Singapore joins Gaza aid airdrops, IDF seals 7-km. terror tunnel in Beit Hanun

Over the past few hours, 127 aid packages were airdropped by seven different countries, including Singapore, which joined the airdrop operations for the first time this Friday.

The IDF announced that this Friday's humanitarian airdrop into Gaza was made in cooperation with Singapore, a first since the aid operations began.

"Today (Friday), in accordance with the directives from the political echelon and as part of the cooperation between Israel, the UAE, Jordan, Germany, Belgium, France, Italy, and Singapore," the military said.

"Over the past few hours, 127 aid packages, containing food for the residents of both the southern and northern Gaza Strip, were airdropped by seven different countries, including Singapore, which joined the airdrop operations for the first time today," the statement added.

The operation, led by COGAT (Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories), aims to "continue improving the humanitarian response in the Gaza Strip."

IDF destroys tunnel in Beit Hanun, neutralizes Hamas assets

A 7 km.-long tunnel in the Beit Hanun area of the Gaza Strip was sealed today after a four-week-long operation led by the Southern Command’s Engineering Corps troops, the IDF announced on Friday.

"The operations involved pumping more than 20,000 cubic meters of sealing material through a dedicated system established along approximately 4.5 kilometers - from the border area near Netiv HaAsara to the heart of the underground tunnel route," the statement read.

The statement also shared that the 99th and 162nd Divisions, the Yahalom Unit, and troops from the 646th, Givati, and the Northern Brigades participated in the operations.

"At the same time, the effort to dismantle underground tunnel routes in Beit Hanun through neutralization continues, during which approximately 2.4 additional kilometers of underground infrastructure have been dismantled so far," the IDF added.

The military said this operation resulted in significant damage to the Beit Hanun Battalion and its operational defeat.