Insurgency in the North Gaza Strip

Insurgency in the North Gaza Strip
Part of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip in the Israel–Hamas war, and the Blockade of the Gaza Strip

Reported military situation in March 2024
Date7 January 2024 – present
(10 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
Location
Northern Gaza Strip, Palestine
Status Ongoing
Belligerents
Palestinian Civil Police Force[1]		  Israel
Commanders and leaders

Hamas Yahya Sinwar †
Hamas Mohammed Deif †[a]
Hamas Izz al Din al Haddad
Hamas Ibrahim Biari[2]

Faiq Al-Mabhouh †[1]		 Israel Benjamin Netanyahu
Israel Yoav Gallant
Israel Yair Palai [he]
Israel Yisrael Shomer
Israel Ami Bitton [he]
Israel Liron Betiteo [he]
Israel Benny Aharon [he]
Israel Neri Horowitz [he]
Israel Ido Mizrahi [he]
Israel Sebastian Haion †[3]
Israel Yitzhar Hofman †[4]
Israel Eyal Shuminov †[5]
Israel Lior Raviv †[6]
Israel Matan Vinogradov †[6]
Units involved

Israel Israeli Defence Forces

Casualties and losses
State of Palestine 20+ militants killed (in early stages, per IDF)[15]
1+ policemen killed		 Israel 31+ soldiers killed[6][16][17][18][19]
Israel 1 Namer APC destroyed
Israel 1 Merkava tank damaged
Israel 1 IDF Caterpillar D9 bulldozer destroyed

The insurgency in the North Gaza Strip is an armed conflict centered in the North Gaza Governorate, around the besieged Gaza City after Israel announced it had dismantled 12 Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades battalions on 7 January.[20][21][22]

Several Palestinian militant groups, led by the Al-Qassam Brigades began resurging in territories formerly cleared, after 4 months of bombardment and 3 months of ground invasion.

  1. ^ a b "Hamas police official who secured aid distribution among 50 executed in Shifa Hospital raid". MadaMasr. 19 March 2024.
  2. ^ Abed, Esam; Rothwell, James; Shamalakh, Siham (8 December 2023). "After the bombs fell: How Israel's invasion of Gaza risks radicalising a new generation of Palestinians". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 16 January 2024. The IDF said Biari 'oversaw all military operations in the northern Gaza Strip since the IDF entered'
  3. ^ "Israeli commander killed in raid on northern Gaza hospital, army says".
  4. ^ "Israeli Commander Responsible for Storming Al-Shifa Hospital Killed - VIDEO & REPORT". 17 March 2024.
  5. ^ "IDF says numerous Gaza gunmen slain in weekend fighting; company commander killed". The Times of Israel.
  6. ^ a b c https://www.gov.il/en/departments/news/swords-of-iron-idf-casualties#:~:text=Share%3A,have%20been%20killed%20in%20battle.&text=%2D%20Figures%20refer%20only%20to%20IDF%20personnel%20injured%20in%20combat.
  7. ^ "Israeli soldier seriously wounded in north Gaza fighting".
  8. ^ "Israeli soldier killed during fighting in Gaza: Army".
  9. ^ "Two Israeli soldiers killed in the Gaza Strip". Al Jazeera. 29 June 2024.
  10. ^ Fabian, Emanuel. "IDF announces deaths of three soldiers killed fighting in northern Gaza earlier today". timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  11. ^ Fabian, Emanuel. "IDF announces deaths of three soldiers killed fighting in northern Gaza earlier today". timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Israeli soldier succumbs to injuries received in northern Gaza: Israeli military".
  13. ^ "2 IDF officers killed in northern Gaza, as dozens of terror targets razed in Shejaiya". The Times of Israel. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Two reservists killed in north Gaza, as soldiers slain in Rafah blast named". The Times of Israel. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  15. ^ Mills, Peter; Javeri, Ashka; Ganzeveld, Annika; Tyson, Kathryn; Carl, Nicholas (22 February 2024). "Iran Update, February 22, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  16. ^ "Israeli soldier killed during fighting in Gaza: Army".
  17. ^ "Two reservists killed in north Gaza, as soldiers slain in Rafah blast named". The Times of Israel. 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Two Israeli soldiers killed in the Gaza Strip". Al Jazeera. 29 June 2024.
  19. ^ "2 IDF officers killed in northern Gaza, as dozens of terror targets razed in Shejaiya". The Times of Israel. 3 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  20. ^ Jhaveri, Ashka; Soltani, Amin; Moore, Johanna; Tyson, Kathryn; Braverman, Alexandra; Carl, Nicholas (7 January 2024). "Iran Update, January 7, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  21. ^ Clarke, Colin P. (5 February 2024). "The Counterinsurgency Trap in Gaza". Foreign Affairs. 103 (2). Council on Foreign Relations. ISSN 2327-7793. OCLC 863038729. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  22. ^ Rasgon, Adam; Boxerman, Aaron (23 February 2024). "As Gaza War Grinds On, Israel Prepares for a Prolonged Conflict". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 March 2024.


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