October 2023 28 October Israel began an invasion of the Gaza Strip, launching a large-scale ground assault on the towns of Beit Hanoun and Bureij. A Rocket fired by Hamas hit a residential building in Israel's Kiryat Ono. A Rocket fired from Gaza hit an apartment building in Israel's Or Yehuda.
29 October Israeli munitions hit a location next to al-Quds hospital. (Dr.) Ghassan Abu Sitta wrote that he was increasingly treating patients with "distinctive phosphorus burns." Three rockets were fired from Lebanon towards towns in Israel's Upper Galilee.
30 October The Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital was struck by the IAF. WHO announced it could no longer resupply al-Shifa and al-Quds hospitals due to the high levels of risk. The al-Qassam brigades fired a "Mutabar" missile at an Israeli drone near Khan Yunis. The Syrian Army fired rockets towards Israel. Israel attacked the immediate surroundings of the Indonesian Hospital in Beit Lahia.Indonesian Hospital Retrieved 17 January 2024 A Rocket was fired towards Israel's Sderot
31 October Engineer's Building airstrike – Israel launches an airstrike on an apartment building that kills 106 people. The Houthis launched a number of ballistic missiles and drones towards Israel and warned of more attacks to come. The IDF said that it had destroyed a number of drones over the Red Sea using its new Arrow aerial defense system for the first time. The Al-Quds Brigades and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades conducted their first combined attack on the IDF in the West Bank since 19 October. The Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades launched mortars into southern Israel. Israel said that in its airstrike in the Jabalia refugee camp, it killed a top Hamas militant that directed Nukhba teams that attacked Israel on October 7. It added that his tunnel collapsed, causing adjacent buildings to collapse as well. The IDF said that a surface-to-air missile that was launched from Lebanon at an IDF drone was downed, and that the IAF carried out a retaliatory strike on the launch site and the militants that fired it. Romania confirmed that Hamas holds 3 Romanian citizens as hostages in the Gaza strip. The IDF said that it took over a Hamas stronghold in northern Gaza Strip, killing 50 militants, destroying tunnels, rocket launching positions, and weapon storage facilities. Egypt deployed dozens of tanks near its border crossing to the Gaza Strip, fearing thousands of Gazans will enter its territory.
November 2023 1 November The Lions' Den called for all Palestinians to confront Israel. An Israeli armored unit was spotted west of Al-Mughraqa. IAF strikes in Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, leading to multiple casualties. The director of the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital stated Gaza's only cancer hospital was "completely out of service" after it ran out of fuel to power its generator.
2 November The siege of Gaza City started. The IAF struck in the surroundings of the Al-Quds hospital in Gaza. The Al-Quds Brigades claimed an IED and small arms attack on IDF forces in Jaba', Jenin. An IDF reservist was attacked and killed in his car near Beit Lid in the West Bank by gunmen. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed an attack on a target on the Dead Sea coastline of Israel. This was the first attack on Israel from Iraqi territory in the war.
3 November
The IAF attacked an ambulance column and the main gates of the Al-Shifa hospital. The Al-Qassam brigades attacked IDF forces while the Al-Quds brigades provided artillery support northwest of Gaza, and conducted anti-tank attacks on IDF positions in Beit Lahia and Beit Hanoun. It also fired rockets at Tel Aviv. Clashes were reported in the Zeitoun and Shuja'iyya neighborhoods of Gaza. The DFLP fired mortars at Sufa while Al-Quds brigades fired rockets at IDF positions along the Israeli-Gaza border. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades' claimed IED attacks against Israeli forces in four locations in Tulkarm in the West Bank. Palestinian militants clashed with Israeli forces amid Israeli arrest raids in Jenin refugee camp. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed responsibility for a missile attack on Eilat, Israel. A bakery that was destroyed by an Israeli air strike along with other buildings at Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza. The bakery was reportedly serving thousands at the refugee camp. TRT reported that 11 Palestinians were killed in the West Bank. The Ministry of Health in Gaza said that Israel launched an airstrike at the Osama bin Zaid school which killed 20 people. Palestinian authorities said that Israel deported thousands of Gazan temporary workers back to the Gaza Strip, with an unknown number remaining in detention. Al Jazeera reported that Al-Quds and Indonesia Hospital were both hit by airstrikes. The BBC World Service launched an emergency radio service for the Gaza Strip. The Ministry stated 800 critically wounded patients needed to leave Gaza to receive care, stating many critically wounded patients had died in the past several days due to the collapsed healthcare system. A medical convoy in front of al-Shifa hospital was hit by an Israeli drone missile.
4 November
Several schools in Gaza were hit by Israeli airstrikes, including Al-Fakhoora. Several Palestinian groups called for a total popular mobilization against Israel. The Al-Quds Brigades launched an Ababil drone targeting an Israeli command center southeast of Zeitoun. The Al-Qassam brigades fired an Ayyash 250 rocket at Eilat, and attempted to infiltrate Zikim beach. The IDF launched an airstrike at the al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, killing at least 40 civilians. The Jordanian air force air-dropped medical supplies to hospitals across the Gaza Strip. The entrance of the al-Nasser Children's Hospital was hit by an Israeli strike.
5 November The Al-Qassam brigades claimed to have destroyed IDF tanks in Beit Hanoun. Local sources claimed Hamas militants ambushed IDF units in the western outskirts of Netzarim. The Al-Qassam brigades launched two waves of rockets at Tel Aviv while the Al-Quds brigades launched rockets at 11 towns in the immediate vicinity of the Gaza strip. Israeli security forces killed an Islamic State operative in a raid in Abu Dis. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah to discuss a "post Hamas-Gaza" and humanitarian aid. Two Israeli police officers were injured in a stabbing attack in occupied East Jerusalem. The attacker, a 16-year old Palestinian male, was shot dead by Israeli forces. An unspecified US Navy nuclear Ohio-Class cruise missile submarine arrived in CENTCOM's area of responsibility via the Suez Canal.
6 November An IDF spokesperson claimed that Israeli forces were slowly closing in on Gaza City. Israeli ground forces advanced towards the Indonesian Sheikh Hamad Hospital. The Al-Qassam brigades claimed it destroyed IDF tanks south of Tel al-Hawa and attacked Israeli forces advancing inland from the Gazan coast. It also launched two waves of rockets at Tel Aviv for the second consecutive day and launched rockets at Reim military base in the Southern District. Palestinian militants in the West Bank engaged Israeli security forces in 12 small arms clashes. Israel strike hit al-Shifa hospital's solar panels.
7 November The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade and the al-Quds Brigade engaged the IDF in an hours-long small arms clash and detonated IEDs in the Tulkarm Camp in the West Bank. Eight attacks were launched at Israel, five of which targeted military facilities. A record-breaking $1-billion in Israel Bonds were bought in the United States since the start of the war.
8 November Hamas forces north of Gaza City conducted hit-and-run attacks on Israeli forces as part of a possible screening operation for a main defensive effort in central Gaza city. Hamas and PIJ fighters near al-Sulatain and al-Taom streets fired anti-tank rockets and mortars at Israeli forces in at least eight hit-and-run attacks. Fatah organized a demonstration in Ramallah to denounce Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip. The Khaled bin al Waleed Mosque was completely destroyed by Israeli shelling in Khan Yunis. A US MQ-9 Reaper drone was shot down by Houthi forces, according to US officials the drone was shot down over international waters.
9 November
An Israeli airstrike hit Al-Buraq school on Lababidi Street in the Al-Nasr neighbourhood, north of Gaza City, which was being used by UNRWA as a shelter. CIA Director William J. Burns and his Mossad counterpart David Barnea reportedly met with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani in Doha to facilitate humanitarian pauses and supplies. Israel agreed to daily four-hour pauses of military actions to allow aid into certain regions in northern Gaza and allow civilians to evacuate. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' brigades engaged Israeli forces and detonated IEDs in the Balata Camp. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' brigades, al-Qassam brigades, and al-Quds Brigades engaged Israeli forces in small arms clashes and detonated IEDs in Jenin. Israel shot down a Houthi ballistic missile south of Eilat. The Gaza government media office stated Israel had bombed eight hospitals in the past three days. Israel said a drone from Syria struck Eilat, causing damage to a school upon impact.
10 November The IDF advanced closer to the Al-Shifa hospital and while clashes reported in Tel al-Hawa. The PFLP launched its first attack into Israel since 31 October, while seven other mortar and rocket attacks were launched by Palestinian militants into Israel. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' brigades claimed another IED attack near Jenin. Israeli strikes hit a street just outside Gaza's Indonesia Hospital, where many Palestinians were receiving treatment. The Gaza Ministry of Health stated Israel cut off the hospital's electricity, water, and communication. Israeli tanks completely surrounded four hospitals, al-Rantisi Hospital, al-Nasr Hospital, and the eye and mental health hospitals. The Nasser Rantissi paediatric cancer hospital caught on fire after being hit by an Israeli airstrike and began evacuations. At least three hospitals were hit by Israeli airstrikes, resulting in multiple casualties. The Palestinian Red Crescent stated Israeli snipers opened fire on children at al-Quds hospital, killing one and wounding 28. Al-Shifa Hospital was bombed five times in 24 hours. The International Red Cross stated Gaza's healthcare system had "reached a point of no return." Israeli tanks surrounded four hospitals, al-Rantisi Hospital, al-Nasr Hospital, and the eye and mental health hospitals, from all directions. The Nasser Rantissi paediatric cancer hospital caught on fire after being hit by an Israeli airstrike and began evacuations. The Ministry of Health stated Israel cut off Indonesia Hospital's electricity, water, and communication.
11 November The Al-Quds brigades launched rockets at Kissufim while the Al-Qassam brigades launched rockets at two locations in southern Israel. Six clashes and three demonstrations were reported in the West Bank, primarily Jenin, where unidentified Palestinian fighters threw fireworks and Molotov cocktails at IDF personnel in Silat ad-Dhahr. Israeli Agriculture Minister Avi Dichter remarked in an interview on N12 News on the nature of the war that from an operational standpoint, one "cannot wage a war like the IDF wants to in Gaza while the masses are between the tanks and the soldiers," and referred to the situation in Gaza as the "2023 Nakba". The Hamas Shati Battalion operating from Al Quds Hospital ambushed IDF troops; 21 militants were killed whereas the Israelis suffered no casualties.