Gaza tunnels

Former Gaza hostages visit wounded soldiers before Independence Day

Avinatan Or, Alon Ohel, and Guy Gilboa-Dalal were treated at the Rabin Medical Center-Beilinson Campus when they were first freed from Hamas captivity.

FORMER HOSTAGES meet with Israeli soldiers wounded in Lebanon.
Israel Air Force fighter jet seen in central Israel amid the ongoing war, April 7, 2026.

WATCH: IDF kills three Hamas commanders in Gaza strikes this week

Hamas terrorists gather during a public event in Khan Younis, Gaza, on February 1, 2025.

Hamas disarmament plan sees Gaza's tunnels destroyed, arms given up in stages, text shows

Soldiers from the IDF's 7th Armored Brigade operating in the Gaza Strip, January 14, 2026; illustrative.

WATCH: IDF continues counterterrorism ops. in Gaza Strip, including destroying terror tunnels


IDF destroyed 80% of Hamas's tunnels in Rafah, military sources claim

Despite military sources previously stating it could take six months, on Thursday, IDF sources claimed that 80% of the network had been destroyed.

 IDF soldiers operate in Rafah, August 29, 2024.

The 'brain' that uncovers Gaza's tunnels, both in and off the field

Since Oct 7, IDF's Technological Lab has been crucial in locating and guiding the destruction of Hamas' tunnels in Gaza, marking a shift to direct field operations during Operation Iron Swords.

 Part of a three kilometre-long tunnel route destroyed by the IDF in the central Gaza Strip, August 9, 2024.

Yahya Sinwar left Gaza tunnels several times, continues to elude Israel - NYT report

Tracking down Sinwar has proven difficult for the IDF, as the terror leader has reportedly avoided electronic communication for months.

 Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in an underground terror tunnel in Gaza (illustrative)

WATCH: IDF destroys kilometer-long Hamas terror tunnel in Rafah, finds explosives, blast doors

The IDF dismantled a one-kilometer Hamas terror tunnel in Rafah, Gaza, eliminating terrorists emerging from the tunnel shaft.

 IDF soldiers operate in Rafah, Gaza Strip, August 23, 2024.

WATCH: IDF reveals details on successful operation to retrieve six hostage bodies

The IDF's intricate and dedicated operation in Khan Yunis led to the discovery of a tunnel with six hostages' bodies. Investigations are ongoing into the circumstances of their deaths.

 AN ISRAELI soldier secures a tunnel underneath Al Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza last year. It is known that Mohammad Deif recently emerged from the tunnels in Khan Yunis, the writer states.

WATCH: IDF troops destroy 1.5 km tunnel containing Hamas housing compound

Troops of the 7th Brigade operated in Khan Yunis and on the outskirts of Deir al-Balah, where they killed terrorists and destroyed compounds used by terrorists above and below ground. 

Weapons and equipment located in the underground tunnel route, August 19, 2024.

IDF destroys three kilometer-long Hamas tunnel route in central Gaza

The network of tunnels consisted of multiple branches and rooms, inside of which the troops found stored weapons and means for long-term stay used by Hamas terrorists.

A three kilometre-long tunnel route destroyed by the IDF in the central Gaza Strip, August 9, 2024.

IDF finds dozens of Hamas tunnels near Philadelphi Corridor, including massive route

Soldiers are investigating and neutralizing discovered tunnel routes and have said that they will destroy all underground routes in the area.

The IDF finds a large, three meter high tunnel near the Philadelphi Corridor. August 4, 2024.

IDF kills Palestinian Islamic Jihad deputy weapons production head Mohammed al-Jabari

Mohammed al-Jabari's role in the terror group was to finance weapon manufacturing infrastructure for the Islamic Jihad in northern Gaza.

 The IDF operating in the Gaza Strip on August 2, 2024

Underground tunnels and Humanitarian zones: IDF's recovery of Gaza hostage bodies

Recent intelligence revealed new details about the raid in Khan Yunis that retrieved the bodies of five hostages, located in underground tunnels.

 The area the five hostage bodies were found.