The IDF, led by the Coordinator for the Government's Activities in the Territories (COGAT), facilitated the entry of 52 aid packages into the Gaza Strip on Tuesday afternoon, the military confirmed.

The UAE, Jordan, and Egypt all cooperated in the aid packages, which contained food for residents in both the south and north of the enclave, the military noted.

The aid packages were airdropped, the military clarified.

IDF soldiers operating in southern Khan Yunis conducted raids on terror weapons storage locations on Tuesday, the military confirmed in a separate statement.

The weapons seized included grenades, munitions, cartridges, diving equipment, and combat uniforms, the military added.

IDF seizes weapons from Hamas terrorists in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, July 28, 2025.
IDF seizes weapons from Hamas terrorists in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, July 28, 2025. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

In addition, soldiers from the Golani Brigade, serving under the IDF's 36th Division, along with Yahalom Combat Engineers, located and partially destroyed a terror tunnel in Khan Yunis. The tunnel was approximately one kilometer in length and 15km deep, the military confirmed.

The IDF published footage of a terror tunnel in Khan Yunis, including weapons stored there by Hamas terrorists, July 28, 2025. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)

Hamas weapons were found inside the tunnel, including explosives, Kalashnikov rifles, and rocket-propelled grenades.

A soldier was injured in the north Gaza Strip earlier on Tuesday, Maariv reported.

The soldier was evacuated to the hospital for further medical treatment, and his family was informed.

IDF soldiers falling in combat in Khan Yunis

Capt. Amir Saad, 22, from the Druze village Yanuh-Jat, and Sgt. Inon Nuriel Vana, 20, from Kiryat Tivon, an officer and a soldier in the Golani Brigade's Reconnaissance Battalion, were killed in Khan Yunis on Saturday, the IDF said on Monday.

More than 20 Palestinian civilians were killed on July 16 at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) site in Khan Yunis, most of them appearing to have been trampled, according to the aid agency.

Yonah Jeremy Bob, Avi Ashkenazi, and Amir Bohbot contributed to this report.