The IDF reported on Thursday on the near-total defeat of Hamas' Rafah Brigade, which was achieved about a month and a half ago.
In the Tel al-Sultan neighborhood, where six hostages were executed in a tunnel, small pockets of resistance remain. Over the last three and a half months, the IDF has seized control of around 200 underground spaces in the Philadelphi Corridor sector, including nine tunnels crossing into Egypt, which have either been destroyed or are ready for demolition. The military is awaiting a political decision on whether to withdraw forces from the area, with or without a potential hostage deal.