Gaza tunnels

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

The Hamas terrorists were actively involved in efforts to rebuild the organization’s military capabilities, as well as advancing imminent attack plans against IDF troops.

Israel Air Force fighter jet seen in central Israel amid the ongoing war, April 7, 2026.
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

Former hostage Matan Angrest speaks to Channel 12's 'Uvda' about his experience in Hamas terror captivity, including torture, broadcast on February 26, 2026.

WATCH: 'I screamed in pain': Former hostage Matan Angrest says Hamas terrorists electrocuted him


Katz instructs IDF to destroy Hamas tunnels in Gaza behind IDF withdrawal line

The minister called this order Israel's "central mission," placing it alongside the IDF's other obligations, such as the protection of soldiers and Israeli communities.

Defense Minister Israel Katz attends the state ceremony marking 52 years since the Yom Kippur War, held at the military cemetery at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl, on October 5, 2025.

Israel Katz tells JD Vance that over 60% of Hamas tunnels left undestroyed

Defense Minister Israel Katz added that demolishing the tunnels is the most important joint mission in demobilizing Gaza in accordance with Trump's ceasefire plan.

An Israeli soldier secures a tunnel underneath Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, in Northern Gaza Strip, November 22, 2023.

Freed hostages Guy Gilboa-Dalal, Evyatar David embrace Omer Wenkert in emotional reunion

Freed hostage Omer Wenkert, who was released from captivity in February, was held together with Gilboa-Dalal and David in Gaza, and shared footage of the emotional reunion on his Instagram.

Freed hostages Evyatar David, Tal Shoham, Guy Gilboa-Dalal, and Omer Wenkert reunite, October 18, 2025.

‘We won’t reach every terrorist': IDF goal must be pressure for hostage deal, fmr. cmdr. says

“The army’s role is to shape a military reality that gives Israel a stronger hand in future negotiations,” retired Maj.-Gen. Israel Zini said.

IDF soldiers seen operating near the Gaza border, September 15, 2025

IDF kills 11 terrorists, finds explosives in Beit Hanun underground terror tunnel

The operation was carried out by soldiers from the Northern Brigade under Division 99, in coordination with the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), intelligence personnel, and observation units.

IDF discovers dead Hamas terrorists and explosive devices in a tunnel in Beit Hanun, Gaza Strip, Septermber 14, 2025.

WATCH: IDF reveals Hamas tunnel sleeping quarters

The kilometer-long tunnel was discovered during an operation led by the 7th Brigade Combat Team and subsequently demolished.

IDF SOLDIERS exit a tunnel underneath the European Hospital in Khan Yunis.

IDF uncovers tunnel route, missile launchers beneath Gazan cemetery

According to the military, the tunnel route is approximately one kilometer long and was found mostly dismantled in Gaza's Daraj Tuffah.

The IDF's 401st Brigade, under the 162nd Division's command, operates in in Gaza City's Daraj Tuffah on August 7, 2025.

WATCH: IDF Yahalom Unit destroys two-kilometer tunnel in Khan Yunis, Gaza

The operations also included activities from the Kfir Brigade, which located dozens of mortar shells, grenades, explosive devices, and additional hidden weapons.

 IDF SOLDIERS walk out of a tunnel underneath the European Hospital in Khan Yunis, in the Gaza Strip, last month. Israel will continue to strike fiercely against enemy strongholds from Khan Yunis to Isfahan, states the writer.

Exodigo’s underground mapping technology draws attention with $96m. series B funding boost

The IDF has been working for years and even had a brigade-size unit, whose task is to develop new technologies and tactics for underground warfare.

 Illustration of Exodigo's mapping technology, showing underground infrastructure below a city.

IDF confirms aircraft killed two Hamas terrorists responsible for death of seven soldiers

All seven were soldiers in the 605th Combat Engineering Battalion of the 188th Brigade.

 IDF troops operate in southern Gaza, July 2, 2025.