Yellow Line

IDF raises alert level over concerns of a possible Hamas response to Gaza strikes

Southern Command officials are also not ruling out rocket fire toward Israel as an attempt by Hamas to demonstrate its strength.

IDF Northern Brigade troops dismantle terror tunnels near the Yellow Line in the northern Gaza Strip. Images released on September 2, 2026.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits an IDF outpost in the Gaza Strip on September 2, 2026.

WATCH: Netanyahu visits IDF Gaza outpost, pledges to continue Hamas disarmament effort

Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard on the day of the handover of hostages held in Gaza since the deadly October 7 2023 attack, as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025.

An enemy from within: How Gazan militias became Hamas’s new nightmare - analysis

A structure used by Hamas as an ambush position approximately 70 meters from Kamal Adwan Hospital.

IDF strikes kill Hamas terrorists, destroy terror ambush point near hospital in Gaza


Hamas warns Witkoff, threatens 'ceasefire is over' after IDF thwarts Yellow Line breaches - report

"The agreement is over and [Hamas] is ready to fight," sources told Saudi state-owned Al Arabiya, adding that the ceasefire must be mutual and that "Gaza will not become another Lebanon."

Hamas terrorists escort Red Cross members towards an area within the Yellow Line to which Israeli troops withdrew under the ceasefire. Gaza City November 20, 2025.

WATCH: 15 terrorists emerge from Rafah tunnel, some arrested alive

Gunmen crossed east of Gaza’s Yellow Line, marking the boundary for IDF-controlled territory, and approached troops before being struck by the Air Force, according to the IDF.

Israeli soldiers stand at the entrance of a tunnel in Rafah in the Gaza Strip on September 13, 2024.

WATCH: Israeli forces find rocket launcher in IDF-controlled Gaza territory

During a separate operation by the Kfir Brigade, several weapons were found, including Kalashnikov rifles, fragmentation grenades, explosives, magazines, and military uniforms. 

IDF troops operate behind the Yellow Line in Gaza, November 20, 2025.

IDF targets senior Hamas terrorist in strike on Gaza City following attack on troops in Khan Yunis

The attack reportedly killed three; however, it is not clear yet if the target of the attack was killed.

Israeli soldiers enter the Gaza Strip in a military vehicle from at the Israel-Gaza border, November 5, 2025.

IDF kills two terrorists who crossed Yellow Line, approached troops in southern Gaza

This incident comes after the IDF killed several terrorists who also crossed the Yellow Line on Monday. 

A Hamas terrorist stands guard near the Yellow Line to which Israeli troops withdrew under the ceasefire, as Hamas says it continues to search for the bodies of deceased hostages seized during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, in Gaza City November 2, 2025.

Palestinian terror faction claims undercover Israeli forces killed local leader in Gaza

The group, whose members participated in the October 7 massacre, called the alleged incident a "cowardly and treacherous assassination operation."

Hamas terrorists look on as they escort members of the Red Cross in Gaza City, November 12, 2025

IDF kills terrorists breaching Gaza's Yellow Line in two separate Monday incidents

The terrorists were seen planting suspicious objects and approaching IDF troops stationed near the Gaza Yellow Line, the military said.

A general view of a concrete blocks marking the "Yellow Line" drawn by the Israeli military in Bureij, central Gaza Strip, on November 4, 2025.

IDF 'must be prepared to take control' of Gaza areas beyond existing perimeter, Zamir says

"Our troops continue operating along the Yellow Line to clear the area and eliminate terrorist strongholds," Zamir said.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen Eyal Zamir during situation assessment in Rafah, Gaza Strip, November 16, 2025.

Israel's inability to strategize on Gaza prevents disarming, replacement of Hamas - analysis

"The IDF is preparing a plan to disarm Hamas by resuming fighting." The overall sense is that Israel will need to have a plan in place in case the US-led one doesn’t work or if Hamas re-arms.

Hamas terrorists look on as they escort members of the Red Cross in Gaza City, November 12, 2025

WATCH: IDF destroys Gaza tunnel where three soldiers were killed 11 months ago

The three IDF soldiers killed nearly a year ago in the area were Capt. Ilay Gavriel Atedgi, St.-Sgt. Netanel Pessach, and Sgt.-Maj. Hillel Diener.

IDF dismantles tunnel where three soldiers from military's Samson Unit were killed 11 months ago, November 15, 2025.