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2025 Beit Hanoun offensive and siege
2025 military engagement in the Gaza Strip From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Israel began a military offensive targeting Beit Hanoun in the Gaza Strip on 5 July 2025, as part of the Gaza war (2023–present).
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Following a Hamas ambush against Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers in the area two days later, Israel began a siege on the city, initially declaring victory over local militants on 2 August. However, the IDF later stated in September that fighting was continuing in Beit Hanoun.
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Combat in the city between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian forces had occurred earlier in the war, at the battle of Beit Hanoun (October 2023 to May 2024), and again during the siege of North Gaza (October 2024 to January 2025).
Following the breakdown of a ceasefire and resumption of the war, Israel began a renewed offensive in the Gaza Strip, called "Operation Gideon's Chariots", on 16 May 2025.
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On 5 July, the IDF began its offensive against Hamas in Beit Hanoun.[1]
On 7 July,[1] five Israeli soldiers were killed and 14 were injured after the Al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas detonated explosives as troops entered a location in Beit Hanoun.[3]
On 8 July, the IDF's Givati Brigade and 99th Division encircled Beit Hanoun in response to the earlier attack. Palestinian sources reported that the Israeli Air Force began heavy, continuous strikes around the city.[4]
On 12 July, Israel conducted extensive airstrikes on Beit Hanoun, reportedly striking more than 35 Hamas targets, including underground tunnel infrastructure.[5]
On 21 July, it was reported that the IDF killed the commander of the Al-Qassam Brigades' Beit Hanoun Battalion, Hussein Fayyad,[6] in a targeted strike.[7]
On 2 August, the IDF claimed that the last known handful of Hamas militants surrendered to the IDF. Reportedly, members of the Beit Hanoun Battalion who were not killed fled to other parts of Gaza.[6]
On 14 September, the IDF stated that it was continuing to operate in Beit Hanoun despite its earlier declaration of victory, and had killed 11 Hamas militants during an operation in the city several days earlier. Remaining Hamas militants may have somehow returned to the area or evaded the IDF previously.[2]
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