The Israeli soldier in the video is from a special unit of the Combat Engineering Corps called the Yahalom unit.
According to the IDF, the Yahalom unit is “trained to deal with special engineering tasks that are unique to it, such as the underground and hidden terror tunnels as well as sabotage.”
Yahalom, as per the IDF, played a crucial role in Operation Protective Edge, focusing on destroying Hamas tunnel infrastructure and defending forces.
The unit engages in special sabotage missions, building demolitions, enemy infrastructure sabotage, explosive handling, device preparation, bomb disposal, neutralizing enemy explosives, minefield clearance, and locating/destroying terror tunnels.
Since the evening of October 27 this year, the IDF has been in the Gaza Strip as part of a large-scale ground invasion.
The objective of the invasion, according to the IDF, is to dismantle Hamas and oust the organization’s control over the enclave.
Gaza Health Ministry figures report a minimum of 17,487 Palestinian casualties since then. In contrast, Israeli tallies indicate that 1,200 individuals lost their lives during the Hamas incursion into Israel.
Aid organizations have been cautioning that the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is rapidly deteriorating, with the majority of its 2.3 million inhabitants left homeless and confined to a small, besieged coastal enclave.
Essential resources such as food, water, medical care, fuel, and secure shelter are severely lacking.
The destruction of basic infrastructure, frequent disruptions to phone and internet services, and the loss of health statisticians through death or disappearance raise growing concerns.
There is an increasing worry that Gaza’s health authorities may struggle to maintain an accurate count of the casualties due to these challenges.
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