Siege of Al-Qarara

Siege of Al-Qarara
	Part of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip during the Gaza war
Date	6 December 2023 – 7 April 2024 ; (4 months and 1 day); Siege: 12 December 2023 – 10 January 2024; (4 weeks and 1 day)
Location	Al-Qarara, Gaza Strip, Palestine 31°22′05″N 34°20′07″E / 31.368158622143625°N 34.33525976144858°E
Result	Palestinian victory
Territorial; changes	Israel retreats from Al-Qarara; Qarara Battalion remains combat effective; Israel fails to capture senior Hamas officials or Israeli prisoners;
Belligerents
Israel	Palestinian Joint Operations Room Hamas; Palestinian Islamic Jihad; Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine; ;
Commanders and leaders
Unknown	Unknown
Units involved
Israeli Defence Forces Israeli Ground Forces Bislamach Brigade; 7th Armored Brigade; ; Israeli Air Force; ;	Palestinian Joint Operations Room Al-Qassam Brigades Qarara Batallion; ; Al-Quds Brigades; National Resistance Brigades; ;
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown

The siege of Al-Qarara was a military engagement between invading Israeli forces and local Palestinian forces. It began on 6 December 2023, with al-Qarara being seen as a key town to control supply lines for the Israel army heading into Khan Yunis. The battle resulted in significant damage to al-Qarara, with much of its infrastructure being destroyed alongside substantial damage to its ecology and cultural sectors. However, the IDF withdrew in April having failed to dislodge Hamas and other Palestinian militants from the town.