Nahal Commander: Highest Number of Tunnel Shafts Found Along the Philadelphi Corridor

Nahal Brigade Commander Colonel Yair Zuckerman spoke to Israeli media about the IDF’s operations in Rafah and along the Philadelphi Corridor. “Whoever thinks we are stagnating is invited to see what’s happening here,” he told the newspaper.

“Look at Rafah, does this look like stagnating? But we need to understand that this takes time. Hamas has turned the entire city [of Rafah] into one giant battlefield, booby-trapped and dangerous, and gone down into the underground, from which they operate.”

“The houses are booby-trapped and contain small reverse cameras, by means of which they follow the forces and try to harm them. We found such cameras in the buttons on sofas, on doorframes, in mosques, in clinics, and in schools,” he said.

Under the Philadelphi Corridor, he noted, “were the highest number of tunnel shafts that we found.” “There is an attack underground which connects to the vast underground from Egypt. There is a real underground city here. Rafah is the first place where they made use of tunnels.”

Zuckerman stressed, “There isn’t much enemy above ground here, it’s mostly underground. Over 50% of Rafah is in our hands, but that doesn’t mean we killed all of the terrorists and destroyed all of the infrastructure. I have freedom of activity, but does that mean that they won’t fire antitanks at us? Yesterday they fired three missiles at me and detonated two explosives as I searched tunnel shafts. When we reached the Philadelphi [Corridor], we found rockets which were ready to be launched towards central Israel.” (INN / VFI News)

“Our Heavenly Father, we thank You for protecting us daily from terrorist attacks and being the shield of the people who try to defend us. You are always there for Your children, for those who love You and You never forsake them, and we are extremely grateful for Your faithful nature. We pray in Yeshua’s name that all hostilities will end soon and that all remaining terrorists will be found and delivered to justice with no further loss of human lives.”