Jabalya

Gaza's Yellow Line is Israel's new border line, IDF chief Eyal Zamir tells reservists in Gaza

We will not allow Hamas to reestablish itself. We have operational control over extensive parts of the Gaza Strip, and we will remain on those defense lines," Zamir said.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir conducting a situational assessment in the Gaza Strip, December 7, 2025.
IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip on September 20, 2025.

Israeli soldier moderately wounded by Hamas sniper fire in Gaza City area as incursion intensifies

Head of the Avoda party Yair Golan, head of National Unity party Benny Gantz, head of Yesh Atid party Yair Lapid and head of Israel Beyteinu party Avigdor Liberman hold a joint press conference at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem on November 6, 2024.

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Troops of the 401st Brigade operating in the Jabalya area in the northern Gaza Strip; illustrative.

WATCH: IDF expands its operations in Jabalya, destroys and dismantles 2.7 km. long tunnel


'Diamonds of Armored Corps': A look at the Bnei Or Brigade

The soldiers are carefully selected through rigorous screening for commander training courses, with the best advancing to officer courses.

An IDF tank is seen operating in the Gaza Strip, June 25, 2024

IDF destroys some 300 booby-trapped structures in Jabalya

The identification and destruction of the structures were part of a larger operation of the troops in the area to dismantle explosive devices. 

A bag containing explosives that was found near the body of a Hamas terrorist in the Gaza Strip, November 22. 2024.

Hamas's last bastion: What the fall of Jabalya could mean for a hostage deal - analysis

The IDF's 162nd Division has severely disrupted Hamas's attempts to rebuild its forces in the northern Gaza Strip.

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. November 3, 2024.

Closing in: IDF troops kill Hamas terrorists in underground Gaza shaft

During activities in the area, troops killed dozens of terrorists in close-quarters combat and via aerial fire. 

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. November 7, 2024.

Staff Sergeant Gary Lalhruaikima Zolat 'wanted to be a warrior,' loved ones say

Staff Sergeant Gary Lalhruaikima Zolat, 21, from Afula, was among three other IDF soldiers killed in an explosion in northern Gaza.

 Staff Sergeant Gary Lalhruaikima Zolat

How IDF's deception strategy led to Hamas's unraveling in Jabalya

After Sinwar's elimination, Division 162 launched a bold gambit: feinting toward central Gaza while racing to encircle Jabalya.

 Israeli soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, January 21, 2024

What does it feel like to drive through Jabalya, northern Gaza, with the IDF?

Reporter's Notebook: Spending a day with the IDF in northern Gaza, into the heart of Jabalya.

 Parts of northern Gaza are heavily damaged from a year of war, the roads have turned to dust and sand and the building are bare and deserted.

Technology, drones and complexity: The IDF’s battle for Jabalya

Reporters' Notebook: This is my second time in Jabalya during the war against Hamas. It’s also the second time in the neighborhood with the IDF’s Multi-Dimensional Unit.

 A humvee makes its way along a road in northern Gaza as smoke rises from an explosion in the background.

Terrorist explosive device detonates near Gaza hospital, six children wounded

The humanitarian convoy evacuated patients and facilitated the transfer of medical equipment, food, and water to the hospital. 

 An Israeli soldier stands guard as a truck carrying humanitarian aid makes its way to the Gaza Strip at Erez Crossing in southern Israel, May 5, 2024.

Israel at war: What happened on day 395?

Gallant approves 7000 haredi draft orders • IDF kills Oct. 7 terrorist, Hezbollah cmdr.

 IDF soldiers operate in southern Lebanon, October 27, 2024.