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+#REDIRECT [[Tel al-Hawa]]
-{{Infobox military conflict
-| conflict          = Battle of Tel Al-Hawa
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-| place             = [[Tel al-Hawa]], [[Gaza City]], [[State of Palestine|Palestine]]
+{{R to related topic}}
-| date              = 8 July – 12 July 2024
-| result            = Israeli withdrawal from most of Tel al-Hawa
-| combatant1        = {{flag|Israel}}
-| combatant2        = {{flag|Hamas}}<br/>{{flagicon image|Black flag.svg}} [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]]<br/>{{flagicon image|Flag of Jihad.svg}} [[Palestinian Mujahideen Movement]]
-| units1            = {{armed forces|Israel}}
-* {{army|Israel}}
-* {{air force|Israel}}
-| units2            = {{armed forces|Hamas}}<br>{{flagicon image|Black flag.svg}} [[Al-Quds Brigades]]<br>{{flagicon image|Flag of Jihad.svg}} [[Mujahideen Brigades]]
-| partof            = the [[siege of Gaza City]] during the [[Israel-Hamas war]]
 }}
-The '''Battle of Tel al-Hawa''' was a 4-day military battle between [[Israel]] and the [[Hamas]]-led [[Palestinian Joint Operations Room|Palestinian forces]] during the ongoing [[Israel–Hamas war|Israel-Hamas war]], in the neighborhood of [[Tel al-Hawa]] in [[Gaza City]]. It lasted from 8 July 2024<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Fabian |first=Emanuel |date=8 July 2024 |title=IDF troops advance into Gaza City’s Tel al-Hawa neighborhood – Palestinian media reports |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-troops-advance-into-gaza-citys-tel-al-hawa-neighborhood-palestinian-media-reports/ |website=The Times of Israel}}</ref> to 12 July 2024,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Al-Mughrabi |first=Nidal |last2=Abu Alkas |first2=Dawoud |date=12 July 2024 |title=Rescuers say they find dozens of bodies after Israelis scale back Gaza City fight with Hamas |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-forces-pull-back-after-gaza-city-offensive-leaving-dozens-bodies-rescue-2024-07-12/ |website=Reuters}}</ref> and ended in an Israeli withdrawal from most of Tel al-Hawa.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2024-07-12 |title=Emergency workers uncover dozens of bodies in a Gaza City district after Israeli assault |url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-tel-al-hawa-hospital-0b0b323dd471bacd18d135cf9e597e0b |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref>
-== Background ==
-The [[Israel Defense Forces|Israel Defense Forces (IDF)]] had begun an ongoing [[Siege of Gaza City|general siege of Gaza City]] on 2 November 2023 as part of the [[Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip (2023–present)|Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip]], itself a response to the [[2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel|October 2023 Hamas-led attack on southern Israel]] which began the war.
-Previously in February 2024, the IDF had killed [[Killing of Hind Rajab|Hind Rajab]], a six-year old Palestinian girl, in Tel al-Hawa.<ref>{{Cite web |title='They killed her twice': Hind Rajab's mother mourns girl, 6, found killed days after being trapped under Israeli fire |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/hind-rajab-gaza-girl-6-found-dead-trapped-israeli-fire-rcna138263 |access-date=2024-02-11 |website=NBC News}}</ref>
-== Battle and aftermath ==
-The IDF invasion of Tel al-Hawa began on 8 July with a large wave of [[Airstrike|airstrikes]] followed by a ground offensive. During this time, the IDF was also still [[Second Battle of Shuja'yya (2024)|operating in Shuja'iyya]], another Gaza City neighborhood.<ref name=":0" />
-During the battle, Hamas, [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]], and the [[Palestinian Mujahideen Movement]] fought IDF troops, detonating [[Explosive device|explosive devices]] and firing [[Shell (projectile)|shells]] and [[Rocket artillery|rockets]].<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-09 |title=Israeli army struggles in northern Gaza |url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/500948/Israeli-army-struggles-in-northern-Gaza |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=Tehran Times |language=en}}</ref> During one engagement, the IDF fought Palestinian militants who had fortified themselves inside an abandoned [[UNRWA]] compound.<ref name=":1" />
-On 12 July, the IDF withdrew from Tel al-Hawa. It was reported that dozens of Palestinians had been killed,<ref name=":2" /> and there was significant infrastructural damage.<ref name=":1" /> However, it was reported that IDF snipers and tanks remained in "control [of] some high ground", warning residents against trying to return.<ref name=":1" />
-== References ==