it again in one night. At first, they thought it would take four days. But the soldiers did it with determination, running from one end of the truck to the other end of the tunnel, all night."