Insurgency in the North Gaza Strip

Insurgency in the North Gaza Strip
	Part of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip (2023–present) and the Israel–Hamas war
	; Reported military situation in March
Date	7 January 2024 – present
Location	Northern Gaza Strip
Status	Ongoing
Belligerents
Palestinian Joint Operations Room Hamas; Palestinian Islamic Jihad; Popular Resistance Committees; Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine; Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine; Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades; Palestinian Mujahideen movement; Palestinian Civil Police Force	Israel
Commanders and leaders
Yahya Sinwar; Mohammed Deif; Izz al Din al Haddad ; Ibrahim Biari Faiq Al-Mabhouh †	Benjamin Netanyahu; Yoav Gallant; Yair Palai; Yisrael Shomer; Ami Bitton; Liron Betiteo; Benny Aharon; Neri Horowitz; Ido Mizrahi; Sebastian Haion †; Yitzhar Hofman †; Eyal Shuminov †; Lior Raviv †; Matan Vinogradov †
Units involved
Al-Qassam Brigades; Al-Quds Brigades; Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades; Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades; National Resistance Brigades; Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades; Mujahideen brigades	Israeli Defence Forces; 2 battalions (Zeitun operation)
Casualties and losses
20+ militants killed ; 1+ policemen killed	24+ soldiers killed; 1 Namer APC destroyed; 1 Merkava tank damaged; 1 IDF Caterpillar D9 bulldozer destroyed

The Insurgency in the North Gaza Strip is an armed conflict centered in the North Gaza Governorate, around the besieged Gaza City after Israel announced it had dismantled 12 Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades battalions on 7 January.^[11]^[12]^[13]

Several Palestinian militant groups, led by the Al-Qassam Brigades began resurging in territories formerly cleared, after 4 months of bombardment and 3 months of ground invasion.

^ https://www.madamasr.com/en/2024/03/19/news/u/hamas-police-official-who-secured-aid-distribution-among-50-executed-in-shifa-hospital-raid/
^ 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/
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ Mills, Peter; Javeri, Ashka; Ganzeveld, Annika; Tyson, Kathryn; Carl, Nicholas (22 February 2024). "Iran Update, February 22, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
^ 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.
^ Jhaveri, Ashka; Soltani, Amin; Moore, Johanna; Tyson, Kathryn; Braverman, Alexandra; Carl, Nicholas (7 January 2024). "Iran Update, January 7, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
^ Clarke, Colin P. (5 February 2024). "The Counterinsurgency Trap in Gaza". Foreign Affairs. 103 (2). Council on Foreign Relations. ISSN 2327-7793. OCLC 863038729. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
^ Rasgon, Adam; Boxerman, Aaron (23 February 2024). "As Gaza War Grinds On, Israel Prepares for a Prolonged Conflict". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 March 2024.

[1] ttps://www.madamasr.com/en/2024/03/19/news/u/hamas-police-official-who-secured-aid-distribution-among-50-executed-in-shifa-hospital-raid/

[2] 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'

[3] ttps://www.madamasr.com/en/2024/03/19/news/u/hamas-police-official-who-secured-aid-distribution-among-50-executed-in-shifa-hospital-raid/

[4] ttps://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.

[5] ttps://www.palestinechronicle.com/israeli-commander-responsible-for-storming-al-shifa-hospital-killed-video-report/

[6] ttps://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-says-numerous-gaza-gunmen-slain-in-weekend-fighting-company-commander-killed/

[7] ttps://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.

[8] ttps://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.

[9] Mills, Peter; Javeri, Ashka; Ganzeveld, Annika; Tyson, Kathryn; Carl, Nicholas (22 February 2024). "Iran Update, February 22, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 22 March 2024.

[10] ttps://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.

[11] Jhaveri, Ashka; Soltani, Amin; Moore, Johanna; Tyson, Kathryn; Braverman, Alexandra; Carl, Nicholas (7 January 2024). "Iran Update, January 7, 2024". Institute for the Study of War. Retrieved 22 March 2024.

[12] Clarke, Colin P. (5 February 2024). "The Counterinsurgency Trap in Gaza". Foreign Affairs. 103 (2). Council on Foreign Relations. ISSN 2327-7793. OCLC 863038729. Retrieved 22 March 2024.

[13] Rasgon, Adam; Boxerman, Aaron (23 February 2024). "As Gaza War Grinds On, Israel Prepares for a Prolonged Conflict". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 March 2024.

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