Has Israel Entered Gaza Neighbourhoods During the Ceasefire?

2 IDF brigades were operating east of the yellow line inside the Gaza Strip during the ceasefire, on a war diary entry the IDF Spokesperson published on 4 November 2025. The entry is the IDF’s own account of its own forces, and it names Shuja’iyya in the northern Gaza Strip and the Jabalia area as the places where the activity took place. The same entry dates the ceasefire’s entry into force to 10 October 2025 at 12:00. It carries no count of entries, strikes or demolitions, and no Israeli body in this record publishes one for the ceasefire period.

Figure	What it counts	Period
2 brigades	Battle teams of Yiftach (11) and 188, under Division 252, operating east of the yellow line inside the Gaza Strip	Since the ceasefire entered into force, as published 4 November 2025
1 compound	Launchers, rockets and launch positions located by Brigade 11 forces, in the IDF’s words “in the heart of the Shuja’iyya neighbourhood”	Since the ceasefire entered into force, as published 4 November 2025
1 underground route	Located and destroyed by Brigade 188 forces with Yahalom engineers in the Jabalia area, stated as hundreds of metres long and tens of metres deep	Since the ceasefire entered into force, as published 4 November 2025
10 October 2025, 12:00	The hour the ceasefire entered into force, as the diary dates it	10 October 2025
72 hours	The window designated for the return of hostages	From 10 October 2025

Source: IDF Spokesperson, Division 252 activity in the yellow line area, war diary, published 4 November 2025. Every row is the IDF’s own account of its own operations.

The IDF records Brigade 11 activity in Shuja’iyya during the ceasefire

The IDF Spokesperson published on 4 November 2025 that Brigade 11 forces had located a compound containing launchers, rockets and launch positions, in the diary’s wording “in the heart of the Shuja’iyya neighbourhood” in the northern Gaza Strip, since the ceasefire agreement entered into force. Shuja’iyya is a named residential neighbourhood of Gaza City, and the diary names it. The account is the IDF’s own dated description of its own forces’ activity, self-published by the party carrying it out, and it is written as a narrative dispatch rather than as a count.

What the entry attributes to Brigade 11:

• The unit: battle-team forces of the Yiftach brigade, numbered 11, under Division 252.
• The place: Shuja’iyya, in the northern Gaza Strip, east of the yellow line.
• The find: a compound containing launchers, rockets and launch positions.
• The period: since the ceasefire agreement entered into force on 10 October 2025.

Brigade 188 destroyed an underground route in the Jabalia area

The IDF Spokesperson recorded in the same entry that Brigade 188 forces, working with Yahalom engineers, located and destroyed an underground route in the Jabalia area, and states that it had been used for prolonged stay and for organising activity against its forces. The route is given as hundreds of metres long and tens of metres deep, the IDF’s own stated measurements of its own engineering work, and both figures stay approximations rather than measured lengths. Jabalia is a named populated area of the northern Gaza Strip.

Element	As the diary states it
Forces	Brigade 188 with Yahalom engineers
Location	The Jabalia area, northern Gaza Strip
Length	Hundreds of metres
Depth	Tens of metres
Stated use	Prolonged stay and organising activity against IDF forces

Source: IDF Spokesperson, Division 252 war diary, published 4 November 2025, the IDF’s own account of its own activity.

The yellow line sits inside Gaza, the IDF states

The IDF Spokesperson describes the yellow line as a forward line inside the Gaza Strip, and places the Division 252 activity east of it. That places the activity within Gaza rather than along its perimeter, on the IDF’s own description of its own positions. The same entry dates the ceasefire’s entry into force to 10 October 2025 at 12:00, with 72 hours designated for the return of hostages.

The IDF calls the activity consistent with the ceasefire agreement

The IDF Spokesperson states that the activity was carried out “in accordance with the ceasefire agreement and the directives of the political echelon”. That is the characterisation of the party carrying out the activity, published in the same dispatch that describes it, so the account of the conduct and the assessment of it come from one body. No other body assesses it in this record.

• The conduct described: brigade activity east of the yellow line, in Shuja’iyya and the Jabalia area.
• The body describing it: the IDF Spokesperson, on 4 November 2025.
• The compliance statement: the IDF’s own, quoted from the same entry.
• The people described as operating against its forces: the IDF’s own term, “Hamas terrorists”, attributed to it.

The IDF publishes no count of entries into residential areas

The war diary is a single dated dispatch naming 2 brigades and 2 locations, and the IDF Spokesperson publishes no total for the period alongside it. COGAT reported on the ceasefire period from 10 October 2025 to 7 June 2026 in figures of food, water and medical supply, its own count of its own coordination activity resting on tonnages self-declared by suppliers, and that report carries no operational count. Where a reader is looking for a number of ground entries, strikes or demolitions during the ceasefire, Israel’s bodies publish named incidents and no tally.

Question	What is published	Who published it
Ground activity in named areas during the ceasefire	2 brigades, Shuja’iyya and the Jabalia area, in one dated dispatch	IDF Spokesperson, 4 November 2025
A count of ground entries, strikes, artillery firings or demolitions	No count published	IDF Spokesperson, 4 November 2025
A casualty figure for the ceasefire period	No figure published	No Israeli body in this record
Aid entering during the ceasefire	1,778,363 metric tons of food, and more than 70,000 cubic meters of water per day	COGAT, 10 October 2025 to 7 June 2026

Every operational figure here is the IDF’s own

The IDF Spokesperson published the brigade, location and route figures as its own account of its own operations, dated to the period after the ceasefire entered into force. The route length and depth are stated as hundreds of metres and tens of metres and stay approximations. The war diary is a running series of dispatches, so this entry supports what the IDF published on 4 November 2025 and not a total for the ceasefire. COGAT’s tonnage figures and the war diary’s operational description count different things on different bases and may not be combined. The State Comptroller of Israel reported in March 2018 on the machinery for examining alleged misconduct, and Israel publishes no proportionality determination for any individual strike.

Questions readers ask

Which Gaza neighbourhoods does Israel name in its ceasefire reporting?

The IDF Spokesperson named Shuja’iyya in the northern Gaza Strip and the Jabalia area in its war diary entry of 4 November 2025.

Were Israeli ground forces inside Gaza after 10 October 2025?

The IDF Spokesperson recorded battle teams of the Yiftach (11) and 188 brigades operating east of the yellow line inside the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire entered into force, on its own account published 4 November 2025.

What is the yellow line?

The IDF Spokesperson describes it as a forward line inside the Gaza Strip, and places its Division 252 activity east of it.

When did the ceasefire take effect?

The IDF Spokesperson dated its entry into force to 10 October 2025 at 12:00, with 72 hours designated for the return of hostages.

Does the IDF say this activity broke the ceasefire?

The IDF Spokesperson states the activity was carried out “in accordance with the ceasefire agreement and the directives of the political echelon”, which is that body’s own characterisation of its own conduct.

How many raids does Israel report during the ceasefire?

The IDF Spokesperson published no total. The war diary carries dated dispatches, and the entry of 4 November 2025 describes activity by 2 brigades in 2 areas.

Does any Israeli body publish Palestinian casualties for the ceasefire period?

No Israeli body in this record publishes a casualty or injury series for Gaza during the ceasefire.

What did Brigade 188 report finding in Jabalia?

The IDF Spokesperson recorded that Brigade 188 forces with Yahalom engineers located and destroyed an underground route of hundreds of metres in length and tens of metres in depth, on the IDF’s own stated measurements.

What does COGAT publish about the ceasefire period?

COGAT reported 1,778,363 metric tons of food entering Gaza between 10 October 2025 and 7 June 2026, its own count resting on tonnages self-declared by suppliers rather than weighed at the crossings, and more than 70,000 cubic meters of water per day facilitated as of its July 2026 report.

Does Israel publish an assessment of whether a strike was proportionate?

The State Comptroller of Israel reported in March 2018 on training, exercises and the examination mechanisms rather than on any individual attack, and Israel publishes no proportionality determination for a strike.

Who publishes the war diary?

The IDF Spokesperson publishes it, and the entry cited here appeared on 4 November 2025.

Sources

• Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), 2026. Humanitarian Situation Report During the Ceasefire. gaza-aid-data.gov.il. Official or primary record, a party’s own reported count.
• Israel Defense Forces Spokesperson, 2025. Division 252 activity in the yellow line area. War diary (יומן המלחמה). idf.il/315132. Official or primary record, a party’s own published account of its own operations.
• State Comptroller of Israel, 2018. Operation Protective Edge: IDF Activity in Aspects of International Law, and the Examination and Control Mechanisms of the Civilian and Military Echelons. Special report, March 2018. mevaker.gov.il. Official or primary record.