News about Gaza, Israel

A new and important blow to Hamas's terror machine: The IDF and the ISA have eliminated the commander of Hamas's naval force in Gaza. He was responsible for many terrorist attacks against Israelis. With this operation, many innocent Israeli lives were saved. pic.twitter.com/TYl21SVKqj

Israeli forces have taken control over the Gazan side of the Rafah crossing, after Hamas has used this area for perpetrating terrorist activities. pic.twitter.com/9h90P0VKys

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "Last night, with the consent of the War Cabinet, I directed that the IDF operate in Rafah. They raised Israeli flags at the Rafah Crossing and took down the Hamas flags. www.gov.il/en/pages/spoke-rafah070524 pic.twitter.com/s71jYjjYF5

Three IDF soldiers were moderately wounded as a result of a blast in a booby-trapped tunnel shaft earlier today in the Rafah area in southern Gaza, the military says. The troops were taken to a hospital for treatment.