Siege of Gaza City

2023 military engagement in the Gaza city

Not to be confused with 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip.

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Siege of Gaza City

Part of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war

Gaza Strip under Palestinian control

Current extent of Israeli control in the Gaza Strip

Areas inside Gaza Strip ordered to be evacuated by Israel

| Date| 2 November 2023 – present
(2 months, 1 week and 1 day)

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Location|

Gaza City, Gaza Strip

Status|  Ongoing
Belligerents
Israel|  Hamas
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
PFLP
DFLP
PRC
Commanders and leaders
Benjamin Netanyahu
Yoav Gallant
Yair Palai [he] (Golani brigade commander)
Yisrael Shomer [he] (401st Brigade commander)
Ami Bitton [he] (IDF paratroopers commander)
Liron Betiteo [he] (IDF Givati commander)
Benny Aharon [he]
Neri Horowitz [he] (401st Brigade commander)
Ido Mizrahi [he] (IDF Engineering Corps commander)|  Yahya Sinwar
Mohammed Deif
Izz al Din al Haddad
Units involved

Israel Defense Forces

* Golani Brigade
* Nahal Brigade
* 401st Brigade
* Paratroopers Brigade
* Givati Brigade
* Israeli Combat Engineering Corps
* 99th Infantry Division
* 460th Brigade[1]
* 39th Division
* 179th Armored Brigade[2]
* 143rd (Gaza) Division[3]
* 215th Artillery Brigade[4]

Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades

* Gaza Brigade
* Central Brigade[5]

Al-Quds Brigades
Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades[6]
National Resistance Brigades
Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades[7]
Strength
Unknown|  Unknown
Casualties and losses
|  2+ killed[8]
At least 200–350 Palestinian civilians killed[original research?][citation needed]

* v
* t
* e

2023 Israel–Hamas war

* Timeline
* Outline

Military engagements

* Hamas-led attack on Israel

* All-woman tank fight
* Be'eri
* Re'im
* Sderot
* Sufa
* Zikim
* Israel–Hezbollah conflict
* Timeline
* Israeli invasion of Gaza
* Beit Hanoun
* Gaza City
* Jabalia
* Khan Yunis
* Shuja'iyya
* Israeli incursions in the West Bank

Attacks

* Re'im music festival
* Killing of Shani Louk
* Netiv HaAsara
* Alumim
* Be'eri
* Ein HaShlosha
* Holit
* Kfar Aza
* Kissufim
* Nahal Oz
* Nir Oz
* Nirim
* Nir Yitzhak
* Refugee camps
* Jabalia
* 31 October
* Al-Fakhoora school
* Al-Shati
* Al-Maghazi
* Schools
* Al-Maghazi
* Osama bin Zaid
* Al-Buraq
* Al-Falah
* Abu Hussein
* Hajji Tower
* Palestinians evacuating Gaza
* Health facilities
* Al-Ahli Arab Hospital
* Al-Shifa Hospital
* Ambulance
* Church of Saint Porphyrius
* Al-Ansar Mosque
* Yakhini
* Sabra mosque
* Attack on journalists in Lebanon
* IDF killing of hostages in Shuja'iyya

Spillover

* Houthi involvement
* Taba and Nuweiba
* Operation Prosperity Guardian
* Action of 30-31 December 2023
* Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria
* Dahieh attack

See also

* Gaza humanitarian crisis
* Healthcare collapse
* Premature babies
* Hostage crisis
* Hostage–prisoner exchange
* Israeli blockade of Gaza
* War crimes
* Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel
* Wider regional conflict
* Ceasefire
* Antisemitism
* Mass detentions
* Protests

The siege of Gaza City began on 2 November 2023, when Israel Defense Forces (IDF) surrounded Gaza City.[9] The siege is part of the ongoing Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, which was a counterattack to the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel. 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.[10] 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.[11][12]

## Siege[edit]

See also: 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip

### 2 November[edit]

On 2 November, Israeli troops encircled Gaza city as the Palestinian death toll rose above 9,000. Israeli troops have met fierce resistance upon advancing towards the gates of Gaza city. Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad fighters left their tunnels to fire at incoming Israeli tanks, before heading back into their large underground network. The Israeli military reported to have lost the commander of its 53rd battalion in the battle, Lieutenant-Colonel Salman Habaka, who was believed to be the most senior Israeli officer killed since Israeli ground operations in the Gaza strip began on 27 October. This guerilla-style combat has forced Israel into a ground war instead of relying on its powerful airforce to hit Hamas hide-outs from above.[13]

Israel acknowledged that Hamas was "well-prepared" for the battle, claiming that there were "minefields and booby traps" that hindered access to the city. A resident of Gaza City reported that Israel shelled the city throughout the whole night but still could not advance through city limits.[13] The Israel Defense Forces published the names of five soldiers who were killed during combat on 2 November, raising the total number of Israeli soldiers killed since the invasion of the Gaza Strip to 24.[14]

An Israeli airstrike destroyed a residential building in Bureij refugee camp south of Gaza city, killing at least 15 and burying dozens more under rubble. The airstrike took place in the southern zone of the Gaza Strip, which Israel had ordered residents of northern Gaza to evacuate to on 13 October. On the same day, Israeli airstrikes bombed an area of apartment towers in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, just 100 meters away from Al-Quds Hospital, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society.[15]

### 3 November[edit]

Main articles: Al-Shifa ambulance airstrike and Osama bin Zaid school airstrike

On 3 November, an Israeli drone missile targeted a medical convoy of ambulances that were carrying 15–20 critically wounded patients near the front gate of Al-Shifa Hospital, who were leaving to the Rafah Border Crossing with Egypt to seek treatment abroad.[16] On the same day, an Israeli airstrike bombed Osama bin Zaid school in northern Gaza, which was run by the UNRWA, killing over 20 people. The UNRWA said that at least 1,000 people took refuge in the school since the start of the war.[17][18][19] Israel claimed to have lost 18 soldiers and killed dozens of militants on 3 November.[20]

### 4 November[edit]

Main article: Al-Fakhoora school airstrikes

On 4 November, Israeli forces bombed the UN-run al-Fakhoora school in Jabalia refugee camp, which had been sheltering displaced people, killing at least 15 people and wounding 54, mostly women and children. Israel had also targeted solar panels and generators, including solar panels on top of hospitals. These were the only source of electricity in Gaza since Israel imposed a total blockade on the Gaza Strip on 9 October. The Israeli army had bombed the Ali bin Abi Talib and Al-Istijabah mosques in al-Sabra neighborhood.[21] Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades said that their fighters have killed 5 more Israeli soldiers in a building northwest of Gaza City, after attacking the force with machine guns and bombs.[22] Al-Qassam Brigades have stated that they are fighting on multiple fronts, including northwest of Gaza City, south of Gaza City, in Beit Hanoun and northeastern Gaza Strip. Hamas fighters have destroyed 24 Israeli military vehicles, including a tank, an armoured personnel carrier, and a bulldozer with anti-armour weapons, notably 105mm Al-Yassin rocket-propelled grenades in the past two days.[22]

### 5 November[edit]

Main article: Al-Maghazi refugee camp airstrike

On 5 November, the Israel Defense Forces bombed al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, killing at least 30 to 51 people, mostly women and children.[23] The Israeli bombing destroyed the Sam'an family's home in the refugee camp and caused severe damage to neighboring homes and infrastructure.[24]

IDF released footage of fighting near the Hamad Hospital (Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani Hospital for Rehabilitation and Prosthetics), including Hamas fighters firing from the hospital and using tunnels near the hospital building.[25] Daniel Hagari, the head of the IDF Spokesperson's Unit, said in a statement that Israel had fully surrounded Gaza City; "Israeli media" indicated that the IDF was going to enter the city itself in two days. Communication outages were also reported in Gaza due to the fighting.[26]

### 7 November[edit]

On 7 November, Israel claimed to have reached the "heart of Gaza City," however there is no evidence or indication on the ground that Israeli forces pushed further into the city. Hamas announced that its fighters were inflicting heavy losses and damage on advancing Israeli forces.[27] Benjamin Netanyahu suggested a plan for Israel to be responsible for Gaza's overall security for an "indefinite period" after the war,[28] although this was opposed by the United States. US President Joe Biden argued that "a reoccupation by Israeli forces of Gaza is not the right thing to do."[29][30]

### 8 November[edit]

On 8 November, 50,000 Gazans fled south via the evacuation window according to the Israeli government, amid fighting between Hamas and Israeli forces in Gaza City. Some compared the mass movements to the Nakba of 1948.[31] Daniel Hagari claimed that the IDF were destroying underground tunnels of Hamas and seizing weapons, including more than 700 RPGs.[32] It is unclear whether Israeli troops were fighting inside the city.[33] An Israeli airstrike on a house near a hospital in Jabalia refugee camp killed at least 19 people.[34] As a result of the Israeli total blockade of Gaza, Al-Quds Hospital ran out of fuel and was forced to shut down most operations, while also suffering daily Israeli bombardments around the medical complex since 5 November. The hospital turned off its main generator and resorted to operating a smaller generator to provide essential services to its 500 patients and 14,000 internally displaced people sheltering there.[35]

### 9 November[edit]

Main article: Al-Buraq school airstrike

On 9 November, Israel launched a "series of violent raids" in northern Gaza, creating a "fire belt" in the eastern side of northern Gaza, according to the Palestinian Interior Ministry. Israeli jets bombed several homes in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, killing at least 7 Palestinians. An Israeli airstrike bombed Al-Buraq School in Lababidi Street in the Al-Nasr neighbourhood, north of Gaza City, which was being used by the UNRWA as a shelter. At least 50 people were killed in the attack, with multiple injuries reported.[36] The Israeli military claimed to have killed 50 Hamas fighters in Gaza City in the last few days. Hamas said that an Israeli soldier held captive in Gaza was killed and another was injured in an Israeli air raid on central Gaza.[37]

### 10 November[edit]

On 10 November, at least 50 people were killed after Israeli missiles and artillery attacked a school in Gaza sheltering internally displaced people. Israeli tanks surrounded several hospitals in Gaza according to health officials, while al-Shifa hospital came under attack five times in the past 24 hours. By 10 November, over 50% of housing units across Gaza were destroyed by relentless Israeli bombardment.[38][39]

### Siege of the Al-Shifa Hospital (11–15 November)[edit]

Main article: Al-Shifa Hospital siege

See also: Alleged military use of al-Shifa hospital

Starting on 11 November, Israel Defense Forces began a siege of the Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest medical complex in Gaza, based on intelligence that Hamas' command center is under the hospital.[40][41] The Israeli army directly attacked the hospital, where thousands of wounded and displaced people are trapped amid heavy bombardment.[42][43][44] The situation at al-Shifa Hospital is part of a serious healthcare crisis in Gaza. The hospital is rapidly running out of electricity, food and medical supplies. The last generator ran out of fuel, killing three premature babies and four other patients.[45] Another 36 children are at risk of death.[46] On 15 November, the IDF raided the hospital.[47]

### 18 November[edit]

On 18 November, Israeli airstrikes over 80 civilians in Jabalia refugee camp in north Gaza.[48]

### 21 November[edit]

On 21 November, the IDF moved its frontline to encircle Jabalia refugee camp where they were fighting Palestinian militants.[49][50]

### 24 November[edit]

On November 24, the Israeli army withdrew from Al-Shifa hospital.[51][52] According to Middle East Eye, Israel failed to produce much evidence that Hamas was using the hospital as a "command and control centre" despite controlling the hospital for over a week.[53]

### 13 December[edit]

Nine IDF soldiers of the Golani Brigade including Lt Col Tomer Greenberg was killed in an ambush while trying to help a group of IDF soldiers that were caught in an ambush resulting in one of the largest losses for the IDF during the invasion.[54][55]

### 18 December[edit]

IDF announced that Golani Brigade's 13th Battalion and 188th Armored Brigade captured the Palestine Square in Gaza City's Shejaiya neighborhood releasing footage of IDF demolishing the Hamas war monument that celebrated the ambush of an Israeli APC during the 2014 Battle of Shuja'iyya[56] The Shujaiya Battalion of Hamas was also under heavy pressure due Israel destroying its command centers and infrastructure but Shujaiya remained an established stronghold of Hamas with heavy fighting.[57]

### 19 December[edit]

The IDF reported the destruction of the three Hamas battalions operating in Jabalia and that Palestinian militant deaths in Jabalia had reached 1000 although a few militia fighters were still fighting in the Jabalia area. Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and the Critical Threats Project (CTP) estimated that Hamas's North Gaza Brigade had been significantly degraded.[58]

Palestinian militias continued to attack Israeli advances east of Jabalia city with al Qassem Brigades claiming two attacks on Israeli forces using thermobaric rockets and rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) in Tal al Zaatar refugee camp, north of Jabalia together with mortar attacks by al Quds Brigades. The al Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades and al Nasser Salah al Din Brigades also claimed to have attacked Israeli forces. Palestinian militants used the relative safety of the Central Governorate to attack Israeli forces in and around the Gaza City.[58]

### 20 December[edit]

CTP-ISW assessed that the al-Qassem Brigades’ Sabra-Tal al-Islam (Tel al-Hawa) Battalion is degraded but is still combat effective. Al Qassem Brigades continued attacks against advancing Israeli forces as well as resisting Israeli clearing operations behind Israeli frontline. Reported Hamas attacks included an ambush of eight-vehicle Israeli convoy in Sabra and Tal al Hawa and detonating anti-personnel IEDs in Zaytun neighborhood, southern Gaza City.[59]

### 21 December[edit]

IDF reported operations operation in the Bakshi neighborhood, south of Gaza City against the Nuseirat Battalion from the Hamas Central Gaza Strip Brigade. Israel began began expanding the offensive towards Central Gaza which had been used by Hamas and allies to carry out attacks against IDF forces in the Gaza City.[5]

The IDF announced the "operational control" of Shuja'iyya and the destruction of the Hamas Shuja'iyya Battalion with IDF claiming that the Battalion has not carried out attacks in the past week. However Palestinian militias other than Hamas continued to battle Israeli forces around Shujaiya and surrounding neighborhoods with The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades and Al-Quds Brigades reporting continued fighting with IDF.[5]

### 22 December[edit]

Continued fighting reported in Rimal neighborhood as the IDF located and destroyed a vast underground complex used by Hamas leadership. Palestinian forces south of Gaza City continued attempts to repel the Israeli advances into the central Gaza Strip from South of Gaza City and fighting continued in Juhor ad Dik where rocket launchers targeting Israel were captured by the IDF.[60]

The IDF reported that Israeli forces are clearing Jabalia building by building which are used by Palestinian fighters to hide and fire at Israeli forces with small arms. The al Quds Brigades and the al-Qassam Brigades claimed a combined ambush on Israeli forces inside a house east of Jabalia while Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades fired RPGs at IDF forces advancing in the Sheikh Radwan Neighborhood which is believed by the ISW to retain significant Palestinian militia defensive capabilities. The Radwan Battalion wa assessed to be combat effective despite being under intense IDF pressure.[60]

The 13th Battalion of the Golani Brigade was rotated out of the Gaza Strip for a 48-hour resting period after 21 days of intense combat in Shujaiya during which the unit reported the successful clearing of Shujaiya while suffering 44 deaths since October 7. Palestinian militias and Iranian media claimed this as an Israeli defeat.[60]

### 23 December[edit]

Palestinian forces continued attacks in Jabalia and Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City using anti-personnel munitions, RPGs, and thermobaric rockets. Sheikh Radwan neighborhood remains one of the remaining areas in Gaza City where Palestinian militias continue to claim nearly daily attacks on Israeli forces. Israeli special operations forces located a Hamas headquarters south of Gaza City consisting of a multi-level tunnel network connected with water and electrical infrastructure that allowed Hamas fighters to move between different sectors of the city.[61]

### 26 December[edit]

The IDF claimed to have cleared two schools and seized IEDs in UNRWA bags. Palestinian militias continued to resist Israeli forces in Daraj wal Tuffah with the al Qassem Brigades and al Quds Brigades using combined sniper and RPG fire against dismounted IDF infantry. [62]

The IDF's 36th Division which fought in Gaza City's neighborhoods of Zeitoun, Shuja'iyya, Rimal and Al-Shati refugee camp moved out of the city and advanced towards Central Gaza against Hama's Bureij Battalion.[63]

### 7 January[edit]

The IDF Nahal Brigade Combat Team under the 162nd Division discovered a large weapons factory during raids in Daraj and Tuffah neighborhoods together with Israeli special operations forces (SOF). A tunnel shaft discovered by the IDF led to a 100-meter-long tunnel containing a weapons production site where components of precision weapons were found, with images shared by the IDF of the site showing a rocket engine and a warhead designed for a Hamas cruise missile indicating Iranian involvement. [64]

## Reactions[edit]

* Israel: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had previously rejected calls for a ceasefire, announced "We are advancing... Nothing will stop us" and vowed to destroy Hamas rule in the Gaza Strip.[15] Netanyahu had also suggested a plan for Israel to be responsible for Gaza's overall security for an "indefinite period" after the war.[28]
* Hamas: Al-Qassam spokesman Abu Obeida said that Israel's death toll in Gaza was much higher than the military had announced, and stated "Your soldiers will return in black bags."[20]
* Palestinian National Authority: President of the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, Mahmoud Abbas, stated that Israel was violating international law. Abbas told US secretary of state Antony Blinken "I have no words to describe the genocide and destruction suffered by our Palestinian people in Gaza at the hands of Israel's war machine, with no regard for the principles of international law."[65]
* Hezbollah: Secretary-General of Hezbollah Hassan Nasrallah warned the United States in a speech that preventing a regional conflict depended on ending the Israeli bombardments of Gaza, and threatened that the clashes along the Israel-Lebanon border could escalate into a full-scale war. He also hinted that Hezbollah was ready to confront US warships in the Eastern Mediterranean.[66]
* United Nations: High commissioner of the UN expressed concern that Israel's "disproportionate attacks... could amount to war crimes."[13] UN human rights chief Volker Turk said that the Israeli sieges are illegal under international law.[20]
* United States: US President Joe Biden said "I think we need a pause" in a speech.[13]
* Russia: Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized those who remain silent amid the escalating suffering and expressed that only individuals with a 'heart of stone' could remain indifferent, particularly to the plight of the children in the region.[67]
* United Arab Emirates: The UAE warned that there was a risk of a regional spillover from the war in Gaza. It claimed that it was working "relentlessly" to secure a humanitarian ceasefire.[68]
* Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia announced a government campaign to collect humanitarian aid for Gaza, which gathered more than 60,000 donations worth $17 million in its first few hours. King Salman donated $8 million, while Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman donated around $5.3 million. Saudi officials issued statements condemning the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, urgently pleading for a ceasefire and calling for the establishment of a Palestinian state.[69]
* Oman: The foreign ministry of Oman demanded the establishment of an international court to investigate war crimes committed by Israel in Gaza. The ministry also called for "the prosecution of war criminals in all the massacres committed" and condemned the attacks on two schools sheltering civilians, the entrance of a hospital and a public water tank in the past 24 hours.[21]
* Turkey: Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he was breaking off contact with Benjamin Netanyahu due to Israel's actions in Gaza. Erdogan stated "Netanyahu is no longer someone we can talk to. We have written him off."[21]
* Honduras: Honduran president Xiomara Castro recalled its ambassador due to "the grave humanitarian situation the Palestinian civilian population suffers in the Gaza Strip." The Israeli foreign ministry criticized this decision and said the move ignores Israel's right to defend itself against Hamas.[21]
* Qatar: The Qatari foreign ministry strongly condemned the Israeli bombing of al-Fakhoora school and hospitals in Gaza.[22]

## See also[edit]

* Outline of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
* List of sieges
* List of engagements during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
* 2023 Gaza humanitarian crisis
* Evacuation of the northern Gaza Strip

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2023 Israel–Hamas war

* Timeline
* Outline

Engage-
ments|

| Hamas-led
attack on Israel|

* Re'im
* Music festival
* Sderot
* Sufa
* Zikim
* Netiv HaAsara
* Alumim
* Be'eri
* Holit
* Woman Israeli tank crew fight
* Kfar Aza
* Kissufim
* Nir Oz
* Nir Yitzhak
* Nahal Oz
* Nirim
* Psyduck music festival

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Israeli invasion
of Gaza|

* Beit Hanoun
* Gaza City
* Khan Yunis

| Refugee camps|

* Jabalia
* 31 October
* Al-Shati
* Al-Maghazi

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Schools|

* Al-Maghazi
* Al-Fakhoora
* Al-Falah
* Shadia Abu Ghazala school

Health facilities|

* Al-Ahli Arab Hospital explosion
* Al-Shifa Hospital siege
* alleged military use
* ambulance airstrike
* Kamal Adwan Hospital siege

Other attacks|

* Palestinians evacuating Gaza City
* Church of Saint Porphyrius
* Sabra mosque
* Airstrikes on municipal services in Gaza

Other theaters|

* Israel–Lebanon border clashes
* Attacks on journalists
* Israeli incursions in the West Bank
* Givat Shaul shooting
* Iran–Israel proxy conflict
* Houthi involvement
* Taba and Nuweiba drone attacks
* Operation Prosperity Guardian

Hostage
crisis|

* November 2023 hostage–prisoner exchange
* Kidnapped from Israel
* Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum
* Hostages Square

| Hostages|

* Noa Argamani
* Bibas family
* Alex Dancyg
* Oded Lifshitz
* Hersh Goldberg-Polin

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Released Hostages|

* Rachel Edry
* Yarden Roman-Gat
* Mia Schem

Deceased Hostages|

* Alon Shamriz, Yotam Haim, and Samer Talalka

General
topics|

* Gaza–Israel conflict
* Casualties of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip
* Refusal to serve in IDF
* Conscientious objectors group
* Israeli blockade of Gaza
* Palestinian rocket attacks
* Palestinian tunnel warfare
* anti-tunnel barrier
* Human shields
* Ceasefire
* Israeli interrogations
* Women
* Sexual violence
* Children
* Wikipedia

Effects|

* Israeli government response
* Israeli war cabinet
* Mass detentions
* Economic impact
* Evacuations
* Gaza Strip evacuations
* Humanitarian crisis
* Healthcare collapse
* Premature baby crisis
* Media coverage
* Violence against journalists
* Misinformation
* Pallywood
* War crimes
* Gaza genocide
* Israeli torture in the occupied territories
* Torture in the State of Palestine

| Reactions|

* Diplomatic impact
* US support for Israel
* Ceasefire Now Resolution
* Islamic Summit Conference
* Arab Islamic summit
* Hurmat-e-Masjid Aqsa Conference
* Cancellation of the 2023 MTV EMA

| Discrimination|

* Antisemitism
* Riots in the North Caucasus
* Anti-Palestinianism
* Islamophobia
* Violent incidents
* Killing of Wadea al-Fayoume
* Death of Paul Kessler
* Vermont student shooting

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Protests|

* France
* March for the Republic and Against Antisemitism
* Indonesia
* 2023 Bitung clashes
* Israel
* United Kingdom
* United States
* Writers Against the War on Gaza
* National March on Washington: Free Palestine
* March for Israel
* DNC protests

UN resolutions|

* A/RES/ES-10/21
* S/RES/2712
* A/RES/ES-10/22
* S/RES/2720

International Courts|

* South Africa v. Israel (Genocide Convention)

Casualties|

| Israel|

| Security
forces|

* Alim Abdallah
* Yitzhak Ben-Bashat
* Jayar Davidov
* Eli Ginsberg
* Salman Habaka
* Asaf Hamami
* Roi Levy
* Yonatan Steinberg

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Civilians|

* Lior Asulin
* Yuval Castleman
* Hayim Katsman
* Ofir Libstein
* Shani Louk
* Izhar Peled
* Aner Shapira
* Vivian Silver
* Yahav Winner
* Gal Abdush

Palestine|

| Hamas|

* Saleh al-Arouri
* Abdul Fatah Dukhan
* Mohammed Dababish
* Wissam Farhat
* Ahmed Ghandour
* Fursan Khalifa
* Osama Mazini
* Murad Abu Murad
* Ayman Nofal
* Jamila al-Shanti
* Ali Al Qadi

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Other
militants|

* Fouad Abu Butihan
* Rafat Abu Hilal
* Jihad Shehadeh

Civilians|

* Refaat Alareer
* Hammam Alloh
* Naheda and Samr Anton
* Ibrahim al-Astal
* Ahmad Bahar
* Rashid Dabour [ar]
* Mohamed al-Dalou
* Awni El-Dous
* Omar Ferwana
* Hiba Abu Nada
* Ibrahim Qusaya
* Bilal Abu Samaan
* Mohammed Shabir
* Omar Abu Shawish
* Sufian Tayeh
* Heba Zaqout
* Wael Al Zard

Journalists|

* Issam Abdallah
* Samer Abu Daqqa
* Roy Edan
* Belal Jadallah
* Yaniv Zohar

Related
people|

| Israelis|

* Nimrod Aloni
* Inbal Rabin-Lieberman
* Amir Tibon

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Palestinians|

* Wael Al-Dahdouh
* Plestia Alaqad
* Motaz Azaiza
* Bisan Owda

Other
topics|

* Al Qarara Cultural Museum
* Al-Saqqa House [ar]
* Bearing Witness
* "Harbu Darbu"
* "Options for a policy regarding Gaza's civilian population"
* Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria

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