IDF gives Rafah operation update: Israel is winning

Over the past month and after much backlash, the IDF soldiers of the 162nd Division have been operating in the Gazan city, Rafah. Despite heavy fighting with multiple losses for the IDF, the forces have managed to gain operational control over a passage route along the Egypt-Gaza border, known as the Philadelphi corridor. A well as battling Hamas strongholds in Gazan neighbourhoods; Shabora and Tel Sultan.

In just the past week, the IDF has also achieved military command over the Al-Karaya Al-Suweida neighbourhood with ground forces working both above and bellow ground.

Among such achievements the IDF also added it had:

The IDF concluded by stating it believed that it would gain full operational control over all of Rafah in the next few weeks and that it was already weakening the remaining Hamas battalions.