In December 2024 , the IDF was fighting in Jabalya in northern Gaza. The military had attempted to clear this stronghold of terrorists in the past. However, they were still there.

Jabalya is a warren of residential homes, some of which are part of a refugee camp established in the 1950s. The war has dramatically changed the area. Some homes were badly damaged or destroyed by the fighting: windows blown out, pieces of concrete dangling, walls ripped apart, and the ground around them churned up by tanks and armored vehicles. Other areas were less damaged.

“I was with a combination of the Givati Infantry Brigade and the 401st Armored Brigade,” recalled Major Y. His name cannot be used for security reasons. He is a member of the IDF’s Unit 504, which is part of the Military Intelligence D

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