Under Siege: Arrested Hamas Terrorists Reveal ‘Dozens of Bodies’ of Comrades Trapped in Rafah Tunnels

Pressure is mounting relentlessly on the remaining Hamas terrorists hiding in the vast underground tunnel networks beneath eastern Rafah, as Israeli forces intensify their operations both above and below ground. Arrested terrorists interrogated by Israeli forces have provided critical intelligence, revealing a dire situation underground, including the presence of multiple bodies of fallen comrades.

The time is rapidly running out for the terrorists trapped in these subterranean networks. Just this morning (Wednesday), six terrorists were identified emerging from the underground infrastructure in an attempt to flee, four were eliminated, and two were captured. This follows the elimination of five other terrorists who attempted the same escape earlier. The IDF confirmed that the terrorists were successfully targeted and that searches are ongoing in the area.

Gruesome Discovery Under Interrogation

Critical information about the conditions underground was exposed during the interrogation of six terrorists arrested by the IDF last week after they emerged from the tunnels. They recounted the harrowing scene below ground:

The IDF estimates that approximately half of the terrorists originally entrenched in this specific area have now been eliminated. So far, the IDF has eliminated around 30 terrorists above ground in the vicinity of the tunnel network. However, several senior terrorist commanders, including company and battalion-level leaders, are assessed to still be alive inside. The IDF is continuing to apply pressure to force their surrender and exit.

The Escape and Capture Scenario

Dramatic footage released by the IDF from this morning’s event shows terrorists emerging from a tunnel, attempting to flee before being attacked from the air.

In a follow-up operation to the aerial strike, forces from the Nahal Brigade Combat Team quickly swept the area. Inside one of the structures, they found one terrorist eliminated by the aerial strike and three other armed terrorists. Upon identification, the forces engaged them at close range and eliminated all three. Additionally, two more terrorists were found and arrested inside the building.

Over the past week, the IDF has eliminated more than 20 terrorists and captured eight others who attempted to escape from the underground terrorist infrastructure in the area.

Sealing the Underground Pockets

The operational focus is on isolating and collapsing the subterranean environment. Special forces, including Nahal and Golani brigades, are conducting a systematic manhunt below ground, locating shafts, collapsing them, or sealing them with concrete. The goal is to severely restrict the terrorists' hiding places.

The underground area is a vast, complex network of tunnels at various depths, spanning several separate terrorist pockets. In the last week alone, hundreds of meters of subterranean routes have been destroyed. Forces have attacked over 60 targets, including around 15 tunnel shafts and approximately 40 structures used by the terrorist organizations.

Forces from the Nahal Brigade and the Yahalom Unit are using specialized drilling and mapping equipment, inserting means that either eliminate the terrorists in the tunnel or compel them to surface.

The "pocket of resistance" where the Hamas terrorists are trapped, located in the terror-stricken Al-Jina neighborhood of Rafah, is completely isolated. The forces have been operating in this area since May of last year, and once operational control was established in Rafah, this terror pocket was isolated, leaving the terrorists cut off and alone. The terrorists are completely cut off from the Hamas leadership, and the only senior commander remaining in the area is the Hamas commander for eastern Rafah. The terrorists are operating in an area under full operational control of the IDF, making independent entry or exit impossible.