Israeli forces apprehended Hamas terrorists who surrendered in the Shaboura neighborhood of Rafah, according to military footage released Tuesday.

The IDF spokesperson also said the military was close to defeating all the remaining terror operatives in Rafah, in the southernmost part of the Palestinian enclave. The last remaining terror enclave in Rafah where the fighting is still ongoing is the Jenina neighborhood.

Two Hamas terrorists surrendered to IDF forces in Rafah and provided valuable intelligence during Shin Bet interrogations, the military said on Friday. "During their interrogation, the terrorists provided significant intelligence information indicating the location of an underground infrastructure in the area,

The two Hamas terror operatives were captured by soldiers of the 188th Armored Brigade and handed over to the Shin Bet. During their interrogation, the military said the pair provided “significant intelligence, pointing to the location of underground infrastructure in the area.”

US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said that Blinken will “discuss the need to ensure the defeat of Hamas, including in Rafah, in a way that protects the civilian population ...

In the meantime, Israeli air strikes have killed at least 16 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, following a deadly 24-hour period in which more than 100 people lost their lives, according to medical officials.

At least 15 Palestinians, including women and children, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced people.

The subterranean facility served as living quarters and as an operational hub for key Hamas terrorists in the ‘Shabura’ area of Rafah. Soldiers from the Yahalom unit along with additional troops, under the command of the 188th Brigade, began an intelligence-guided operation during which they located the underground terrorist complex.

CAIRO, May 8 (Reuters) - Hamas militants engaged in "fierce fighting" with Israeli soldiers on Thursday in the south of the Gaza Strip near Rafah, the Palestinian militant group said. The ...

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