Deir al-Balah or Deir al Balah (Arabic: دير البلح, lit. 'Monastery of the Date Palm') is a Palestinian city in the central Gaza Strip and the administrative capital of the Deir al-Balah Governorate of the State of Palestine .

On 17 August 2024, the Israel Defense Forces conducted a series of military attacks on az-Zawayda in Deir al-Balah and in the Nuseirat refugee camp, killing at least 34 people including a family of fifteen.The military strikes and civilian deaths were conducted shortly following the conclusion of ceasefire negotiations in Qatar between …

Sep 7, 2024 · The IDF reported that the airstrike killed PIJ’s eastern Deir al Balah Battalion commander Hatem Abu al Jedian and PIJ’s southern Deir al Balah Battalion commander Abdullah Khattab. Khattab led a group of PIJ fighters in an attack in southern Israel on October 7.

Aug 22, 2024 · The scene was repeating itself, but this time it was the final stop: Deir el-Balah! This was the same humanitarian area they once spoke of, now marked for evacuation. It’s a cruel game of...

Jan 14, 2025 · An Israeli airstrike on Gaza's Deir al-Balah killed at least 10 Palestinians and wounded others, medics told Reuters on Tuesday.

Dec 15, 2024 · An Israeli airstrike in the Israeli-designated humanitarian zone in the central Gaza Strip on Saturday killed the mayor of Deir al-Balah, who is accused of being a member of the military wing...

2 days ago · DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Saeed Abu Elaish’s wife, two of his daughters and two dozen others from his extended family were killed by Israeli airstrikes over the past 15 months. His house in northern Gaza was destroyed. He and surviving family now live in a tent set up in the rubble of his home.

Aug 28, 2024 · On 25 August, the Israeli military ordered ‘all residents and displaced persons in Block 128 of Deir al-Balah’ to flee, warning that the area would become a ‘dangerous combat zone’.

Jan 7, 2025 · UN teams in Gaza have carried out a rapid needs assessment in two makeshift sites in Deir Al-Balah following a recent airstrike, Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said on Tuesday.

Sep 3, 2024 · Although Israeli forces withdrew troops on the eastern outskirts of Deir al-Balah on August 29, Apache, quadcopters, and tanks remained in the area, pounding the city — and this latest ground incursion caused panic and fear among scores of already traumatised people.