Israel will not stop operation to destroy Gaza tunnels

(VOVworld) – Israel will not withdraw its troops from the Gaza Strip until they have finished destroying the tunnels under the Gaza-Israel border which Hamas uses to attack Israel. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the Israeli military has destroyed tens of underground networks and will continue the work, whether a ceasefire is reached or not.
The announcement came after the Israeli Defense Forces decided to call up 16,000 additional reserve troops to Gaza, raising the number of reserve soldiers called up to 86,000.