On November 5, I spent a day with the Israel Defense Forces in northern Gaza. The trip took me from the border of Israel and Gaza into the heart of Jabalya, where the IDF has been fighting Hamas for the last month. Jabalya is a large, sprawling neighborhood north and northeast of Gaza City. … Read more
There is a buzz in the air. The buzz becomes a kind of whirring, and above our heads, a small quadcopter-type drone lifts off. Then, another one lifts off. They sound briefly like locusts before the sound fades and the stillness of the war in Gaza returns. I am in Jabalya, one of the … Read more
The Israel Defense Forces returned to fight Hamas in the northern Gaza neighborhood of Jabaliya in October. The fight has gone on for several weeks. It appears that much of the work of dismantling Hamas in the area has been completed. However, this is the third time the IDF operated in Jabaliya since the … Read more
The situation in the northern Gaza Strip is “apocalyptic” as Israel pursues a military offensive against Hamas terrorists in the area, top United Nations officials warned on Friday. “The entire Palestinian population in North Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence,” they said in a statement signed by the … Read more
Hundreds of terrorists from northern Gaza and Gaza City had gathered in the Jabalya refugee camp, turning the local population into human shields and threatening them not to leave their homes or they would be harmed, according to a Walla report from Sunday. Hundreds of Gazan civilians were evacuated from Jabalya on Monday morning … Read more
Hundreds of Gazan civilians have evacuated Jabalya as the IDF continues to operate against terrorists in the area, IDF Arabic Spokesperson Avichay Adraee wrote in a post to X/Twitter on Saturday. As part of a joint IDF and Shin Bet (ISA) operation on Friday evening, after the 162nd Division operated against terrorists and terror … Read more
IDF Arabic Spokesman Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee addressed residents of Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday in a post on X/Twitter announcing a temporary halt to military operations and urging the civilians to evacuate to the humanitarian zone in southern Gaza. Adraee warned that this was their “final opportunity to leave safely,” advising, … Read more
The United Arab Emirates has sent a convoy of aid via land that has brought 370 tonnes of aid to northern Gaza. UAE state media, Emirates News Agency (WAM,) reported that “the Joint Operations Command of the Ministry of Defence announced the arrival of the first UAE aid convoy, comprising 17 trucks, bound for … Read more
