Explosions heard across central Israel on Thursday evening were the result of an IDF tactic involving explosive-laden APCs to clear booby-trapped areas in Gaza. The method, previously used in southern Lebanon, uses old M-113 armored personnel carriers remotely detonated before troops enter. The IDF has not issued a formal statement on the incident, but police attributed the noise to military activity in Gaza. The operation followed intelligence from the Shin Bet and Military Intelligence Directorate, with the IDF claiming the site housed terrorists and ongoing hostile activity.