Gaza tunnels

UNRWA fires 70 employees after Israeli accusations of Hamas affiliation

Earlier this week, USAID announced that it had referred 101 current or former UNRWA staff members to the US State Department for suspension or disbarment over their role in the October 7 massacre.

A PALESTINIAN man walks past the building of the UNRWA headquarters in Gaza City on January 8, 2018.
IDF soldiers work to clear the Beit Hanoun area. Images released on May 26, 2026.

WATCH: IDF destroys 11km. of Hamas terror tunnels under Gaza's Beit Hanun

FORMER HOSTAGES meet with Israeli soldiers wounded in Lebanon.

Former Gaza hostages visit wounded soldiers before Independence Day

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

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


Israel's 'super goal': Dismantling Hamas's terror-tunnels remains top priority

Israel is directing the IDF in Gaza’s “yellow zone” to make tunnel demolition its central mission under the US-brokered Gaza deal while coordinating details with Washington.

Al-Quds Brigades fighter in Gaza’s Beit Hanun, pre-Oct. 7.

Explosives, fear, and survival: Inside the tunnel where Eitan and Iair Horn were held

Eitan and Iair Horn were kidnapped from Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, and were held together in Gaza until Iair was released in February of 2025. Eitan was released in October 2025.

Freed Israeli hostage Eitan Horn stands behind his brother, released hostage Iair Horn, as friends and family welcome him back to his family home in Kfar Saba, Israel, October 16, 2025

Family of Gaza hostage Alon Ohel starts crowdfunding campaign to support rehabilitation

After 738 days in captivity, Alon Ohel has returned home. His journey to recovery begins with a nationwide effort to support his healing and rehabilitation.

Freed hostage Alon Ohel arrives to his home in Moshav Lavon, northern Israel, October 24, 2025.

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.