{"id":24225,"date":"2025-05-25T12:05:26","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T09:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=24225"},"modified":"2025-05-25T14:20:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T11:20:42","slug":"idf-eliminates-hamas-cell-in-northern-gaza-in-just-under-4-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/idf-eliminates-hamas-cell-in-northern-gaza-in-just-under-4-minutes\/","title":{"rendered":"IDF Eliminates Hamas Cell in Northern Gaza in Under 4 Minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a swift and deadly encounter, an IDF combat team from the 401st Armored Brigade operating under Division 162 eliminated a Hamas terrorist cell last Thursday in under four minutes, according to the Israeli military. The clash occurred as part of Operation \u201cGideon&#8217;s Chariots,&#8221; Israel\u2019s ongoing campaign in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Direct Engagement Followed by Air Support<\/strong><br \/>\nDuring the brief but intense firefight, the commander of a tank unit from Battalion 52 was severely wounded. IDF troops returned fire, stormed the position, and killed several militants on the spot.<\/p>\n<p>The remaining Hamas operatives were eliminated by an airstrike from the Israeli Air Force, coordinated with the brigade\u2019s fire support team.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wider Campaign Against Terror Infrastructure<\/strong><br \/>\nThe military emphasized that this incident is part of a broader campaign to dismantle Hamas infrastructure across Gaza. The goal, according to IDF officials, is to neutralize ongoing threats and protect Israeli civilians.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional Strikes in Jabalia, Khan Younis, and Bani Suheila<\/strong><br \/>\nOvernight (Saturday to Sunday), Arab media outlets reported multiple Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip. In Jabalia (northern Gaza), five people were reportedly killed. Additionally, in southern Khan Younis, one person was reported dead and several injured following an airstrike. Artillery fire was also reported in Bani Suheila, a district in southern Gaza. These attacks come amid ongoing operations by Israeli forces in both northern and southern sectors of the enclave.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch the swift Israeli action:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dZI3HKM0WVU?si=RGuAJAJzQhSfDNeG\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<em>IDF Eliminates Terror Cell in Northern Gaza | Photo: IDF Spokesperson\u2019s Unit<\/em><br \/>\n<iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jHQgMKd-uDI?si=npPSdxxXF1mCuckY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<em>Footage: 401st Brigade Combat Team in Action in Northern Gaza | Photo: IDF Spokesperson\u2019s Unit<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24227\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24227\" style=\"width: 783px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-24227\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/four-minutes-2.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"783\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/four-minutes-2.webp 1600w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/four-minutes-2-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/four-minutes-2-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/four-minutes-2-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/four-minutes-2-1536x1023.webp 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24227\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Troops operating in dense urban terrain | Photo: IDF Spokesperson\u2019s Unit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 401st brigade battle team engaged with the terrorists as part of \u201cGideon&#8217;s Chariots\u201d offensive; an airstrike completed the operation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":43,"featured_media":24226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,6],"tags":[1476,5179,1477,1475,3322],"class_list":["post-24225","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-idf","category-security","tag-gaza","tag-gideons-chariots","tag-hamas","tag-idf","tag-military-action"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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