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Beit Hanoun

Israeli police officers and Zaka rescue and recovery volunteers work inside and next to a destroyed bus at the scene of a double bombing in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba, August. 31, 2004. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)
February 11, 2026, 2:54 pm
IDF says it killed Hamas terrorist behind 2004 bus bombings that killed 16 civilians
In separate strike, military says, it killed sniper commander behind several deadly attacks on troops; both strikes come in response to Hamas violations of ceasefire
By Emanuel Fabian
Palestinians inspect the aftermath of an Israeli strike on a building in Gaza City, a day after the strike, on November 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
November 20, 2025, 6:59 pm
Hamas navy chief and captor of hostages both killed in IDF airstrikes in Gaza
Strikes came after terror operatives attacked IDF troops; Qatar warns strikes threaten ceasefire; IDF says forces opened fire on terror operatives who crossed Yellow Line
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
IDF troops operate in the Zeitoun neighborhood of Gaza City, in a handout photo issued on August 15, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 15, 2025, 8:59 pm
In fresh offensive on Gaza City outskirts, IDF says dozens of ‘terror targets’ destroyed
Pushing into Zeitoun, army says troops working to ‘locate explosives, eliminate terrorists’; IDF seals 7km of Hamas tunnels with cement; UN says 1,760 killed seeking aid since May
By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid, Agencies and ToI Staff
A woman holds photos of top Hezbollah commander Fouad Shukur, left, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike, Hezbollah's former leader Hassan Nasrallah, right, and his cousin and successor, Hashem Safieddine, center, during a commemoration marking the first anniversary of Shukur's death in Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, July 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
August 3, 2025, 2:29 pm
Daily Briefing Aug. 3: Day 667 – Hezbollah may soon be ready to disarm, claims IDF
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian reports on new terrorist propaganda videos of emaciated hostages in Gaza, defeat of Hamas’s Beit Hanoun battalion, and soldiers unwilling to fight
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Emanuel Fabian
Hamas operatives surrender to IDF troops of the Givati Brigade in northern Gaza's Beit Hanoun, August 2, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 2, 2025, 5:12 pm
IDF declares defeat of Hamas battalion in Beit Hanoun, as operatives shown surrendering
Hamas men seen surrendering to troops in northern Gaza; after deaths reported at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation sites, GHF says ‘nothing’ happened near them
By Emanuel Fabian, AP and ToI Staff
IDF troops of the Givati Brigade stand over a tunnel shaft in northern Gaza's Beit Hanoun, July 30, 2025. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
July 31, 2025, 7:01 pm
In Beit Hanoun for 5th time, officers say Hamas battalion to be destroyed ‘within a week’
ToI joins Givati Brigade in northeast Gazan town, where terror operatives have remained holed up for nearly 2 years; inside tunnel, troops kill Hamas company commander
By Emanuel Fabian
Master Sgt. (res.) Abraham Azulay (Israel Defense Forces)
July 10, 2025, 12:45 am
Israeli soldier killed during attempted Hamas abduction in southern Gaza, IDF says
Army widens ground assault in north Gaza hours after PM leaves White House without hostage talks breakthrough; IDF chief says fighting will create ‘conditions to advance a deal’
By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid, Lazar Berman and AFP
Paramedics inspect a burned vehicle that was targeted in an Israeli airstrike, in the Ayrouniyeh area near Lebanon's northern port city of Tripoli, July 8, 2025. (Fathi AL-MASRI / AFP)
July 8, 2025, 11:40 pm
IDF says it killed key Hamas figure in Lebanon, confirms death of Oct. 7 terrorist in Gaza
Death of Mehran Mustafa Bajur ‘significant blow’ to group’s Lebanese branch, says IDF; 51 Palestinians said killed across Gaza as Israeli troops battle Hamas across Strip
By Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Agencies
Soldiers killed in northern Gaza's Beit Hanoun on July 7, 2025: (L-R) Staff Sgt. Meir Shimon Amar, Sgt. Moshe Nissim Frech, Staff Sgt. Noam Aharon Musgadian, Sgt. First Class (res.) Benyamin Asulin, Staff Sgt. Moshe Shmuel Noll. (Courtesy)
July 8, 2025, 9:53 am
5 IDF soldiers killed, 14 injured by roadside bombs in northern Gaza
IDF probe finds three explosives detonated in succession while soldiers were on foot in Beit Hanoun; four of five slain troops served in ultra-Orthodox Netzah Yehuda Battalion
By Emanuel Fabian
Master Sgt. Asaf Cafri (Israel Defense Forces)
April 25, 2025, 3:40 am
IDF reservist killed, three wounded during fighting in northern Gaza
Initial probe finds Master Sgt. (res.) Asaf Cafri, 26, was hit by sniper fire close to military post in buffer zone, while the other troops were targeted by anti-tank fire
By Emanuel Fabian and Nurit Yohanan
Warrant Officer G'haleb Sliman Alnasasra, who was killed in the northern Gaza Strip on April 19, 2025. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 19, 2025, 9:47 pm
Israeli soldier killed in Hamas attack, in first since collapse of Gaza ceasefire
Warrant Officer G’haleb Sliman Alnasasra slain, 5 others, including 3 female troops, hurt in incident near Beit Hanoun; IDF: 150 targets hit, 40 operatives killed over weekend
By Emanuel Fabian
Palestinians carry their belongings while traveling from Beit Hanoun to Jabaliya, amid Israel's renewed offensive in the Gaza Strip, March 19, 2025. (AP/Jehad Alshrafi)
April 1, 2025, 2:13 pm
IDF issues evacuation order for northern Gaza cities after rocket fired at Sderot
No injuries or damage reported in rocket attack; warning comes a day after military ordered all Palestinians to leave Rafah as fighting intensifies
By Emanuel Fabian
Senior Hamas official Salah al-Bardawil. (Courtesy)
March 23, 2025, 11:09 am
IDF strike in south Gaza kills senior Hamas official; ground ops restart in Beit Hanoun
Military says troops in northern Strip’s Beit Hanoun to destroy Hamas infrastructure, expanding buffer zone along border; IDF issues ‘urgent’ evacuation warning for Rafah’s Tel Sultan
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Soldiers killed in northern Gaza's Beit Hanoun on January 11, 2025: (L-R) Sgt. Yahav Maayan, Sgt. Maj. (res.) Alexander Fedorenko, Staff Sgt. Danila Diakov, Sgt. Eliav Astuker. (Courtesy)
January 11, 2025, 11:39 pm
IDF announces 4 soldiers killed, 6 wounded during fighting in northern Gaza
Troops fall in military’s renewed offensive in Beit Hanoun; initial IDF probe indicates gunmen set off explosive device and fired at soldiers
By Emanuel Fabian
Sgt. Uriel Peretz (Israel Defense Forces)
December 30, 2024, 8:06 pm
Soldier killed in north Gaza; IDF airs clip of Hamas planting bombs near hospital
Death of Sgt. Uriel Peretz from anti-tank missile brings ground op toll to 395; 8 injured, 3 seriously, in the same incident in Beit Hanoun; 3 rockets fired from Strip at Israel
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
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