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Deir al-Balah

Palestinians in Gaza protest against Hamas on June 26, 2026. (Social media, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
June 26, 2026, 8:37 pm
Bucking threats, hundreds in Gaza seen protesting Hamas for first time in a year
Signs read ‘God willing, Hamas out,’ and ‘We are not pawns’; demonstrations were planned weeks in advance; resident confirms to ToI that Hamas operatives deployed to deter and try to stop them
By Nurit Yohanan
Palestinians vote during local elections, in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, on April 25, 2026. (Ali Hassan/Flash90)
April 27, 2026, 1:39 am
PA leader Abbas’s loyalists win local elections, including in Gaza’s Deir al‑Balah
First election of any kind in Strip in over 2 decades is cast by Ramallah as a success and ‘another step on the path to full independence’
By Agencies and Nurit Yohanan
Palestinian Christians cast their votes in local elections at a polling station in Bethlehem, West Bank, April 25, 2026. (AP/Mahmoud Illean)
April 25, 2026, 11:05 pm
Turnout low as Palestinians in West Bank and part of Gaza vote in local elections
Only 21.2% of registered voters cast ballots in Strip’s Deir el-Balah area, with first vote there since 2006 seen largely as a test for possible future polls
By AFP and ToI Staff
A Palestinian candidate (L) and a voter cast their ballots in a makeshift polling station during municipal elections in Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, on April 25, 2026 (Eyad Baba / AFP)
April 25, 2026, 9:26 am
PA holds local elections, including first in parts of Gaza since 2007 Hamas takeover
Election is one of the reforms demanded in Trump’s Gaza peace plan, but no faction other than Abbas’s Fatah has put forward a party slate; vote in Gaza’s Deir al-Balah largely symbolic
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 22, 2026. (Ramil Sitdikov / POOL / AFP)
January 28, 2026, 6:42 am
Abbas signs decree seen aimed at barring Hamas from participating in local elections
Amendment to election law requires all candidates to sign pledge accepting PLO ‘national program,’ which includes recognizing Israel, two-state solution and renouncing terror
By Jacob Magid
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with Russian President at the Kremlin in Moscow on January 22, 2026. (Ramil Sitdikov / POOL / AFP)
January 25, 2026, 11:16 pm
Voter registration closes for West Bank municipal elections
Ballots for 420 local councils to be cast on April 25, Central Election Commission says; vote also to be held in central Gaza’s Deir al-Balah
By AFP and ToI Staff
Muhammad al-Hawli, a senior commander in Hamas's armed wing, is seen in an undated photo published after he was reportedly assassinated by Israel in central Gaza's Deir al-Balah on January 15, 2026. (Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
January 15, 2026, 10:36 pm
Hamas says senior officer killed in Gaza strike, accuses Israel of breaching ceasefire
No comment from IDF as Palestinian media reports at least six killed in strike on Muhammad al-Hawli’s family home in Deir al-Balah, including his wife and daughter
By Noam Lehmann and Stav Levaton
Civilians and members of the press inspect the damage following an Israeli strike that reportedly struck a house used by journalists in the al-Zawayda city near Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on October 19, 2025, (BASHAR TALEB / AFP)
October 27, 2025, 8:56 pm
German broadcaster says Gazan producer killed in Israeli airstrike was Hamas operative
ZDF says it cut ties with Gazan production company after IDF provided evidence 37-year-old killed in October 19 strike was member of Hamas’s military wing
By Michael Horovitz
Men, whom the military says are terror operatives, gather around a vehicle emblazoned with the emblem of the World Central Kitchen, in central Gaza, in footage published August 12, 2025. The WCK verified the men were not connected to the NGO, the army said. (Israel Defense Forces)
August 12, 2025, 8:46 pm
IDF clip shows terror operatives posing as World Central Kitchen staff in central Gaza
Humanitarian aid group confirmed supposed employees had no affiliation with NGO, military says; More aid flows into Gaza by air, land, but it remains below what UN says is needed
By Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff
Staff Sgt. Amit Cohen (Israel Defense Forces)
July 21, 2025, 10:42 pm
Soldier killed in blast, as IDF pushes into central Gaza’s Deir al-Balah for 1st time
Staff Sgt. Amit Cohen killed in Khan Younis; hostage families alarmed by new ground offensive; undercover troops said to nab Hamas health official; WHO says IDF attacked its staff
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and Jacob Magid
Members of Hamas's armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, take part in a military parade along a street in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on January 19, 2025. (BASHAR TALEB / AFP)
July 20, 2025, 2:25 pm
Daily Briefing July 20: Day 653 – IDF poised to enter untouched Hamas stronghold
Military reporter Emanuel Fabian on military operations on the ground in Gaza, an accidental tank misfire on a Catholic church, and how the IDF has operated inside Syria this week
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Emanuel Fabian
Palestinians carry containers for water at a camp for the displaced in Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, July 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
July 20, 2025, 11:11 am
IDF set to begin ground operations in central Gaza’s Deir al-Balah for first time
Hamas has held captives in city, which saw hostage release in February; 2.7 kilometers of tunnels destroyed in Jabalia, other terror infrastructure razed in Beit Hanoun
By Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Palestinians gather around a huge crater after an Israeli strike hit the tents of displaced people in the northern Al-Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City on June 28, 2025. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
June 28, 2025, 2:37 pm
34 Gazans said killed in IDF strikes; army issues evacuation warning after rocket fire
No injuries or damage reported after projectile fired from Strip at southern Israel on Friday; in response, IDF says Palestinians should leave parts of central Gaza ahead of military op
By Agencies, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Palestinians storm a UN World Food Program warehouse and carry bags of flour in Zawaida, Deir Al-Balah, Central Gaza Strip, on May 28, 2025. (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)
May 29, 2025, 3:05 pm
Four Palestinians die in storming of Gaza UN food warehouse; IDF was not in area
At least 2 said killed by gunshots at site in Deir Al-Balah, Hamas denies firing; Israel-backed aid group claims terror group falsely reporting injuries at its hubs
By Agencies and ToI Staff
People watch as smoke billows following an Israeli strike in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip on May 25, 2025. (Bashar TALEB / AFP)
May 25, 2025, 5:52 pm
Hamas authorities say at least 23 killed in strikes across Gaza; IDF doesn’t comment
Medics say local journalist, senior rescue service official and pregnant woman among dead; army says soldier seriously injured in altercation with a comrade in north Gaza
By Agencies, Emanuel Fabian, ToI Staff and Nurit Yohanan
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