For the past three months, fighters from Brigade 646 under the command of Division 99 have operated in the Netzarim axis, Shaja'iya, Darg Tuffah and Beit Hanoun areas in the Gaza Strip.
During the activities, the forces located and destroyed hundreds of terrorist infrastructures, including: military buildings, weapons depots and enemy firing and observation posts. In addition, approximately 400 terrorists were eliminated in closed-circuit operations and through cooperation between the maneuvering forces and the Air Force.
In recent days, forces from Brigade Combat Team 646 and Yahalom fighters destroyed an underground Hamas route approximately 500 meters long in the Beit Hanoun area.
The route was located as part of an ongoing effort to expose and destroy underground Hamas hideouts.