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


IDF evacuates tens of thousands from northern Gaza as it attacks Hamas in Jabalya

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 Palestinians gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues, in Jabalya refugee camp, in the northern Gaza Strip, June 19, 2024.

IDF troops find, destroy multiple weapons caches in Gaza's Jabalya

The IDF is continuing its offensive, targeting Hamas infrastructure and terrorists in the area.

 IDF soldiers operate in the Jabalya area of Gaza. May 13, 2024

IDF's 162nd Division begins ground maneuver in Jabalya, Gaza Strip

The IDF added that the operations had begun after intelligence information and troops' activities had pointed to terrorists operating in the area. 

 IDF tanks operate in the Gaza Strip. October 6, 2024.

IDF strikes Hamas terrorists embedded inside schools and mosques

The Israeli forces acted on intelligence in order to reduce civilian harm, the IDF added. 

 Israeli troops operate overnight in the Gaza Strip. Photo published October 3, 2024.

Hamas critic severely beaten by masked men in Gaza, incident draws ire - report

Masked men, likely sent by Hamas, severely beat Gazan critic Amin Abed, leading to widespread anger and highlighting Hamas's brutal rule over Gaza.

  A smoke plume rises during Israeli bombardment in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on May 14, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and Hamas.

Tanks roll into heart of Gaza City in reinvasion of city

The Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in the Zeitun neighborhood located in the south of Gaza City, where the IDF has already operated in earlier stages of the fighting, was evacuated during the night.

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 1, 2024.

Shejaia back in the crosshairs? Can IDF's clear and clear again tactic work? - analysis

The overall question the Shejaia experience raises is whether this will become another Jabalya or if more will be accomplished.

Photo of rocket launchers found by the IDF in Jabaliya in northern Gaza on May 22, 2024.

IDF wraps up second Jabalya invasion after three weeks

The IDF has now had to return to northern Gaza with large forces twice: once in mid-March to Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, and the second time to Jabalya.

 IDF troops operate in Jabalya, Gaza Strip. May 31, 2024.

IDF eliminates Nukhba terrorist in Rafah area, locates tunnels and weapons

In central Rafah, troops found tunnel shafts, weapons, and rocket launchers. In addition, forces destroyed a Hamas weapons storage facility. 

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. May 31, 2024.

Behind enemy lines: How IDF destroyed Gaza tunnels that held hostage bodies

Seven hostages were rescued from the now-destroyed tunnel, including Shani Louk, Amit Buskila, Ron Benjamin, Yitzchak Gelernter, Hanan Yablonka, Michel Nisenbaum, and Orion Hernandez.

 A man walks through a replica of a Hamas tunnel built by Pro-Israel activists on Berlin's historic Bebelplatz square, the site of Nazi book burnings, in Berlin, Germany, May 16, 2024