As part of the operations of the 252nd Division forces in the center of the Gaza Strip, the fighters of the 5th Brigade located an underground tunnel route containing a Hamas munitions manufacturing plant located in the heart of a civilian population near the Zeytun neighborhood.

Lathes, hundreds of parts for the production of rockets, shells and grenades were located in the underground factory, along with diving equipment intended for the invasion of Hamas terrorists into Israeli territory by sea.

In addition, a number of long-term residence rooms were located along the route and in them were found an oven, stove, food, beds and offices used by the terrorists during the war.

The engineering forces led by the Southern Command, in cooperation with the Yalam unit, and together with the engineering and construction division of the Ministry of Defense, mapped and destroyed the route, confiscated the ability to manufacture weapons, and thwarted another attempt by Hamas to rearm.