Battle of Beit Hanoun

Battle of Beit Hanoun
	Part of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip and the insurgency in the North Gaza Strip during the Gaza war
Date	27 October 2023 – 31 May 2024; (7 months and 4 days)
Location	Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip
Territorial; changes	Hamas government and Palestinian militants retain control of Beit Hanoun
Belligerents
Israel	Palestinian Joint Operations Room Hamas; Palestinian Islamic Jihad; Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades; ;
Units involved
Israel Defense Forces Israeli Ground Forces 252nd Division; Harel Brigade; ; Israeli Air Force; ;	Palestinian Joint Operations Room Al-Qassam Brigades North Gaza Brigade Beit Hanoun Battalion; ; ; Al Quds Brigades; Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades; ;
Casualties and losses
60+ soldiers killed or wounded; 1 Namer APC destroyed; 4 Merkava tanks	Unknown

The battle of Beit Hanoun began on 27 October 2023 at the start of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip. On 18 December 2023, Israeli forces had prematurely signalled that they had full control over Beit Hanoun and had destroyed Hamas' Beit Hanoun Battalion. However, clashes continued in the town. Israeli forces withdrew from the town on 24 December. Subsequently, some Palestinian militants infiltrated back into the town and conducted attacks against Israeli forces to the east.