{"id":88819,"date":"2025-07-18T11:45:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T16:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/?p=88819"},"modified":"2025-07-25T04:43:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T09:43:21","slug":"gideons-chariot-idf-kills-key-hamas-terrorists-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/gideons-chariot-idf-kills-key-hamas-terrorists-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Gideon\u2019s Chariot\u2019: IDF kills key Hamas terrorists in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By CHARLES BYBELEZER<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta-str\"><span class=\"light-weight-content\">(<em>JNS.org<\/em>) \u2013&nbsp;<\/span>The Israel Defense Forces killed three senior Hamas operatives in targeted strikes carried out this week in the Gaza Strip, the military said on Friday.<\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_88820\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDF_khanyounis1-1320x880-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88820\" class=\"wp-image-88820 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDF_khanyounis1-1320x880-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDF_khanyounis1-1320x880-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDF_khanyounis1-1320x880-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDF_khanyounis1-1320x880-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDF_khanyounis1-1320x880-1.jpg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88820\" class=\"wp-image-88820 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDF_khanyounis1-1320x880-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDF_khanyounis1-1320x880-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDF_khanyounis1-1320x880-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDF_khanyounis1-1320x880-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDF_khanyounis1-1320x880-1.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-88820\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Israeli troops of the Kfir Brigade operate in Khan Yunis, the southern Gaza Strip, July 2025. (Photo credit: IDF)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among those killed were Barhoum Shahin, head of the Western Gaza District for Hamas\u2019s General Security Apparatus, and Asham Tzartzur, who led the terrorist group\u2019s Government Emergency Committee in eastern Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the IDF, both men played key roles in Hamas\u2019s internal security and governance efforts, including supporting the terrorist group\u2019s \u201cmilitary\u201d wing and enforcing its rule through repression and violence against Gaza\u2019s civilian population.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The military described the General Security Apparatus as a covert and influential branch of Hamas, responsible for uncovering suspected collaborators, safeguarding terrorist leaders and infrastructure, and producing intelligence assessments that aid in attacks against Israel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IDF said it also killed Faraj al-\u2018Aoul, the head of Hamas\u2019s legal bureau and a member of its legislative council.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday, the military announced the July 10 targeted killing of Iyad Nasr, the deputy commander of Hamas\u2019s Jabalia Battalion, who infiltrated Israel during the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the IDF, Nasr was wounded earlier in the war but later resumed his role in Jabalia, where he continued directing attacks against Israeli forces. In recent weeks, he was actively involved in orchestrating terrorist operations targeting troops from the IDF\u2019s 162nd Division, the military said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media-oembed-video\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" title=\"X Post\" data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=JNS_org&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1945885935251653061&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jns.org%2Fgideons-chariot-idf-kills-key-hamas-terrorists-in-gaza%2F&amp;sessionId=aa50784067ed6f3cc00505acc08e97706939f3c8&amp;siteScreenName=JNS_org&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-16=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-31835130_125=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1945885935251653061\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The IDF also confirmed the elimination of two additional Hamas operatives who participated in the Oct. 7 assault: Hasan Mahmoud Muhammad Mar\u2019i, commander of the terrorist group\u2019s Central Jabalia Company, and Muhammad Zaki Shamadeh Hamad, deputy company commander of the Beit Hanoun Battalion.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_88821\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDFinGaza1320x880.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88821\" class=\"wp-image-88821 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDFinGaza1320x880-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDFinGaza1320x880-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDFinGaza1320x880-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDFinGaza1320x880-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDFinGaza1320x880.jpeg 1320w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-88821\" class=\"wp-image-88821 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDFinGaza1320x880-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDFinGaza1320x880-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDFinGaza1320x880-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDFinGaza1320x880-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/IDFinGaza1320x880.jpeg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-88821\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IDF soldiers operate against Hamas terrorists in Gaza, July 2025. (Photo credit: IDF)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Israeli military operations across the coastal enclave are ongoing as part of \u201cOperation&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/idf-steps-up-gaza-offensive-under-operation-gideons-chariots\/\">Gideon\u2019s Chariots<\/a>,\u201d a campaign with the stated goal of dismantling Hamas\u2019s remaining military capabilities, taking control of key areas in the Strip, and securing the release of the 50 captives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Troops from the Nahal Infantry Brigade, operating under the command of the 162nd Division, this week identified a terrorist cell armed with a rocket-propelled grenade near Israeli positions in the Daraj Tuffah area of northern Gaza. An Israeli Air Force craft, guided by soldiers on the ground, conducted a precision airstrike that eliminated the threat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a separate operation, IDF ground forces, in coordination with Yahalom special forces combat engineers, uncovered and dismantled a tunnel approximately 800 meters (875 yards) long and 18 meters (20 yards) deep.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The military said troops have destroyed weapons caches, observation posts and terrorist infrastructure, including a facility where Hamas operatives were hiding.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media-oembed-video _video-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"204242554\" title=\"The Elimination of a Terrorists Wielding an RPG in the Northern Gaza Strip\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hPSSxSpEaZw?feature=oembed&amp;showinfo=0&amp;rel=0&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.jns.org\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-16=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-31835130_125=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, the IAF on Thursday afternoon intercepted two rockets fired at the Jewish state by terrorists in the northern Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Air-raid sirens sounded in the border villages of Kibbutz Mefalsim, Kibbutz Nir Am and Ibim, as well as in the nearby city of Sderot, sending tens of thousands of civilians running for shelter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A majority of Israelis want the Gaza Strip to remain under&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jns.org\/most-israelis-back-post-war-military-rule-in-gaza\/\">Israeli military rule<\/a>&nbsp;after the war ends, according to a survey published by the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs (JCFA) this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The poll, conducted by Menachem Lazar of Lazar Research at the beginning of July, found that 52% support an Israeli takeover of Gaza with a temporary military administration\u2014if all hostages are first released. Only 4% believe Hamas should remain in power, whether politically or militarily.<\/p>\n<div class=\"end-of-article-donate popup _hide_if_pressplus_user _hide_if_society_user _hide_if_premium_user\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\",\"Tumblr\",\"Email\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"%E2%80%98Gideon%E2%80%99s%20Chariot%E2%80%99%3A%20IDF%20kills%20key%20Hamas%20terrorists%20in%20Gaza\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":88820,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[663,40,8781,8790,8795,8788],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88819"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88819"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88819\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88822,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88819\/revisions\/88822"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.crescentcityjewishnews.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}