IDF: Tunnel stretching 16 kilometers sealed: The underground tunnel in which LT Hadar Goldin was held has now been sealed
IDF soldiers have completed the sealing of the underground tunnel in which LT Hadar Goldin, was held. Goldin was killed in battle in the Gaza Strip and abducted on August 1st, 2014, during Operation Protective…
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The sealing of a 16-kilometer tunnel in southern Rafah marks the physical elimination of a key piece of Hamas battlefield infrastructure, one that had held the remains of Lieutenant Hadar Goldin since 2014. The scale of this operation, using 30,000 cubic meters of concrete and involving elite engineering and naval units, underscores how deeply embedded these networks are beneath Gaza. With the tunnel now sealed and Goldin returned for burial in November 2025, the military chapter appears closed, but the broader question of how many similar complexes remain and what intelligence they may still contain is left unanswered.