| Siege of Al-Qarara | |||||||
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| Part of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip (2023–present) | |||||||
Gaza Strip under Palestinian control
Gaza Strip under Israeli control
Former occupied territories regained from Israel
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Israel |
 Hamas Palestinian Islamic Jihad Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Unknown Unknown Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
Al-Quds Brigades National Resistance Brigades | |||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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The Siege of Al-Qarara was a military engagement between invading Israeli forces and local Palestinian forces.
On the 6th of December, Israeli forces invaded Al-Qarara, clashing with Palestinian forces.[4] On the 11th of December, Israeli forces attacked the areas of al-Sureij and al-Qarara.[5] On 31st of December, it was reported that Israeli forces had moved troops into Al–Sureij, tightening the siege around Al-Qarara.[6] On the 10th of January, Al Jazeera was able to access Al-Qarara following Israeli retreat where it documented massive destruction and large number of deaths.[7]
On the 3rd of March, Israeli forces resumed operations in Al-Qarara.[8] On the 9th of March IDF Bislamach Brigade clashed with Palestinian militants in Qarara. Hamas’ Qarara Battalion remained combat effective.[3] On the 16th of March, Israel made small advances in Al-Qarara.[9] On March 21st, Israeli 7th Brigade clashed with Palestinian forces who targeted their tanks with RPGs.[8] On the 24th of March, Israel targeted a Hamas meeting in Qarara.[10] On the 29th of March, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine separately claimed a series of attacks in Al-Qarara.[11] On the 2nd of April, IDF 7th Brigade conducted an airstrike targeting Palestinian militants and weapon depots in Qarara.[12] On the 3rd of April, IDF reported to have destroyed a rocket launcher inside an olive garden in Al-Qarara.[13] On the 7th of April, 2024 Israeli forces withdrew from Al-Qarara and other areas in southern Gaza strip.[14] They failed to find senior Hamas officials or hostages there despite intelligence indicating so.[2]
On 22 May 2024 Israeli announced a raid on Al-Qarara killing several Hamas fighters.[15] On June 2nd, Israeli shelling of Al-Qarara was reported.[16]
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