Morag Corridor

Hostage deal talks

Report: Israel drops demand for IDF presence in Morag Corridor

Sources say Israel has removed its demand for IDF control over the Morag Corridor, with mediators suggesting the move may bring a deal closer.

After Hamas rejects US offer:

Israel considers changes to ceasefire proposal

Sources say Israel exploring changes to ceasefire and prisoner swap proposal, with Hamas expressing willingness to return to the Qatari plan.

Amid stalemate:

Israel to present new Gaza withdrawal maps in Qatar talks

Israel set to present new maps outlining IDF withdrawal plans during Qatar negotiations, gap remains over the scope of IDF withdrawal from Gaza.

Golani’s payback:

IDF dismantles terror tunnel that killed two soldiers

In precision strike deep in Gaza’s Morag Corridor, Golani Brigade and Yahalom Unit troops dismantle a terror tunnel used in the deadly attack on Captain Noam Ravid and Staff Sgt. Yaly Seror.

Operational error:

IDF force 'forgets' a soldier in Gaza Strip

Engineering force accidentally leaves a soldier for about an hour in the Morag Corridor and sets out towards Israeli territory. The soldier joined a Golani force in the area.

Morag Corridor

IDF Spox: Hamas is under pressure we'll continue to pursue it

IDF Spokesman BG Effie Defrin explained that the IDF is operating in the southern Gaza Strip to 'increase pressure on Hamas in order to bring the hostages home and to dismantle both the Hamas government and the Hamas military wing.'

Dismantling tunnel shafts and sniper posts:

IDF operations in Gaza continue

IDF troops continue activity along Morag Corridor and in key Rafah neighborhoods, dismantling terror infrastructure and targeting terrorists.

Morag Corridor:

Minister Katz lays down ultimatum for Hamas

Minister of Defense Israel Katz visited the Morag Corridor in the Gaza Strip and turned to the Gazan population: 'Get rid of Hamas and return the hostages - that is the only way to stop the war.'

Chief of Staff in Gaza:

'We caught the enemy by surprise, Rafah Brigade will be defeated'

The Chief of Staff toured the Golani and 188 Brigade combat areas on the Morag corridor in the Gaza Strip, praised the soldiers and approved the continuation of operational plans.

Watch: The IDF's first activities in Gaza's Morag Corridor

IDF's 36th Division returns to operations in the Gaza Strip, begins operating in the Morag Corridor for the first time.

Palestinian Authority: IDF takeover of Morag Corridor 'criminal'

Palestinian Authority calls on international community to 'act without delay' to force Israel to withdraw from all of Gaza, despite ongoing rocket fire and terror activity by Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

'Changing gears'

Netanyahu: 'We are taking control of the Morag Corridor in Gaza'

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel will continue increasing the pressure on Hamas until all the hostages are returned.