Tag: Jabalia

Gazans returning to Jabalia describe ‘horrifying’ destruction

Palestinians who have returned to Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza in recent days have expressed shock at the level of destruction following a three-week Israeli military operation there against Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups. One displaced man who was among the more than 60,000 people who fled the intense battles and bombardment in […]

Israeli army says it has withdrawn from Jabalia in Gaza Strip

Israel’s army announced the end of its operation in the town of Jabalia in the north of the Gaza Strip on Friday. Hundreds of Palestinian fighters are said to have been killed in close combat and airstrikes. The information could not initially be independently verified. Palestinian accounts said the Israeli attacks in Jabalia also claimed […]

Israeli troops push into Jabalia, airstrikes kill five in Rafah

By Nidal al-Mughrabi (Reuters) – Israeli forces thrust deeper into the Jabalia camp in northern Gaza on Tuesday, laying waste to residential districts with tank and air bombardments, residents said, while Israeli air strikes killed at least five people in the southern city of Rafah. Simultaneous Israeli assaults on the northern and southern edges of […]

Palestinians flee as Israeli forces go back into Jabalia

Fierce fighting has been reported in Jabalia in northern Gaza, after the Israeli military went back into areas where it said Hamas had regrouped. Residents who fled said they had seen tanks advancing towards Jabalia’s refugee camp, which has come under heavy bombardment since Saturday. Hamas’s military wing also said it was battling troops east […]