With the help of Israel’s specialized canine unit, Oketz, soldiers discovered and raided a tunnel built by Hamas terrorists in the southern part of Gaza City, an IDF spokesperson said on Friday.Video released by the IDF in an X post Friday showed the military’s four-legged unit hard at work.The video captured the dog, who was attached with a camera, trotting along the terror tunnel, which included an elaborate system of tunnels.The tunnels included command and communication rooms, storage, hideouts, as well as water and electricity infrastructure.HERO DOGS: ISRAEL’S CANINE UNIT SAVED LIVES BY SPOTTING HAMAS TERROR TRAPS, SAVING CIVILIANS NEAR GAZA STRIP The IDF discovered and raided a tunnel built by Hamas in the southern part of Gaza City. (IDF on X)Israel’s military said that the route was a “multi-level structure” within the Palestinian city.HOW TENSIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST COULD IMPACT GLOBAL SHIPPINGThe IDF boasts one of the most cutting-edge fighting forces, having integrated artificial intelligence into many of its operations, but some tasks still require an old-school approach. This is where the Oketz unit makes its mark. In this picture taken on Jan. 16, 2023, an Israeli army soldier part of a K-9 unit takes part in a drill at an army urban warfare training facility simulating Gaza City, at the Tze’elim training centre, also known as “Baladia” (Arabic for town), in the southern Negev desert. (Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images/File)”There are a few types of dogs used by the unit, some are confidential, most of them are types of [shepherds],” an officer known as “Major A,” an operative canine warfare school commander for the Oketz unit, told Fox News Digital.CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP”They are used for three main reasons: tactical dogs that are used to identify enemies; explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) dogs for finding explosives and others; and search and rescue dogs that took a vital part in this war in Israel and Gaza,” Major A said. Fox News Digital’s Peter Aitken contributed to this report. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. She is a native of Massachusetts and is based in Orlando, Florida.Story tips and ideas can be sent to sarah.rumpf@fox.com and on X: @s_rumpfwhitten.
