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WATCH: Newly-obtained footage shows six Gaza hostages lighting Hanukkah candles in Hamas tunnel

The footage, obtained by the IDF, shows the six hostages, Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Alexander Lobanov, and Almog Sarusi, who were murdered by Hamas in 2024.

IDF-obtained footage of Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Ori Danino, Alexander Lobanov, and Almog Sarusi lighting Hanukkah candles while in Hamas captivity.
 members of the Abu Shabab Popular Forces militia in the Gaza Strip.

Ghassan Al-Duhaini to replace Abu Shabab as Popular Forces leader in Gaza

IDF troops operate in southern Gaza, November 4, 2025.

IDF shoots terrorist who crossed Yellow Line, 'posed threat' to forces on the ground

IDF soldiers stand at the entrance of a tunnel that Hamas used to attack Israel, in Beit Hanun, December 17, 2023

IDF troops kill top Hamas battalion cmdr., over 40 terrorists in Rafah tunnels


Phase two of Gaza peace plan is 'going to happen pretty soon,' Trump says

During a press conference in the Oval Office, President Trump addressed the Gaza peace plan and the attack on IDF soldiers earlier on Wednesday.

US President Donald Trump speaks during an announcement of new fuel economy standards, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, DC, US, December 3, 2025.

Four soldiers wounded, one of them in serious condition, after firefight in Rafah

The soldiers were all from the Golani Brigade and were performing patrol duties when they were attacked.

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

Rafah Crossing to reopen for Gaza residents’ exit to Egypt in coming days, COGAT announces

According to COGAT, Egypt will be involved in coordinating the Palestinians' exit through the crossing.

Members of the Egyptian Red Crescent stand in front of the Rafah crossing on October 20, 2025 in Rafah, Egypt.

Tank shell shrapnel wounds soldier, terrorists killed crossing Yellow Line in northern Gaza

There have been a slew of incidents in recent weeks, since the Yellow Line was established, in which individuals attempted to cross the boundary.

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

Son of senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad killed fleeing Rafah tunnel - report

Hamad was one of the terrorists killed by the IDF while trying to flee from a tunnel in Rafah on Sunday, the Hamas-affiliated Quds News Network reported.

Ghazi Hamad, member of Hamas Political Office, delivers remarks on the Israel-Hamas war during a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, November 2, 2023; illustrative.

WATCH: IDF destroys Hamas infrastructure, including tunnels, bunkers, kills terrorists near Rafah

Earlier on Sunday, the IDF confirmed that they killed Hamas battalion commanders, along with other terrorist operatives.

IDF soldiers are seen operating in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 4, 2025.

Israel's other front: Inside the IDF's battle to win world's toughest information war

IDF Spokesperson for Int’l Media Lt.-Col. Nadav Shoshani reveals to ‘Magazine’ art of handling the media and public during two years of unprecedented war

LT.-COL. NADAV SHOSHANI: Israel’s face to global media.

IDF amends cause of death of four soldiers killed in September Rafah operation

According to the IDF, the officers were traveling as the lead vehicle in a convoy during offensive operations in Rafah when the explosion occurred.

An Israeli forces' Humvee moves in southern Israel along the border with the Gaza Strip on January 25, 2024.

Discussion on deployment of foreign troops ongoing, two sources tell 'Post'

As the US-backed multinational force stalls, IDF troops building the "Green Rafah" city project in eastern Rafah encountered terrorists emerging from a tunnel.

Israeli soldiers seen near the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, November 23, 2025

After airstrike slams into terrorist position in Rafah, IDF closes in, killing three

Over 20 terrorists were killed in eastern Rafah last week, and eight additional suspects were arrested as part of ongoing operations to dismantle underground terror infrastructure, the IDF announced.

Following an air strike the Nahal Brigade conducted a search of a building in eastern Rafah, where they identified one terrorist who had been killed in the airstrike, and three additional armed terrorists.

IDF kills five terrorists who evaded troops for hours after emerging from Rafah tunnel

The terrorists were killed after a five-hour-long manhunt that began in the early morning hours. The incident occurred near the Yellow Line marking IDF-controlled territory.

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