Israel’s Northern Brigade, operating in northern Gaza’s Yellow Line area, eliminated dozens of terrorists, destroyed over four kilometers of Hamas tunnels, and uncovered mortar bombs hidden under a children’s blanket.
The Shabak combines traditional espionage with advanced technology to penetrate clandestine networks.
In recent weeks, the IDF conducted operations in the Yellow Line area of eastern Rafah, dismantling Hamas terror infrastructure and seizing weapons and surveillance equipment.
After losing his leg in a devastating explosion during combat in Gaza, Yoav Tzivoni shares a powerful story of survival, faith, stoic resilience, and the healing strength of community that transformed tragedy into hope.
In a joint IDF–Shin Bet strike on Saturday, Israeli forces eliminated Ra’ad Sa’ad, Hamas’s head of weapons production and a central architect of the October 7 massacre, dealing a severe blow to the group’s ability to rebuild and rearm.
In Beit Hanoun, the IDF’s elite Yahalom engineering unit demolished a Hamas tunnel stretching roughly a kilometer, removing a significant piece of the terror group’s underground infrastructure.
Israeli forces eliminated the East Rafah Battalion commander, his deputy, and additional Hamas terrorists after they emerged from Rafah’s underground network—delivering a sharp blow to the group’s remaining command structure.
While securing the Yellow Line in northern Gaza under the ceasefire terms, Carmeli Brigade forces uncovered five rocket launchers primed to fire at Israel and are pressing on with efforts to neutralize nearby threats.
Over the past 40 days, IDF forces have targeted East Rafah’s underground bunkers, eliminating over 40 Hamas terrorists and destroying dozens of terrorist bases and infrastructures.
The IDF later acknowledged that without the local defenders Yated would have suffered mass casualties.
Hamas has long relied on kidnapping and hostages as a weapon—using innocent lives as bargaining chips to stir violence, gain leverage, and extract Palestinian prisoner releases.
Over the past week, IDF forces in eastern Rafah struck hard—killing more than 20 terrorists, arresting eight others fleeing the tunnels, and wiping out a four-man cell hiding in a targeted structure after a pinpoint airstrike.
IDF forces are sweeping through Rafah, rooting out Hamas terrorists hiding in tunnels, eliminating some, capturing others, and securing the last underground positions.
Israeli forces closed in on Rafah’s remaining tunnel hubs, destroyed major terror infrastructure, struck over 60 targets, seized Hamas weapons, and eliminated or captured terrorists.
Hamas converted entire neighborhoods into massive terror bases with dozens of interconnected tunnel entrances and shafts that conceal terrorists, weapons, and command centers used to fight the IDF.
IDF forces uncovered a 7‑kilometer, 25‑meter‑deep tunnel in southern Rafah holding Hadar Goldin’s body and 80 rooms used by senior Hamas commanders to store weapons and plan attacks.
IDF forces within the ‘Yellow Line’ uncovered an 8-barrel rocket launcher loaded with four rockets, along with Kalashnikovs, grenades, explosives, ammunition, and military uniforms.
Nearly two years after a terrorist’s RPG left Saar with shrapnel wounds, the loss of an eye, and partial hearing, he continues to make daily strides in his journey back to real life.
The Air Force aims to enable quick helicopter and drone strikes on hostile targets during an emergency. By Hezy Laing Fearing a potential October 7-style
The IDF’s 401st Armored Brigade suffered heavy losses in its fight against Hamas, losing 50 soldiers, yet its dedicated rescue unit saved countless others—allowing the brigade to complete its mission and stand united on the battlefield.
