Under proposed deal, in exchange for the return of the captives, Israel would halt its military operation and release a yet-to-be-determined number of terrorists. The rounds of the deal are expected to take place over approximately two months, allowing Hamas to claim that Israel has ended the war as demanded. 

The force raided the hospital area around 5:30 and within a few minutes the terrorists were already eliminated. By 5:40 the force had already begun its exit.

The military identified one of the men as Mohammed Jalamneh, 27, from Jenin, who it said had contacts with Hamas headquarters abroad and was planning "a raid attack inspired by the October 7 massacre."

The tunnel was a critical part of Hamas' infrastructure for coordinating attacks against IDF forces.