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Israeli invasion of Gaza
Part of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war (outline)
Date 27 October 2023 – present (1 year, 1 month, 4 weeks and 1 day) Location Gaza Strip Status Ongoing
Belligerents
Israel	Hamas File:Flag of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine.svg Palestinian Islamic Jihad File:PFLP Infobox Flag.svg Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine
Commanders and leaders
Benjamin Netanyahu Benny Gantz Yoav Gallant Herzl Halevi Yoel Strick Tomer Bar Yaakov Shabtai Ronen Bar	Yahya Sinwar Mohammed Deif Abu Obaida File:Flag of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine.svg Ziyad al-Nakhalah File:Flag of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine.svg Abu Hamza File:PFLP Infobox Flag.svg Ahmad Sa'adat Nayef Hawatmeh
Units involved
Givati Brigade 162nd Armored Division	Al-Qassam Brigades Nukhba File:Flag of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine.svg Al-Quds Brigades File:PFLP Infobox Flag.svg Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades National Resistance Brigades
Strength
529,500 total IDF strength	Al-Qassam Brigades: 40,000

On 27 October 2023, Israel began an invasion of the Gaza Strip in an escalation of its ongoing war with Hamas.

Background

Beginning on 13 October, 2023, Israel began conducting several raids and operations in the Gaza Strip, in response to the Hamas attack on Israel, which lasted from 7–13 October. On 27 October, internet and mobile phone services in Gaza were almost completely cut off as Israel intensified its bombing campaign. Following this, IDF launched a large-scale ground incursion into the Gaza Strip. Clashes between Hamas and IDF were reported near the towns of Beit Hanoun and Bureij.

Campaign

On October 28, the Israeli military reissued a call to Gaza residents to evacuate the north as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the "second phase of the war had begun".

The IDF advanced on three axes, simultaneously air strikes and artillery bombardment increased in intensity. On October 29, Israeli soldiers captured the town of As-Siafa in the Gaza Strip and raised their flag in the town.

Reaction

On 29 October, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, described as "deeply concerning" reports from the Palestinian Red Crescent that the al-Quds hospital had received an urgent evacuation warning along with a notice that it was "going to be bombarded". He reiterated that it was "impossible to evacuate hospitals full of patients without endangering their lives." Associated Press reported that Israeli airstrikes destroyed roads leading to the Al-Shifa hospital, making it increasingly difficult to reach.

References

1. Nakhoul, Samia (13 October 2023). "How Hamas secretly built a 'mini-army' to fight Israel". Reuters. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
2. "Israel Warns of 'Long' War as Invasion of Gaza Strip Begins". Bloomberg. 28 October 2023.
3. "Israel opens "new phase" in war against Hamas, Netanyahu says, as Gaza ground operation expands". CBS News. 28 October 2023.
4. "Israel's new plan to encircle Hamas". The Economist.
5. "Near-total internet and cellular blackout hits Gaza as Israel ramps up strikes". NBC News. October 27, 2023. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
6. Ravid, Barak (28 October 2023). "Israeli military launches major ground incursion in Gaza". Axios. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
7. "Israel-Gaza latest: War against Hamas in 'next stage'; Netanyahu warns conflict will be 'long and difficult'". Sky News. Retrieved 2023-10-28.
8. "IDF soldiers raise Israeli flag in northern Gaza". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
9. Lowe, Yohannes; Hall, Rachel; Ratcliffe, Rebecca; Ratcliffe (Earlier), Rebecca (29 October 2023). "Israel-Hamas war live: WHO 'deeply concerned' by report of evacuation warning to Gaza's al-Quds hospital". The Guardian. {{cite news}}: Missing |author4= (help)
10. Lowe, Yohannes; Hall, Rachel; Ratcliffe, Rebecca; Ratcliffe (Earlier), Rebecca (29 October 2023). "Israel-Hamas war live: WHO 'deeply concerned' by report of evacuation warning to Gaza's al-Quds hospital". The Guardian. {{cite news}}: Missing |author4= (help)
11. Lowe, Yohannes; Hall, Rachel; Ratcliffe, Rebecca; Ratcliffe (Earlier), Rebecca (29 October 2023). "Israel-Hamas war live: WHO 'deeply concerned' by report of evacuation warning to Gaza's al-Quds hospital". The Guardian. {{cite news}}: Missing |author4= (help)

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