TEL AVIV [Israel], Israel Defense Forces said on Wednesday it is in full "operational control" of the entire Gaza-Egypt border and have so far discovered two tunnels leading into Egypt's Sinai. There is a 14 km strip of land along the border known as the Philadelphia Corridor, a buffer zone created to prevent arms smuggling after Israel seceded from the strip in 2006. But in 2007, Hamas violently seized control of Gaza from the Palestinian Authority. The army said troops were physically present in most of the corridor, except for a section near the Mediterranean coast, which is controlled by surveillance and shelling. The army said it was aware of it. The presence of some of the cross-border tunnels, along with another 82 shafts within the corridor area that did not cross the border, were also discovered and will be destroyed. The IDF reportedly found dozens of rocket launchers placed by Hamas along the border, which is a politically sensitive area. The border is technically a demilitarized zone under the terms of the Camp David Accords signed in 1978. Israel took control of much of the border and the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on May 7, killing at least 1,200, And 252 Israelis and foreigners were taken hostage in Hamas attacks on Israeli communities near the Gaza border on 7 October. Of the remaining 125 hostages, 39 are believed dead.