{"id":55564,"date":"2026-01-03T18:18:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T23:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/idf-destroys-hamas-shaft-in-northern-gaza-with-loaded-ready-to-fire-rocket-aimed-at-sderot\/03\/01\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T18:18:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T23:18:54","slug":"idf-destroys-hamas-shaft-in-northern-gaza-with-loaded-ready-to-fire-rocket-aimed-at-sderot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/idf-destroys-hamas-shaft-in-northern-gaza-with-loaded-ready-to-fire-rocket-aimed-at-sderot\/03\/01\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"IDF destroys Hamas shaft in northern Gaza with loaded &#8216;ready to fire&#8217; rocket aimed at Sderot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The military slammed the terror organization for breaching the ceasefire, noting that loading the launcher is a violation of the US-brokered agreement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/idf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The IDF;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The IDF<\/a> struck and destroyed a Hamas tunnel shaft in northern Gaza that contained a rocket launcher that was loaded and ready to fire at the southern Israeli city of Sderot, the military announced on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe shaft was used by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/hamas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hamas;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Hamas<\/a> to conceal a rocket launcher that was ready to fire toward southern Israel and posed an immediate threat to Israeli civilians,\u201d the IDF stated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The military went on to slam the terror organization for breaching the ceasefire, noting that loading the launcher was a violation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/ceasefire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:US-brokered agreement;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">US-brokered agreement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The IDF also asserted that it had employed measures ahead of striking the Hamas target to reduce harm to civilians in the area through the use of \u201cprecise munitions, aerial surveillance, and additional intelligence.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Palestinian Hamas terrorists gather at the site of the handing over of the bodies of four Israeli hostages in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza on February 20, 2025. (credit: EYAD BABA\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Some 13,500 rockets fired from Gaza throughout Israel-Hamas War<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Prior to the implementation of the ceasefire in October of last year, Hamas&#8217;s capacity to fire rockets was decimated throughout the course of the war. Still, since the outbreak of the fighting on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/the-october-7-massacre\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:October 7, 2023;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">October 7, 2023<\/a>, Gazan terrorists fired some 13,500 rockets at Israeli territory, according to the Institute for National Security Studies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">It went on to note that Israeli troops would continue to operate in the area in accordance with the ceasefire agreement and would continue to work to confront additional immediate threats.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">IDF strikes terrorist in Lebanon, cites Hezbollah ceasefire violations<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hamas\u2019s violation of the ceasefire was the second ceasefire violation of the day that the IDF said it responded to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Earlier, the military noted that it had struck a Hezbollah terrorist in the Al-Khiyam area of southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The IDF stated the strike was a response to \u201cHezbollah\u2019s continued violations of the ceasefire understandings,\u201d but did not provide any details on the identity of the terrorist or the activities the individual was engaging in at the time of the strike.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/idf-destroys-hamas-shaft-northern-214058595.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The military slammed the terror organization for breaching the ceasefire, noting that loading the launcher is a violation of the US-brokered agreement.<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/idf-destroys-hamas-shaft-in-northern-gaza-with-loaded-ready-to-fire-rocket-aimed-at-sderot\/03\/01\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":55565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/2ae8169d9db5331454fc7c8c044d7f0f","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55564"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55564"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55564\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}