IDF reveals 10 km Rafah tunnel where Hamas held Hadar Goldin's remains, one year after his return
The IDF said the route ran more than 10 km beneath a dense Rafah neighborhood, including an UNRWA compound, mosques and schools, and was used by senior Hamas commanders.
The IDF has revealed new details about the operations that led to the return of the remains of Lt. Hadar Goldin to Israel, a year after he was brought home and more than 11 years after he was killed and abducted by Hamas. The 10-kilometer-long tunnel where Hamas kept Goldin's remains was discovered by Southern Command forces and the Shin Bet in July 2025, following the arrest of Hamas operative Marwan al-Hams.
The tunnel, which runs beneath a densely populated residential neighborhood near the Philadelphi Corridor, has three levels, with the deepest lying 30 meters underground. After sealing the tunnel with over 30,000 cubic meters of concrete in June 2026, the IDF destroyed the shaft through which Goldin had been abducted 11 years earlier.
Brief written by urgent.news from Jerusalem Post's own syndicated text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
