Gaza tunnels

IDF announces capture of one of Hamas's top remaining commanders 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.
IDF troops of the 7th Brigade operate in southern Gaza. January 25, 2025.

IDF completes demolition of four-kilometer tunnel on Israel-controlled side of Gaza's Yellow Line

 Former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on the backdrop of hostage posters. (Illustrative)

'Cool!' Ex-hostages Emily Damari, Romi Gonen recount learning of Hamas leader Sinwar's death

A man walks in floodwaters at a makeshift camp housing displaced Palestinians following heavy rain in Gaza City on November 25, 2025.

IDF troops find Gaza tunnel after rain, flood-induced landslides reveal terror site, 'Post' learns


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.

WATCH: IDF combat teams find tunnel, weapons in child's bedroom

Brigade 401 has been conducting operations in the Tel al-Sultan and Shabura neighborhoods in Rafah, Gaza Strip, over the past few weeks.

 IDF soldiers operate in Rafah, Gaza Strip, July 24, 2024.

Armed Hamas terrorists take over humanitarian aid truck in Gaza

Nahal Brigade targeted terrorists embedded in a school and located a tunnel shaft in the schoolyard.

 IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip. July 22, 2024.

Hamas in disarray: IDF realizes three major achievements in Gaza - analysis

The IDF has eliminated over 14,000 Hamas terrorists since the war began, intensifying operations to dismantle Hamas's military infrastructure and command capabilities across Gaza.

 Israeli tanks operate next to destroyed buildings during a ground operation in the southern Gaza Strip, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, July 3, 2024.

Inside Hamas: How the terrorist organization uses guerrilla tactics to wage war

Hamas uses civilian homes to stockpile weapons, dresses its fighters as civilians and moves through an extensive tunnel network to sneak up on and ambush Israeli soldiers.

 Palestinian fighters from the armed wing of Hamas take part in a military parade to mark the anniversary of the 2014 war with Israel, near the border in the central Gaza Strip, July 19, 2023.

WATCH: IDF discovers weapons, electrical infrastructure in Shejaia, Gaza tunnels

During a two-week mission, paratrooper reconnaissance soldiers engaged in face-to-face combat with terrorists, destroyed combat zones, and neutralized booby-trapped buildings.

 IDF soldiers operating in Shejaia, July 10, 2024.

Combing the desert: 'Spaceballs' and the Hamas tunnel quagmire - analysis

The comedic scene from the Mel Brooks classic explains why the IDF can miss Hamas tunnels after heavy operations and thus, need to reinvade.

A humorous illustration of Spaceballs soldiers "combing through the sand" in Gaza