From inside an obliterated Gaza, gunfire not a ceasefire
In north Gaza the IDF is now facing “a bitter guerrilla war”
Once home to nearly 200,000 residents, Jabalia, the main town in northern Gaza, is a deserted wasteland of destroyed buildings and churned-up mud. But the soldiers of the Israel Defence Forces (idf), now on their third offensive there since the war in Gaza began in October 2023, have no idea when they are leaving.
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This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline “All talk and no truce”
Middle East & Africa January 11th 2025
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