“The IDF’s military operation [in Jabalya](https://www.jpost.com/tags/jabalya) in the northern Gaza Strip came as a surprise to the terrorists in the area, the military said on Monday.
“The surprise for Hamas was complete. We trapped hundreds of terrorists inside the camp, including senior operatives,” the IDF said, adding that the terror group had used the population as human shields for over a week and had shot at the legs of residents who attempted to escape.
According to the IDF, the remaining terrorists in the northern[ Gaza Strip](https://www.jpost.com/tags/gaza) had gathered in Jabalya, prompting the military to encircle the area, evacuate the civilian population, isolate the terrorists, and prevent them from escaping.
Within hours, in a single night, the army surrounded the area.
Three brigades surrounded the camp: the 460th, Givati, and the 401st. The 460th Brigade, which reached schools and shelters, reported that this approach allowed them to evacuate five thousand residents. By the following day, twenty thousand more had left, and forces said that the residents’ “fear barrier was broken.”
DF stated that fifty thousand residents have left.
Approximately 60 terrorists surrendered in total, while hundreds of others were eliminated in the refugee camp.
The Kamal Adwan Hospital, the last location from which Hamas was able to operate in Jabalya, was encircled by the 460th Brigade. This prevented Hamas from regrouping before the encirclement was completed.”
Meanwhile, the IDF supposedly “completely dismantled Hamas’s military framework in North Gaza” back in January.
Israel should have been doing this from the start. The fact that they’re still dealing with Hamas infiltrating “cleared” areas of the strip, really speaks to a failure of their original goal to destroy Hamas.
They need to move slow and methodically if they want to achieve that goal. It’s also necessary that they take great care towards civilians in the strip if they want a future where the Gaza strip isn’t hostile and Israel doesn’t need to maintain a blockade.
Right now, it seems likely a ceasefire will be brokered, Israel withdraws and the seeds are left there to have this entire conflict restart in a decade. So many dead for nothing to have changed.
So, it’s over, then? Can you all stop bombing hospitals and schools now?
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“The IDF’s military operation [in Jabalya](https://www.jpost.com/tags/jabalya) in the northern Gaza Strip came as a surprise to the terrorists in the area, the military said on Monday.
“The surprise for Hamas was complete. We trapped hundreds of terrorists inside the camp, including senior operatives,” the IDF said, adding that the terror group had used the population as human shields for over a week and had shot at the legs of residents who attempted to escape.
According to the IDF, the remaining terrorists in the northern[ Gaza Strip](https://www.jpost.com/tags/gaza) had gathered in Jabalya, prompting the military to encircle the area, evacuate the civilian population, isolate the terrorists, and prevent them from escaping.
Within hours, in a single night, the army surrounded the area.
Three brigades surrounded the camp: the 460th, Givati, and the 401st. The 460th Brigade, which reached schools and shelters, reported that this approach allowed them to evacuate five thousand residents. By the following day, twenty thousand more had left, and forces said that the residents’ “fear barrier was broken.”
DF stated that fifty thousand residents have left.
Approximately 60 terrorists surrendered in total, while hundreds of others were eliminated in the refugee camp.
The Kamal Adwan Hospital, the last location from which Hamas was able to operate in Jabalya, was encircled by the 460th Brigade. This prevented Hamas from regrouping before the encirclement was completed.”
Meanwhile, the IDF supposedly “completely dismantled Hamas’s military framework in North Gaza” back in January.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/3-months-into-war-idf-says-its-dismantled-hamas-military-framework-in-north-gaza/
How is this different?
Israel should have been doing this from the start. The fact that they’re still dealing with Hamas infiltrating “cleared” areas of the strip, really speaks to a failure of their original goal to destroy Hamas.
They need to move slow and methodically if they want to achieve that goal. It’s also necessary that they take great care towards civilians in the strip if they want a future where the Gaza strip isn’t hostile and Israel doesn’t need to maintain a blockade.
Right now, it seems likely a ceasefire will be brokered, Israel withdraws and the seeds are left there to have this entire conflict restart in a decade. So many dead for nothing to have changed.
So, it’s over, then? Can you all stop bombing hospitals and schools now?
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