The Hamad City incursion was a two-week Israel Defense Forces (IDF) operation in March 2024 against Hamas forces in the apartment complex and neighborhood of Hamad City, Khan Yunis, in the Gaza Strip.
Battle
On 3 March, Israeli forces entered Hamad City, setting up checkpoints there and telling civilians to leave.[8]
On 8 March, Major Amishar Ben David, battalion commander’s command and control officer was killed while fighting in Hamad City.[5]
On 11 March, the Israeli army said it killed 15 Hamas fighters in residential apartments, and also said it found weapons caches in tunnels.[7]
On 13 March, heavy clashes were reported in Hamad City with Israeli forces conquering the town building by building. Two Israeli soldiers reportedly were killed.[5] Israel said it conducted more than 100 airstrikes.[9]
On 15 March, Israeli forces claimed to have destroyed a 200-metre long tunnel in Hamad City.[10]
On 16 March 2024, Palestinian forces claimed to have targeted an Israeli personnel carrier using “Asif” bomb and AR bullets.[11]
On 16 March, Israeli forces withdrew.[12]
On 19 March, Israel announced the end of its incursion, including the destruction of 100 buildings, while killing reportedly over 100 fighters[4] and seizing weapons.[13]
Aftermath
On 21 March, Palestinian journalist showed a video of empty streets in Hamad City without the Israeli presence.[13] Fifteen bodies were recovered in the area by the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS).[14]
See also
- List of military engagements during the Gaza war
- Siege of Khan Yunis
- Outline of the Gaza war
- Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2024
- Timeline of the Gaza war (12 January 2024 – 6 May 2024)
References
- ^ a b “IRAN UPDATE, MARCH 21, 2024”. Institute for the Study of War. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- ^ a b How the IDF dismantled Gaza’s Qatari-funded terror neighborhood, 24 March 2024
- ^ a b “Swords of Iron: IDF Casualties”.
- ^ a b c “Institute for the Study of War”. Institute for the Study of War.
- ^ a b c Where terrorists hide in luxury homes: A visit to the Qatari-built Hamas stronghold, 13 March 2024
- ^ Mission accomplished: IDF completes ten-day Hamad operation in southern Gaza Strip, 25 March 2024
- ^ a b IDF kills 15 terrorists in central Gaza as Hamad City operation continues, 11 March 2024
- ^ Iran Update, March 3, 2024, 3 March 2024
- ^ Troops have killed over 100 Hamas operatives in Khan Younis complex in March, says IDF, 13 March 2024
- ^ IDF finds Hamas tunnel under bell pepper field near Khan Younis, 15 March 2024
- ^ The complete withdrawal of Israel from the north of the city of Hamad in Khan Yunis, 16 March 2024
- ^ “GAZA LIVE BLOG: Israel Withdraws from Hamad Town | Nuseirat under Attack | Malnutrition Spread in Gaza – Day 162”. Palestine Chronicle. 16 March 2024.
- ^ a b IRAN UPDATE, MARCH 21, 2024
- ^ Israeli withdrawal from Hamad town:15 bodies recovered from ruins of Khan Younis, Al Jazeera English
