Israel declared near total “operational control” in northern Gaza in late December 2023, around two months into its ground invasion of the coastal enclave.
Efforts to capture the north included an invasion of Jabaliya refugee camp. It was the first of two such invasions, with the second only ending in late May.
Last week, Israeli military forces withdrew from Jabaliya, a city in northern Gaza, after a 20-day operation that left the area and its refugee camp, the largest of the Gaza Strip’s eight camps, almost unrecognizable.
The Israeli army had ordered residents of Jabaliya to evacuate the area earlier in May. ….more
