IDF forces began operating in recent hours and completed the encirclement of the Tel Sultan neighborhood in Rafah.

The activity is intended to destroy terrorist infrastructure and eliminate terrorists in the area, with the goal of deepening control and expanding the security area in the southern Gaza Strip.

The forces surrounded the area during the night, attacked and killed several terrorists, and raided a terrorist infrastructure that had been used in recent months as a command and control complex for terrorists from the Hamas terrorist organization.

IDF forces allow civilians to evacuate the combat zone for their safety, through organized routes.

IDF forces continue to operate against terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip in order to protect the citizens of the State of Israel.