{"id":18047,"date":"2025-03-26T09:07:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-26T07:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=18047"},"modified":"2025-03-26T09:07:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T07:07:17","slug":"idf-continues-to-strike-hamas-strongholds-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/idf-continues-to-strike-hamas-strongholds-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"IDF Continues to Strike Hamas Strongholds in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The IDF continues its intense military operations in the Gaza Strip. After IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir and Defense Minister Israel Katz approved the continuation of combat plans yesterday (Tuesday), Arab media outlets reported this morning that dozens of people were killed in airstrikes targeting Hamas positions.<\/p>\n<p>Footage emerging from the Nuseirat refugee camp, located in central Gaza\u2014south of Deir al-Balah and north of Deir al-Sultan\u2014shows extensive destruction following IDF strikes.<\/p>\n<p>The camp, one of the most densely populated urban centers in the Strip, serves as a hub for Hamas and other terrorist organizations\u2019 infrastructure.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p>\u2014 Osama Abu Rabee \u0623\u0633\u0627\u0645\u0629 \u0623\u0628\u0648\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0639 (@dn_osama_rabee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dn_osama_rabee\/status\/1904521101738229792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 25, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Strength and Sword&#8221; Operation Plans Approved<br \/>\n<\/strong>Yesterday, Defense Minister Israel Katz visited the IDF\u2019s Gaza Division, where he conducted an operational tour with senior military officials and approved the continuation of Operation &#8220;Strength and Sword.&#8221; During the visit, he addressed the issue of the hostages.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I came here to see firsthand the fighting and the deployment of IDF forces on the ground ahead of upcoming decisions,&#8221; said Katz. He emphasized, &#8220;Our primary objective now is to bring all the hostages home. If Hamas continues its defiance, it will pay an increasingly heavy price\u2014through territorial losses, the elimination of operatives, and the destruction of terror infrastructure\u2014until its complete defeat.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18050\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18050\" style=\"width: 782px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18050\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/strikeg.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"782\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/strikeg.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/strikeg-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/strikeg-768x462.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18050\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza | Photo: Ali Hassan\/Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Accompanying Katz on the visit were other senior officers such as Commanding Officer of the Southern Command Maj. Gen. Yaron Finkelman and Commander of the Gaza Division Brig. Gen. Barak Hiram.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Israel is fighting Hamas and will defeat Hamas. Let me be clear &#8211; Israel is not fighting the civilians in Gaza and is doing everything that international law requires to mitigate harm to civilians.<\/p>\n<p>But when Hamas fights in civilian dress, from civilian homes, and from behind\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u05d9\u05e9\u05e8\u05d0\u05dc \u05db\u201d\u05e5 Israel Katz (@Israel_katz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Israel_katz\/status\/1904067537341489263?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following approval of the plans for continued military operations in the Gaza Strip, Arab media reported this morning that dozens were killed in Israeli Air Force strikes targeting Hamas in Gaza.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":17699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,6],"tags":[2302,1476,1477,1548,1475,1705,3322,1738,1743],"class_list":["post-18047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-idf","category-security","tag-air-force","tag-gaza","tag-hamas","tag-iaf","tag-idf","tag-israeli-hostages","tag-military-action","tag-strike","tag-swords-of-iron"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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