IDF spokesperson: The forces of Division 162 have been fighting in the Rafah area for about a month.
The forces have gained operational control over the Philadelphia axis, and are fighting the Hamas strongholds in the Shaboura and Tel Sultan neighborhoods.
After intense fighting in the last week, the forces reached operational control of the NPK neighborhood and are operating in the space above and below the ground.
Since the beginning of the fighting in the area, hundreds of terrorists have been eliminated, hundreds of underground shafts and about twenty-five tunnel routes have been located.
The forces continue to operate in the area and are making progress in the mission of defeating the Rafah Brigade of Hamas.