IDF says fighting in Rafah now limited to just one neighborhood

By Emanuel Fabian

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10 May 2025, 2:00 pm Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Troops of the Golani Brigade operate in southern Gaza's Rafah, in a handout photo issued on May 10, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)

The IDF says it is close to defeating all the remaining Palestinian terror operatives in southern Gaza’s Rafah, with fighting now only taking place in the Janina neighborhood.

Troops of the Golani Brigade have been operating in Janina in recent days. The IDF says the soldiers have destroyed dozens of “terror infrastructures,” located dozens of tunnel shafts, and killed dozens of operatives.

“Janina is the last area where fighting against terrorists in the Rafah Brigade is taking place,” the military says.

Four IDF soldiers have been killed and several others have been wounded during fighting in the Janina area in the past week.