{"id":58091,"date":"2026-04-03T18:12:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T22:12:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/idf-strikes-hamas-terror-cell-operating-near-israeli-troops-in-northern-gaza\/03\/04\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T18:12:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T22:12:28","slug":"idf-strikes-hamas-terror-cell-operating-near-israeli-troops-in-northern-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/idf-strikes-hamas-terror-cell-operating-near-israeli-troops-in-northern-gaza\/03\/04\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"IDF strikes Hamas terror cell operating near Israeli troops in northern Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the military, troops identified the group of armed terrorists operating in a manner that posed an immediate threat to adjacent IDF forces in the area before conducting a strike.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The IDF struck a cell of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/hamas-urges-hezbollah-kidnap-israeli-213856515.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hamas terrorists;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Hamas terrorists&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Hamas terrorists<\/a> who were spotted operating near Israeli troops in northern Gaza on Friday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the military, troops identified the group of armed terrorists operating in a manner that posed an immediate threat to adjacent IDF forces in the area before conducting a strike and confirming that the cell was hit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The IDF asserted that its Southern Command remains deployed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/gaza-receiving-over-70-000-221702369.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Gaza;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Gaza&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Gaza<\/a> in accordance with the ceasefire agreement, reaffirming that it will continue to operate to remove immediate threats to Israeli troops.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Hamas refuses disarmament<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/hamas-wants-guarantees-israeli-troop-201935995.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:a Reuters report on Thursday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;a Reuters report on Thursday&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">a <em>Reuters<\/em> report on Thursday<\/a>, citing two Egyptian sources and one Palestinian official, Hamas has refused to comply with disarmament efforts outlined in a plan put forth by the Gaza Board of Peace until all of its demands, including a full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, are met.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 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 bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-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>Hamas terrorists gather during a public event in Khan Younis, Gaza, on February 1, 2025. (credit: MOIZ SALHI\/Middle East Images\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The plan, which was seen by <em>Reuters<\/em> on March 27, begins with a committee of Palestinian technocrats taking control of Gaza\u2019s security and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/hamas-disarmament-plan-sees-gazas-130752649.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:ends with Israeli troops fully withdrawing;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;ends with Israeli troops fully withdrawing&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ends with Israeli troops fully withdrawing<\/a>, only once &#8220;verification that Gaza is free of weaponry&#8221; is established.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hamas told mediators that it will not even discuss laying down arms until the IDF withdraws, according to the <em>Reuters<\/em> report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Reuters contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/idf-strikes-hamas-terror-cell-212322497.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the military, troops identified the group of armed terrorists operating in a manner that posed an immediate threat to adjacent<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/idf-strikes-hamas-terror-cell-operating-near-israeli-troops-in-northern-gaza\/03\/04\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":58092,"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:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/8332393675d557d0d9946d1428d829f2","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58091"}],"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=58091"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58091\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}