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Battle of Jabalia | |||||||
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Part of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip (2023–present), the Insurgency in the North Gaza Strip and the Israel–Hamas war | |||||||
Gaza Strip under Israeli control Former occupied territories regained from Israel | |||||||
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Over 120 bodies recovered [15] |
The battle of Jabalia was a battle that began on 8 November 2023 in the midst of the 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip. [1]
An IDF combat team engaged in 10 hours of fighting in western Jabalia on November 8, during which it seized weapons and exposed tunnel shafts. [1] The al Quds Brigades launched mortars at Israeli forces operating in the area. [16] [ unreliable source? ]
IDF spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said that Israeli forces had expanded clearing operations to additional neighborhoods in Gaza City, [17] as the IDF 162nd Division began operating on the outskirts of Jabalia. [18] [ unreliable source? ] An IDF spokesperson claimed that Hamas’ northern brigade maintained a command and control center and critical strongholds in Jabalia. [18] [ unreliable source? ]
The IDF Nahal Brigade moved from the Al-Shati refugee camp toward Jabalia City to support offensive operations in the area. [19]
Israel said its forces encircled Jabalia on the night of November 20–21 as fighters conducted attacks on the Israeli lines of advance.[ citation needed ]
The IDF reported that the Israeli Air Force and artillery forces bombarded the Jabalia area north of Gaza city to “prepare” the battlefield. [20] The IDF told also residents to evacuate from Jabalia. [21] [ unreliable source? ]
The commander of the IDF Southern Command said that the IDF was operating in the “core” of Jabalia [22] [ unreliable source? ]
The IDF stated on that its Nahal Brigade was fighting militants in Jabalia. [23]
The IDF 460th Brigade raided an outpost for Hamas’ Central Jabalia Battalion in the al Bisan area of Jabalia. In addition Israeli forces killed several militants and located a network of underground tunnels, a training complex, and a weapons warehouse near the Hamas battalion's post. [24]
Israeli forces raided a series of buildings in Jabalia containing Hamas militants and weapons and advanced to the al Sheikh Radwan Pool southwest of Jabalia city. [25] Additionally, Israeli forces called in a drone strike to support their maneuvers in the city. [26]
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stated that Hamas’ Jabalia Battalion was “on the verge of being dismantled.” [27] Israeli forces captured Hamas military infrastructure in Jabalia, including explosives manufacturing facilities, training facilities, and weapons caches. [28]
IDF Brigadier General Itzik Cohen said that the fighting in Jabalia "resulted in the dismantling of the military capacity” of Hamas’ North Gaza Brigade. [29]
On 31 May 2024, the IDF withdrew from Jabalia after over two weeks of intense fighting and more than 200 airstrikes. Palestinian officials said that 70% of the refugee camp was destroyed. The Israeli military said that it had destroyed over 10 kilometers of tunnels that it says the militants used. [30] [31] The Israeli military also said that it had destroyed a number of weapons production sites and rocket launchers. [30] [32] During the weeks-long operation, troops recovered the bodies of seven Israeli hostages. [30]
Hamas: on May 19 Hamas condemned the "barbaric attacks" on Jabalia after the Israeli forces increased their attacks in the city, the group calls for the international community to stop the attacks. [33]
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These points taken together reflect the degree to which Hamas and other Palestinian militias remain combat effective in and around Jabalia. Hamas and the other militias will almost certainly resume their efforts to reconstitute there as the IDF units have left.
במסגרת ההתקפה של צוות הקרב של הנח"ל במרחב ג'באליה בצפון רצועת עזה, הלוחמים חיסלו מחבלים בקרבות פנים אל פנים בטווח קצר, באמצעות ירי טנקים ותקיפות זיק שהוכוונו על ידם ועל ידי מכלול האש החטיבתי.