Siege of Gaza City 2023
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
Key facts
| Year | 2023 | Wikidata P585 (point in time) |
|---|---|---|
| Era | Post-1945 (1946 onwards) | derived from year |
| Location | Palestine | Natural Earth (modern borders) |
| Continent | Asia | Natural Earth |
| War / conflict | Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip | Wikidata P361 |
| Participants | Al-Quds Brigades, Israel Defense Forces, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades | Wikidata P710 |
| Coordinates | 31.5000, 34.4667 | Wikidata P625 |
About the battle
The siege of Gaza City was an engagement of the Gaza war that began on 2 November 2023, when the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) surrounded Gaza City, amid the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip after the October 7 attacks. Gaza City is the most populated city in the Gaza Strip and the battle started on 30 October 2023, when Israel and Hamas clashed in Gaza City. According to Oxfam, about 500,000 Palestinians, along with 200 Israelis and other captives, were trapped in a "siege within a siege" in northern Gaza.
The siege ended on 19 January 2025 with the implementation of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas earlier that day, and with Hamas retaining control over Gaza City.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Siege of Gaza City (revision 1370741441), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
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