Israel Says Top Hamas Rafah Brigade ‘Dismantled’ on Philadelphi Corridor, 2,000 Terrorists Killed

The IDF on Thursday, September 12, said its troops had “dismantled” Hamas’ Rafah brigade on the Philadelphi Corridor as they look to eliminate cross-border tunnels into Egypt.

In a press release the IDF said its troops in the 162nd Division had conducted “precise, intelligence-based, targeted operations in the Rafah area over the last few months” and “eliminated over 2,000 terrorists.”

Israeli forces destroyed a reported 8 miles of underground routes and have neutralized roughly 80% of all Hamas’ tunnels on the strategic security corridor, which runs alongside the border with Egypt.

The IDF said that during an operation in the Tel A-Sultan area, first launched a couple of weeks ago, Commander of the Tel al-Sultan Battalion Mahmoud Hamdan had been killed along with 250 other Hamas terrorists.

Brig. Gen. Itzik Cohen, commander of the 162nd Division, also told Israeli media that his troops had located 203 separate but interconnected tunnels in the Philadelphi Corridor, nine of which crossed over the border with Egypt.

Meanwhile, senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan told French media on Sunday that the terrorist group still has ample resources to continue fighting Israel despite the losses sustained during the war. He also stressed it was impossible to imagine a scenario in which Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar would leave the Gaza Strip. (FN / VFI News)

“Dear God, we fervently pray for an end to the war, the return of all our hostages and the permanent dismantlement of all terrorist groups wreaking havoc in our country. We pray for this nightmare to end as we are approaching the one year anniversary of the horrifying Hamas massacre. We thank You for Your protection and the defense personnel You have gifted us who have successfully kept the majority of our citizens safe. We know from Your Word that You take no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but You would rather they turn to You and repent, so we pray that Your Will be done in all circumstances, in Yeshua’s name.”