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Israeli military confirms pullback from Jabalia
After three weeks of fighting, Israel’s military says its troops have “completed their mission” in eastern Jabalia and are readying for new operations.
During the invasion, the troops killed hundreds of fighters, recovered the bodies of seven dead Israeli captives and destroyed 10km (6.2 miles) of underground tunnels, according to a military statement.
As we’ve been reporting, Israel’s assault also reduced much of Jabalia camp to rubble, razing its homes and public infrastructure, and killing numerous civilians.
“The entire area has disappeared,” one resident told Al Jazeera upon returning to the camp. “People cannot find their homes. We do not even know if we will find our relatives. This is a crime.”
Hamas fighters remain in Jabalia after weeks of ‘most intense’ battles of war: Monitors
One of three Israeli brigades is reported to have remained – possibly in northern and eastern parts of Jabalia – after Israel’s forces withdrew from other areas of the refugee camp in the north of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, war monitors said.
In their latest Gaza battlefield update, the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) and the Critical Threats Project (CTP) said Palestinian fighters continued to launch attacks on Israeli forces on Thursday amid the Jabalia withdrawal.
In what was described as some of the “most intense” fighting of the war to date, three Hamas battalions mounted a sustained defence of Jabalia in the face of a massive Israeli incursion which began on May 11.
“Hamas and other Palestinian militias will almost certainly resume their efforts to reconstitute in Jabalia as Israeli forces withdraw. There are remaining pockets around Jabalia that Israeli forces have not cleared,” the ISW and CTP said in their joint report.
“Hamas will capitalize on these remaining forces to rebuild their capabilities and networks in and around Jabalia,” the monitors said, adding that US and Israeli officials are concerned that “Hamas will survive in the Gaza Strip without a post-war plan that involves an alternative to Hamas rule”.
More than 1,000 homes destroyed in Jabalia: Gaza civil defence
Israel’s 20-day operation in Jabalia wrecked much of the city, including more than 1,000 homes, civil defence spokesman Mahmoud Basal told Al Jazeera.
The destruction has been painstaking for residents, who are returning after Israel forces’ withdrawal to find entire neighbourhoods reduced to rubble.
‘Nothing to salvage’ in Jabalia
Israeli forces have pulled out of much of northern Gaza, particularly the Jabalia refugee camp. But they can still to go back whenever they want. Perhaps the most accurate description of what’s going on right now is a tactical withdrawal.
The military left a trail of devastation and destruction in the refugee camp. Up to 70 percent of it has been turned into a pile of ruins. This includes public facilities, schools, hospitals, clinics and residential homes. People are going back to check on their homes to see what they can salvage, but it is all in vain – there is nothing to salvage.
Right now, paramedics and civil defence crews are trying to collect bodies in areas they were not able to reach before. The bodies are being transferred to Kamal Adwan Hospital and other facilities, which are completely pushed out of service. They serve as nothing more than a morgue for the bodies.
While Israeli forces withdrew from the area, they did not announce an end to military operations in northern Gaza. This means there is a chance of them going back, with a very high likelihood of killing more people and causing more destruction.
