Siege of Gaza City

Not to be confused with 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip.

Siege of Gaza City
Part of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip and the insurgency in the North Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war

Gaza City in December 2023
Date2 November 2023 – present
(1 year, 2 weeks and 6 days)
Location
Gaza City, Gaza Strip
Status Ongoing
Belligerents
 Israel

 Hamas
Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
 Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
 Popular Resistance Committees

Palestinian Civil Police Force
Commanders and leaders
Israel Benjamin Netanyahu
Units involved

 Israel Defense Forces

State of Palestine Palestinian Joint Operations Room

Casualties and losses
Israel 148+ killed[7][8] Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine 2+ killed[9]
~10,000 civilians crushed under rubble (per the Palestinian Civil Defence) [10]
At least 27 dead from famine[11][12][13][14]

The siege of Gaza City began on 2 November 2023, when the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) surrounded Gaza City, amid the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, which was a counterattack to the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel.[15] Gaza City is the most populated city in the Gaza Strip and the battle started on 30 October 2023, when Israel and Hamas clashed in Gaza City.[16] According to Oxfam, there are about 500,000 Palestinians, along with 200 Israelis and other captives, were trapped in a "siege within a siege" in northern Gaza.[17][18]

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  10. ^ "الجزيرة ترافق الدفاع المدني خلال انتشاله جثامين شهداء في خان يونس".
  11. ^ "أنباء عن وفاة المسن عبد الرحمن الدحدوح نتيجة المجاعة في غزة". 4 March 2024.
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  13. ^ "at least 15 children die of malnutrition in Gaza". Reuters. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
  14. ^ "ضحية حسبنا الله ونعم الوكيل .. الطفلة إلهام جحا من من حي التفاح شرق غزة استشهدت اليوم جراء انقطاع الغذاء والدواء اللازم لها حيث تعاني من مرض الشلل الدماغي #خبرني #غزه_تموت_جوعاً ا".
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