IDF Spokesperson Announcement - Summary of Today's Events
July 20, 2014
Location : Tel Aviv
Summary of Today's Events

Over the course of the day, IDF forces have detected and detonated 6
offensive tunnels both in the Gaza Strip area and in Israeli territory. The
tunnels pose an imminent threat to the safety of Israeli civilians living in
communities along the Gaza Strip border; therefore the IDF operates in order
to destroy them.

Several offensive tunnels were uncovered during the ground phase of
operation "Protective Edge":

· An offensive tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip that had 4 access
points to it- one in Israel, one blocked, and 2 others in the Gaza Strip.
During the detonation several secondary explosions were identified,
suggesting it contained explosives. One of the access points in Gaza was
uncovered inside a house. The tunnel was 1.2 KM long.

· A tunnel that had 4 different access points in Gaza and an
additional access point in Israel that was discovered close to an Israeli
community.

· One offensive tunnel uncovered in the northern Gaza Strip had 5
different access points and contained barrels of explosives and a
communication cable.

· An offensive tunnel in the central Gaza Strip had 2 access points,
one of them in Israeli territory.

· An offensive tunnel in the central Gaza Strip that had 8 access
points.

· An offensive tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip.

Since the beginning of the ground phase of the operation the IDF engaged and
killed 110 terrorist, and targeted 1,032 terror sites, 341 of which were
targeted since this morning. Amongst the sites that were targeted were:
rocket launching facilities, command and control headquarters, and
underground rocket launchers.

In addition, the IDF along with the ISA targeted today the head of the Hamas
observation alignment in the Gaza Strip.

IDF Spokesman, Lt. Col. Peter Lerner: "Since the beginning of the ground
phase of the operation, the IDF has exposed 14 tunnels headed towards
Israel, all intended to infiltrate Israel and carry out terror attacks. It's
like the 'Underground', the 'Metro' or the 'Subway'. These tunnels are all
connected. I would describe it as 'Lower Gaza'."