Deir al-Balah offensive

Deir al-Balah offensive
Part of the May 2025 Gaza offensive (until 4 August 2025) and the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip during the Gaza war
Date21 July – 10 October 2025
Location
Result Ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal
Belligerents
Israel Hamas
Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Unknown armed group impersonating aid workers (in August 2025)
Units involved
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown
13 killed by airstrikes
19 Palestinian civilians died from hunger

On 20 July 2025, Israel began an air and ground offensive in Deir al-Balah as part of its invasion of the Gaza Strip during the Gaza war.