Rafah

IDF announces capture of Hamas commander during overnight operations

The capture happened after Friday's strike, in which three out of eight Hamas terrorists were killed while leaving a tunnel in Rafah, the military announced.

Hamas terrorists stand at a site as Hamas says it continues to search for the body of the last deceased hostage, in Gaza City December 8, 2025.
Hamas members stand at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

IDF strikes eight terrorists emerging from tunnel in Rafah, kills three

Tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

Israel plans large camp for Palestinians in southern Gaza, retired general says

A vehicle carries Egyptian soldiers near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, in Rafah, Egypt, August 6, 2025

Rafah Border Crossing will be test for Gaza’s next stage - analysis


Shin Bet, police criticize IDF's disclosure of Nukhba terrorist's identity - report

The joint Shin Bet and police team reportedly addressed the military, requesting to know why the IDF Spokesperson's Unit revealed the identity.

 General view of the Lahav 443 police unit headquarters in the city of Lod on November 4, 2019.

IDF abandons elite Yahalom Unit soldier in Gaza for over 40 minutes

The incident happened on Tuesday when Yahalom was operating on tunnels in the Rafah area, when the unit exited the area without him.

 An IDF soldier in Gaza's Morag Corridor, April 2025.

Cutting off Hamas: 'Post' visits IDF's 'Morag Corridor' in Gaza

'Morag' is intended to drive a wedge between the Rafah and Khan Yunis brigades of Hamas, and then to destroy these formations.

 IDF soldiers operate in the Morag Corridor, in the southern Gaza Strip.

Ben-Gvir to IDF chief over Golani commander's removal: 'You will regret this'

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and reservists condemned the dismissal of a Golani commander after an IDF strike in Rafah killed 14 medics, including six Hamas terrorists.

 MK Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives to open his office in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, February 13, 2022.

To Board of Deputies of British Jews: Your critique of Israel is not in my name - opinion

If you wish to help—come. Come live it. Come stand beside us in our cemeteries and shelters, in our waiting rooms and war rooms.

 IDF soldiers operate in the northern Gaza Strip,  March 31, 2025.

Golani Brigade rescues dog kidnapped from Nir Oz on October 7

Billy, a three-and-a-half-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, was found near Rafah, and was revealed to be from Nir Oz when she was brought to Israel for treatment.

 Aviad Shapira, the Golani reservist who found Billy.

WATCH: IDF kills dozens of terrorists in Rafah as it establishes operational control of area

On Friday, the military finished establishing the Morag Corridor, which separates Rafah and Khan Yunis.

 IDF troops operate in Rafah, Gaza, April 13, 2025.

IDF establishes Morag Corridor, separating Khan Yunis and Rafah

The IDF has completed the encirclement of Rafah in southern Gaza, establishing control over the Morag Axis to separate Rafah from Khan Younis.

 IDF soldiers operate in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, April 12, 2025

WATCH: IDF locates booby-trapped Hamas tunnel underneath kindergarten

The underground passage was dozens of meters long and led to a central axis for the terrorist organization.

Location in Rafah of the tunnel shaft the IDF located near a kindergarten on April 11, 2025.

IDF sources admit it may take years to root out all Hamas terrorists in Gaza - exclusive

Katz to 'Post': Philadelphi constitutes ongoing major smuggling threat - despite prior top IDF official denials

  Hamas terrorists seen along with a corridor in the Rafah area of the Gaza Strip (illustrative)