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IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari in a press conference says the now-captured Philadelphi Corridor along the Gaza-Egypt border served as "Hamas's oxygen pipeline" for smuggling weapons. "In recent days, IDF troops established operational control on the Philadelphi Corridor,…

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi held an assessment in southern Gaza's Rafah today, saying that dismantling Hamas's battalions there is a top priority for the country. "We are here for several reasons. Firstly, this is the last [Hamas] Brigade left with full… pic.twitter.com/y1Xn8L7x3n

I think the evidence of Hamas' network of tunnels into Egypt may be surprising. My concern is that it's not only weapons that've been smuggled into Gaza. Goods, including people (fighters, hostages) could be moved out. This is all the justification Israel needs to go into Rafah.

An IDF official says the Israeli military has achieved tactical control over the Philadelphi Corridor. The IDF has the ability to cut off the oxygen line Hamas has used to move around in the area. The IDF has found approximately 20 tunnels that crossed into Egypt. Some of these…