Siege of North Gaza

Siege of North Gaza
Part of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war
October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict.svg

  Gaza Strip under Palestinian control
  Gaza Strip under Israeli control
  Former occupied territories regained from Israel
Date5 October 2024[4][5] – present
Location
North Gaza Governorate, Gaza Strip, Palestine
Status

Ongoing

  • Israel imposes a blockade on northern Gaza and prevents the entry of aid
  • Israeli generals' plan proposes the complete evacuation of northern Gaza
Belligerents
 Israel  Hamas
Allies:
Commanders and leaders
Israel Ehsan Daxa †[6] Unknown
Units involved

 Israel Defense Forces

State of Palestine Palestinian Joint Operations Room

Strength
Israel Unknown Hamas 5,000 fighters[11]
Casualties and losses
18+ soldiers killed or injured
2 Merkava tanks destroyed[12][13]		 Per IDF:[14]
900+ fighters killed
300+ fighters arrested
1,200+ civilians killed[15]
1,000+ injured[16]
200+ abducted by Israeli forces[17]
20,000+ forcibly displaced[18]

The siege of North Gaza[19][20] is an ongoing engagement of the Israel–Hamas war in the North Gaza Governorate, Gaza Strip, between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian forces. It began on 5 October 2024 when the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reinvaded Jabalia and its refugee camp for the first time in months since earlier fighting.[21][22]

The siege is reportedly part of Israel's "generals' plan" to force Palestinians out of northern Gaza by designating it a combat zone and issuing evacuation orders to civilians under threat of death.[23] The IDF imposed a complete siege on northern Gaza, cutting it off from Gaza City by destroying most of the roads leading south and preventing the entry of aid.[24][25] Evacuations were hindered, however, by Israeli bombardments and shootings of fleeing civilians, leaving many trapped.[26] Human rights groups raised concerns of war crimes, and Israeli actions were characterized as ethnic cleansing and genocide.[27][28] Israel attacked hospitals and medical infrastructure, as international bodies warned of disastrous conditions in Jabalia.[29]

  1. ^ "Iran Update, October 10, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  2. ^ "Iran Update, October 11, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  3. ^ "Iran Update, October 11, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2024-10-11.
  4. ^ "Dozens killed in Gaza as Israeli army launches new incursion in north". Reuters. 6 October 2024. Palestinian health officials said at least another 20 people had been killed since Saturday night in northern Gaza, after the army sent tanks into areas there for the first time in months and urged residents to leave.
  5. ^ "Israel launches new ground invasion of northern Gaza, heavy night of bombing recalls beginning of war". Mada Masr. 6 October 2024. Northern Gaza, particularly the Jabalia camp, witnessed a night of terror as Israel launched a ground incursion into the area on Saturday evening... Missiles began to strike Jabalia around Saturday afternoon and continued without stopping through the night, accompanied by the advance of Israeli military vehicles in northwestern and northeastern parts of the strip...
  6. ^ Neev, Keshet; Halpern, Sam (20 October 2024). "'Hero of Israel': 401st Brigade commander Col. Ehsan Daxa killed in northern Gaza". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Iran Update, October 6, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2024-10-07.
  8. ^ "Israel expands brutal offensive in Gaza's Jabalia under 'genocidal' General's Plan". The New Arab. Retrieved 2024-11-13.
  9. ^ "Iran Update, October 22, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 2024-10-31.
  10. ^ "Iran Update, November 2, 2024". Institute for the Study of War.
  11. ^ "New Israeli operation in Gaza's Jabalia sparks heavy fighting". BBC News. 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  12. ^ "Hamas fighters destroy Israeli tank in northern Gaza, attack soldiers". Al Jazeera. 23 October 2024.
  13. ^ https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-soldiers-killed-in-north-gaza-idf-says-900-terror-operatives-dead-in-jabalia-op/
  14. ^ https://www.timesofisrael.com/two-soldiers-killed-in-north-gaza-idf-says-900-terror-operatives-dead-in-jabalia-op/
  15. ^ "Israel army killed 1,200 Palestinians in northern Gaza in one month". Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Live blog". Al Jazeera English.
  17. ^ "Live blog". Al Jazeera English.
  18. ^ "Live blog". Al Jazeera English.
  19. ^ "Israel's siege of north Gaza kills hundreds as some flee". NPR. 24 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Israeli strikes kill 42 in Gaza as tanks tighten siege of north". Reuters. 24 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Palestine's UN envoy says 'genocide within genocide' going on in north Gaza". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  22. ^ "New Israeli operation in Gaza's Jabalia sparks heavy fighting". BBC News. 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-20.
  23. ^ "Israel expands brutal offensive in Gaza's Jabalia under 'genocidal' General's Plan". The New Arab. 18 October 2024.
  24. ^ Cite error: The named reference Stray dogs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  25. ^ "Israeli military enforces total blockade on northern Gaza, says civil defense official". Middle East Monitor. 10 October 2024.
  26. ^ Cite error: The named reference Thousands trapped in Jabalia camp was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  27. ^ Cite error: The named reference Dead bodies everywhere was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  28. ^ "Trapped in northern Gaza: 17 days of siege with several critically wounded". YouTube. Al Jazeera English. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
  29. ^ Cite error: The named reference Last remaining hospitals in North Gaza was invoked but never defined (see the help page).