Global InformationSiege of Gaza City information
| Siege of Gaza City | |||||||
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| Part of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip and Insurgency in the North Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war | |||||||
 Gaza City in December 2023 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Israel |
 Palestinian Civil Police Force | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Benjamin Netanyahu Yoav Gallant Yair Palai Yisrael Shomer Ami Bitton Liron Betiteo Benny Aharon Neri Horowitz Ido Mizrahi Sebastian Haion †[1] Yitzhar Hofman †[2] Eyal Shuminov †[3][4] |
Faiq Al-Mabhouh †[6] | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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 al-Quds Brigades Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades[13] National Resistance Brigades Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades[14] | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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Unknown |
 Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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148+ killed[15][16] |
2+ killed[17] | ||||||
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~10,000 civilians crushed under rubble (per the Palestinian Civil Defence) [18] At least 27 dead from famine[19][20][21][22] | |||||||
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.[23] 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.[24] According to Oxfam, there are about 500,000 Palestinians, along with 200 Israelis and other captives, currently trapped in a "siege within a siege" in northern Gaza.[25][26]
- ^ https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-commander-killed-in-raid-on-northern-gaza-hospital-army-says/3168555#:~:text=An%20Israeli%20military%20commander%20was,City%2C%20a%20military%20statement%20said.
- ^ https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israeli-commander-responsible-for-storming-al-shifa-hospital-killed-video-report/
- ^ https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-numerous-gaza-gunmen-slain-in-weekend-fighting-company-commander-killed/
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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'
- ^ https://www.madamasr.com/en/2024/03/19/news/u/hamas-police-official-who-secured-aid-distribution-among-50-executed-in-shifa-hospital-raid/
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- ^ https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-february-16-2024
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- ^ https://en.mehrnews.com/news/209115/Al-Qassam-operation-kills-60-Israeli-soldiers-Hamas
- ^ https://iranpress.com/iran-newspapers--cholland
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- ^ "الجزيرة ترافق الدفاع المدني خلال انتشاله جثامين شهداء في خان يونس".
- ^ "أنباء عن وفاة المسن عبد الرحمن الدحدوح نتيجة المجاعة في غزة".
- ^ "Girl, 8, dies of starvation and dehydration: Watchdog". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 21 February 2024. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "at least 15 children die of malnutrition in Gaza". Reuters. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ "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".
- ^ "IDF chief: Israeli forces have Gaza city surrounded". The Jerusalem Post. 2 November 2023. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ "Live Updates: US boosts military presence in Red Sea as Rafah opens, Israel deepens Gaza incursion – Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East". Al-Monitor. 2 November 2023. Archived from the original on 2 November 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Half a million civilians caught in northern Gaza "siege within a siege" – Oxfam". Oxfam International. 3 November 2023. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ Najjar, Farah; Stepansky, Joseph (3 November 2023). "Israeli strike hits medical convoy at Gaza hospital gate, officials say". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 3 November 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.