The occupation army claims to have assassinated more than 40 resistance fighters from "Hamas" in the tunnels of Rafah

The Israeli occupation army claimed on Sunday that it managed to assassinate more than 40 members of Hamas inside the network of tunnels located east of the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip during the past week.

In an official statement, the spokesperson for the Israeli occupation army, Avichai Adraee, clarified that the army forces "continue to intensify efforts in the eastern Rafah area over the past forty days."

He pointed out that the aim of these operations is "to destroy the remaining underground tunnel routes in the area."

Adraee accompanied his statement with video footage showing the bombardment that targeted the area and the arrest operations of some members, claiming that this footage is "from the surrender and arrest of Hamas members in the Rafah area after a continuous pursuit and the destruction of tunnels in the tunnel network area."

Adraee concluded his statement by noting that "the army forces in the southern command are deployed in the area and will continue to work to eliminate any immediate threat," in accordance with the agreement reached.