The Israel Defense Forces’ top spokesman, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari stressed that the military has regained full control of the Gaza border after Hamas terrorists blew up sections of the border fence during the attack on Saturday. The Israeli military also claimed that nearly 1,500 bodies of Hamas militants have been found in Israeli territory.
Adding to this, he noted that not even a single terrorist entered via the fence. “In the last day, not a single terrorist entered via the fence,” he said. It further noted that the forces continue to carry out scans in order to ensure the killing of terrorists who are hiding. However, according to the IDF, there is still a small number of terrorists hiding in Israeli territory, The Times of Israel reported.
Sharing on the social media ‘X’, Israel Air Force stated that the IDF has completed the evacuation of the settlements adjacent to the fence in the Gaza Strip, “with the exception of those with essential positions and exceptional cases who remained.”
An Israeli military spokesperson said that the Gaza-Egypt border crossing is closed. Following earlier remarks by Lieutenant-Colonel Richard Hecht, his office issued a statement: “Clarification: The Rafah crossing was open yesterday, but now it is closed.” On Monday evening, Egyptian security sources and a witness said operations at Rafah had been disrupted by what they described as a strike on the Gaza side.