Jabalya

IDF strikes kill Hamas terrorists, destroy terror ambush point near hospital in Gaza

The position was located approximately 50 meters from the Yellow Line, 70 meters from Kamal Adwan Hospital, and 170 meters from a school, the IDF said.

A structure used by Hamas as an ambush position approximately 70 meters from Kamal Adwan Hospital.
Illustrative: Black smoke rises at night after a residential block was targeted west of the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in the central Gaza Strip on July 15, 2026.

IDF kills several terrorists in Gaza from Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Army of Islam

Former IDF chief of staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eisenkot of the Yashar Party.

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IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir conducting a situational assessment in the Gaza Strip, December 7, 2025.

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IDF operates against Hamas terror hub near Jabalya hospital

Terrorists had planted explosive devices and booby traps in the area surrounding the hospital’s compound. 

 IDF soldiers in northern Gaza Strip conducting operation in the area of the Indonesian Hospital, where a Hamas launch site was located.

IDF takes out 10 terrorists who killed three Israeli soldiers in Jabalya

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 19 Palestinians overnight and on Tuesday, medics told Reuters.

 Israel's military operates in the Gaza Strip during a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas, on November 27, 2023

Former defense minister Ya'alon: 'We are being dragged into ethnic cleansing in Gaza'

Ya'alon said a majority of Israelis don't want annexation in Gaza but rather separation and blamed the government for dragging the public down a path it doesn't favor.

  Moshe 'Bogie' Ya'alon seen over an image of a Hezbollah flag and the Yarkon River (illustrative)

'Diamonds of Armored Corps': A look at the Bnei Or Brigade

The soldiers are carefully selected through rigorous screening for commander training courses, with the best advancing to officer courses.

An IDF tank is seen operating in the Gaza Strip, June 25, 2024

IDF destroys some 300 booby-trapped structures in Jabalya

The identification and destruction of the structures were part of a larger operation of the troops in the area to dismantle explosive devices. 

A bag containing explosives that was found near the body of a Hamas terrorist in the Gaza Strip, November 22. 2024.

Hamas's last bastion: What the fall of Jabalya could mean for a hostage deal - analysis

The IDF's 162nd Division has severely disrupted Hamas's attempts to rebuild its forces in the northern Gaza Strip.

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. November 3, 2024.

Closing in: IDF troops kill Hamas terrorists in underground Gaza shaft

During activities in the area, troops killed dozens of terrorists in close-quarters combat and via aerial fire. 

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. November 7, 2024.

Staff Sergeant Gary Lalhruaikima Zolat 'wanted to be a warrior,' loved ones say

Staff Sergeant Gary Lalhruaikima Zolat, 21, from Afula, was among three other IDF soldiers killed in an explosion in northern Gaza.

 Staff Sergeant Gary Lalhruaikima Zolat

How IDF's deception strategy led to Hamas's unraveling in Jabalya

After Sinwar's elimination, Division 162 launched a bold gambit: feinting toward central Gaza while racing to encircle Jabalya.

 Israeli soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, January 21, 2024

What does it feel like to drive through Jabalya, northern Gaza, with the IDF?

Reporter's Notebook: Spending a day with the IDF in northern Gaza, into the heart of Jabalya.

 Parts of northern Gaza are heavily damaged from a year of war, the roads have turned to dust and sand and the building are bare and deserted.