IDF uses explosive-laden APCs to clear booby-trapped areas in Gaza

IDF developed a new method using the old M-113 armored personnel carriers, packing them with explosives, and remotely detonating them to clear booby-trapped areas in Gaza, Ynet said, Report informs.

This method was also used in Lebanon against Hezbollah.

Explosions heard across central Israel on Thursday evening originated from a unique IDF tactic initially developed at the start of the current war and previously used in southern Lebanon. The method involves old M-113 armored personnel carriers (APCs) loaded with tons of explosives, which are remotely detonated to clear booby-trapped areas before troops enter.

Residents reported feeling intense blasts as far away as Tel Aviv, Hod HaSharon, and Jerusalem. One Tel Aviv resident described the explosions as "earth-shaking," while another in Hod HaSharon said, "The windows shook twice." The IDF has not issued a formal statement on the incident, though police attributed the noise to military activity in Gaza.