Senior Israeli defense officials now assess that Hamas’s Gaza tunnel network is between 350 and 450 miles long, far longer than previously believed, according to a Tuesday report.

22 hours ago · Israel had already cut off the supply of food, fuel and humanitarian aid to Gaza’s roughly 2 million Palestinians, has said it would escalate military operations until Hamas …

1 day ago · Israel's offensive in Gaza escalates after ceasefire ends 02:02. Tel Aviv — Israel's defense minister threatened earlier this week to open "the gates of hell" in Gaza if Hamas …

Dec 8, 2024 · According to the IDF, the several-hundred-meter-long tunnel was used by Hamas operatives to attack troops in Gaza. The military says troops found RPGs hidden inside the …

In July 2024, it was reported that, despite the long months of fighting in the Gaza Strip, the tunnel network was still in a “good functional state,” as even many of the areas targeted by the ...

2 days ago · Israeli airstrikes overnight into Thursday struck several homes in the Gaza Strip and killed at least 85 Palestinians, according to local health officials. Among those pulled alive from …

Dec 4, 2024 · An IDF investigation published today found that the six men, after being abducted, were taken to a central tunnel in Khan Younis where they were held until late December 2023. …

5 days ago · Every day from 5 a.m. to midnight, seven days a week, the team that guarded Israeli hostage Tal Shoham used a type of electric demolition hammer to carve additional miles of …

2 days ago · A Bulgarian citizen working for the UN has been killed during Israel’s latest attack on Gaza, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry has confirmed. ... adding that today’s deadly strikes bring …

Jan 28, 2025 · IDF dismantles underground 7.5 km terror tunnel in Gaza, finds equipment seized by Hamas on Oct. 7. Israeli forces also found maps of Israeli communities that bordered the …

3 days ago · Israeli ground forces pushed deeper into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, taking over part of a major corridor that bisects the Palestinian enclave, in the most significant ground …

Nov 7, 2024 · The IDF says troops demolished two large tunnel systems and killed several Hamas operatives, including two who participated in the October 7 onslaught, during a recent …

Sep 10, 2024 · JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military on Tuesday released video footage of a Gaza tunnel where it says six hostages were recently killed by Hamas. The video shows a low, …

Sep 10, 2024 · The Israeli military released new information on Tuesday about the six hostages whose bodies were recently discovered in a tunnel in Gaza, including video of the tunnel and …

Aug 29, 2024 · Israel’s military said on Tuesday that it had rescued Farhan al-Qadi, a member of Israel’s Bedouin Arab minority who was abducted on Oct. 7, from an underground Hamas …

Sep 10, 2024 · Israel Defense Forces video shows a tunnel in Gaza, said to be where Hamas militants recently killed six Israeli hostages. NBC News cannot verify the location, or the …

1 day ago · The latest violence has left at least 600 Palestinians dead so far this week, many of whom were women and children. UNICEF says Tuesday's attack was the largest single-day …

Jan 9, 2025 · The Israeli military said Wednesday it had recovered the body of a hostage from a tunnel in southern Gaza. Yousef Al-Ziyadnah, 53, who was kidnapped during the Hamas …

Dec 18, 2023 · The Israeli military has shown journalists what it says is the largest ever Hamas tunnel it has found in Gaza, with an entrance close to the Erez checkpoint - the main …

4 days ago · Middle East category UK, France, Germany urge Gaza ceasefire, ask Israel to restore humanitarian access 12:03 AM UTC · Updated ago World category Trump …

Dec 21, 2023 · The Israeli military on Thursday destroyed a "vast tunnel network” under Gaza City that authorities said included command and control positions, meeting rooms, and hideout …

Oct 19, 2023 · As part of its campaign to eradicate Hamas from Gaza, Israel has targeted strikes against a network of tunnels underneath the enclave that are used by the militant group to …

Dec 20, 2023 · JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said troops located “a vast tunnel network” under Gaza City that included command and control positions, meeting rooms and hideout …

3 days ago · The UN Security Council met in New York on Tuesday on the Middle East crisis, exactly two months since the start of the fragile Gaza ceasefire and hostages deal came into …

4 days ago · In a statement issued shortly after the IDF resumed strikes throughout Gaza after a nearly two-month ceasefire, Defense Minister Israel Katz says “the gates of hell will open in …

Israel’s reported attempt to pump seawater into the vast network of tunnels beneath Gaza was a success, The Times of Israel learned Thursday, as the army warned of “new combat methods” …

Feb 26, 2024 · The Israel Defense Forces said Monday it had uncovered a major Hamas tunnel network passing through central and northern Gaza, including under a hospital and a university.