Reuters :Empty Hamas Tunnel for Hostages in Khan Yunis 21/1/24 מנהרת חטופ

IDF finds tunnel in Khan Younis where 20 hostages were held in ‘inhumane conditions’ Israeli soldiers uncover Gaza tunnel that once held hostages, army says Reuters January 20, 2024 10:59 PM PST Updated 3 hours ago JERUSALEM, Jan 20 (Reuters) - At the end of a kilometer-long, booby-trapped tunnel in the Gaza Strip, Israeli soldiers discovered cramped cells where the military said Hamas kept about 20 hostages. They found a holding area, five narrow rooms behind metal bars, toilets, mattresses, and even drawings by a child hostage who was freed during a November truce, military spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said. No hostages were there when it was discovered. The military released photos from the underground labyrinth and said it brought in journalists to document the tunnel before it was destroyed. The tunnel entrance, Hagari said, was in the house of a Hamas member in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, where Israel has been focusing its fight in recent weeks against the