IDF: 'no intention of assassinating senior militants' in tunnel blast
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Following the reports of a large number of casualties in the explosion of the terror tunnel that was destroyed earlier on the Gaza Strip border, a senior military source said Monday that "there was no intention of assassinating senior militants."
According to him, Islamic Jihad officials ran into the tunnel to head the rescue force. The IDF Spokesperson, Brigadier General Ronen Manelis, said that most of the dead were from the rescue force.
"Our action was defensive, in our territory, and if there is a response, it will be answered as we know how to respond in these situations," he added.
The IDF reported that the tunnel did not have an exit point in Israel and was not intended for any immediate attack.
