{"id":19401,"date":"2025-04-09T17:35:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T14:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=19401"},"modified":"2025-04-09T17:35:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T14:35:02","slug":"report-idf-eliminates-hamas-battalion-commander-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/report-idf-eliminates-hamas-battalion-commander-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: IDF Eliminates Hamas Battalion Commander in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saudi news outlet Al Arabiya reported today (Wednesday) that IDF forces eliminated the commander of Hamas\u2019 Shuja\u2019iyya Battalion in a targeted Israeli Air Force strike in eastern Gaza City.<\/p>\n

Third Shuja\u2019iyya Commander Killed Since Start of the War<\/strong>
\nAccording to Palestinian sources, 35 people were killed in the strike. The IDF has not yet issued an official statement regarding the report.<\/p>\n

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IDF forces operating in Gaza | Photo: IDF Spokesperson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The terrorist eliminated was the third commander of the Shuja\u2019iyya Battalion to be killed since the beginning of the war. His predecessors, Wissam Farhat\u2014eliminated in the early stages of the war\u2014and Jamil Wadiya\u2014killed last month\u2014were each replaced following their assassination.<\/p>\n

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Hamas terrorists in Gaza | Photo: Ali Hassan\/Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

IDF Expands Ground Operations<\/strong>
\nEarlier today, the IDF reported that forces from the Gaza Division had intensified operations in the Tel al-Sultan area, locating tunnel shafts and destroying terror infrastructure over the past 24 hours.<\/p>\n

In parallel, forces from the 36th Division continued operating in the Rafah area and along the Morag Corridor\u2014an area in which the IDF has not previously operated. During their mission, troops located and destroyed buildings used for terrorist activity and underground infrastructure, as well as eliminated several terrorists.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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