A massive controlled detonation of 56 buildings in Shuja'iyya was conducted by the Israeli Defense Force in order to collapse a massive portion of the Hamas tunnel systems running underneath of the buildings. On top of destroying the buildings to collapse the tunnel systems, this also has the side effect of eliminating the need for serious urban combat through that area, since that area no long exists.

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