My 20cents ,its fake BS
This is very likely story a spun by local reporter, for the home front, around miscommunication of a IDF press release by western MSM . Of course by now nonexisting MSM reporting standards stuff gets recirculated at face value. Just because you hear it from multiple MSM outlets its still one source story.
But more importantly, do you seriously believe Hamas is watching for CNN news report to act while having HUMINT in and around of Gaza 24/7 or that they are grouping personnel in tunnels that routinely get hit, while they can remain dispersed among the civilian population?Take a look at the Gaza map you will see why that is . Only likely area of operations for Hamas Is a concrete jungle, i am sure full of tunnels but not to sit in waiting for IDF , but meant to make movement less detectable to aerial observation.
And when is the last time you have seen IDF roll in guns blazing without extensive artillery and aerial bombardment prior?
Much more likely than not the report is fake news.
* by the way obliterated tunnels was the main story in 2014 as well.