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is an ongoing conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbours, as well as with Palestine, an area factually controlled by Israel itself. The conflict begun when the British Mandate in Palestine (a former Ottoman territory) was partitioned into an Arab and a Jewish state.
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Was a war that took place in Palestine, initially a British Mandate, between the Jewish population and the the Arab population (later with the support of the Arab league) of the region. It is traditionally divided in two phases: a civil war in the final phase of the British Mandate, and a full-scale invasion by a coalition of Arab countries after the British left Palestine. During the war the State of Israel was established.
1.1.1947-1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine
Was a civil war between the Jewish and Arab populations of the British Mandate for Palestine, and the first phase of the 1948 Palestine War. The goal of the Jewish population was the creation of their own nation, whereas the Arab community, which represented the majority of the country, opposed this plan.
November 1947: When obligatory consicription was instituted, the Jewish held territories encompassed the zones with a Jewis-majority population.
April 1948: Tiberias fell in mid-end April.
April 1948: Haifa fell on 23 April. 15,000 Arabs evacuated the city during 21-22 April.
April 1948: Jaffa was conquered at the end of April 1948 with Operation Hametz.
May 1948: Israeli conquests until end of May during the 1947-1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine.
1.1.1.Operation Nachshon
Was a military operation carried out by Jewish paramilitary brigades during the 1947-1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine.
April 1948: Arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Nachshon.
August 1948: Bayt Thul was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Nachshon.
April 1948: Between 5-20 April 1500 men from the Givati and Harel brigades took control of the road to Jerusalem.
1.1.2.Battle of Mishmar HaEmek
Was a battle between the Arab Liberation Army (Yarmouk Battalion) and the Haganah (Palmach and HISH) during the 1947-1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine.
April 1948: Palmach units gained control of the village of Abu Zurayq on April 12.
April 1948: Palmach units took the villages of Al-Mansi and Naghnaghiya.
April 1948: Ghubayya al-Fauqa was occupied until mid-April, along with nearby Ghubayya al-Tahta.
1.1.3.Operation Yiftach
Was a military operation carried out by Jewish paramilitary brigades during the 1947-1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine.
June 1948: Al-Dirbashiyya was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yiftach.
April 1948: Arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yiftach.
May 1948: Arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yiftach.
May 1948: Al-Zawiya was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yiftach.
May 1948: Al-Mansura, Safad were among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yiftach.
June 1948: Al-Shuna was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yiftach.
June 1948: Taytaba was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yiftach.
June 1948: By the end of the 1947-1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine, Zionist paramilitary organization Haganah conquered the Galilee panhandle from Tiberias to Metula.
June 1948: Al-Didara was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yiftach.
May 1948: 'Ammuqa was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yiftach.
May 1948: Al-Shawka al-Tahta was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yiftach.
May 1948: The elders of the city of Beisan surrendered to the Golani battalion.
May 1948: Khan al-Duway was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yiftach.
1.1.4.Operation Yevusi
Was a military operation carried out by Jewish paramilitary brigades during the 1947-1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine.
May 1948: The Palmah force took over Katamon, a neighborhood in south-central Jerusalem, at the end of April 1948.
April 1948: On the night of 24/25 April the Palmah's Harle Brigade, under the command of Yitzhak Rabin, captured Sheikh Jarrah.
1.1.5.Operation Ben-Ami
Was a military operation carried out by Jewish paramilitary brigades during the 1947-1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine.
May 1948: Arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Ben-Ami.
May 1948: On May 17, 1948 Israeli troops took control of Acre
May 1948: Umm al-Faraj was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Ben-Ami.
May 1948: al-Kabri was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Ben-Ami.
May 1948: al-Ghabisiyya was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Ben-Ami.
June 1948: al-Birwa was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Ben-Ami.
May 1948: al-Tall was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Ben-Ami.
1.1.6.Operation Kilshon
Was a military operation carried out by Jewish paramilitary brigades during the 1947-1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine.
May 1948: Jewish forces from the Haganah and Irgun executed Operation Kilshon ("Pitchfork"). Its aim was to capture the Jewish suburbs of Jerusalem.
1.1.7.Operation Hiram
Was a military operation carried out by Jewish paramilitary brigades during the 1947-1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine.
June 1948: Al-Malikiyya, evacuated by its Lebanese and Palestinian defenders, was captured without a fight by the Israelis during Operation Hiram.
1.2.1948 Arab-Israeli War
Was a war between the newly established State of Israel and a coalition of Arab states. It was the second phase of the Palestine War of 1948. After the evacuation of the British forces from the Mandate for Palestine, Israel declared its independence, and Palestine was invaded by a coalition of Arab states.
May 1948: Unilateral declaration of Independence of the State of Israel.
June 1948: Advances of the Syrian forces in Palestine by the end of June 1948.
1.2.1.Southern Front - Operation Uvda
Was a military operation by Israeli forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
March 1948: The Jewish Alexandroni Brigade moved from Beersheba through Mamshit towards Sodom.
March 1948: Jewish Negev forces moved towards Umm Rashrash through the Valley of Fingers.
March 1948: The Jewish Alexandroni Brigade captured Ein Gedi.
March 1948: The Negev Brigade occupied Ras al-Naqb.
March 1948: On March 9, Golani forces captured Gharandal.
March 1948: On March 10, the Negev Brigade completed the occupation of southern Negev.
March 1948: The Jewish Alexandroni Brigade captured Masada.
1.2.2.Northern Front (1948 Arab-Israeli War)
Were a series of battles on the northern front of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War at the beginning of the war.
May 1948: Galilee is conquered by the Arab Liberation Army.
June 1948: On June 10, 1948 Syrian forces attacked the kibbutz Mishmar Hayarden.
1.2.3.Central Front (1948 Arab-Israeli War)
Were a series of battles on the central front of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War at the beginning of the war.
May 1948: Jordanian forces invaded Mandatory Palestine and moved towards Nablus and Ramallah.
May 1948: Lydda and Ramleh are occupied by the 3rd Jordanian Brigade.
May 1948: Latrun is occupied by the 3rd Jordanian Brigade.
May 1948: Iraqi forces march on the triangle of Jenin - Nablus - Tulkarem.
July 1948: Irgun paramilitary Units and the Etzioni Brigade occupied the Arab village of Malha.
May 1948: The Jewish quarter of Jerusalem fell to the Jordanian Arab Legion on 28 May 1948.
1.2.4.Southern Front (1948 Arab-Israeli War)
Were a series of battles on the southern front of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War at the beginning of the war.
May 1948: Until May 21, the Egyptian forces had occupied Beersheba and reached Bethlehem.
May 1948: Egyptian troops moved up the coast through what is now the Gaza Strip, to above Ashdod, before being stopped in late May.
November 1948: With Operation Shmone the Arab village of Iraq Suwaydan fell to Israeli forces.
January 1949: With Operation Yaov, northern Negev was conquered by Israeli forces by 7 January 1949.
May 1948: The Jordanian Arab League reached the southern suburbs of Jerusalem.
1.2.5.Northern Front - Operation Hiram
Was a military operation by Israeli forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
October 1948: Kuakab was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Al Bi'na was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Mi'ilya was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Mirun was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Safsaf was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Tarshiha was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Sa'sa was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Suhmata was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Dayr al-Qassi was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Eilabun was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Dayshum was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Fara was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Fassuta was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Ghabbatiyya was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Kafr 'Inan was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Kafr Bir'im was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Arab al-Samniyya was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Iqrit was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Iribbin, Khirbat were among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Hula was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Kafr Manda was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Arraba was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Alma was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Operation Hiram resulted in the Israeli conquest of Upper Galilee.
October 1948: Al-Malikiyya, evacuated by its Lebanese and Palestinian defenders, was captured without a fight by the Israelis during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Sakhnin was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
June 1948: Lebanese forces captured the village of al-Malikiyya.
October 1948: Al-Nabi Rubin was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Maghar was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: al-Farradiyya was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Sabalan, Safad were among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Deir Hanna was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
October 1948: Jish was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Hiram.
1.2.6.Central Front - Operation Danny
Was a military operation by Israeli forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
July 1948: Bayt Nabala was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: Salbit was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: Dayr Tarif was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: Kharruba was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: al-Barriyya was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: 'Innaba was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: Lydda was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: Ramle was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: Majdal Yaba was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: Al-Haditha was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: Suba was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: Sar'a was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: al-Burj was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: Kh al-Buwayra was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: Shilta was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: Al-Muzayri'a was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: Artuf was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: Rantiya was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: Al-Tira was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: Barfiliya was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: Daniyal was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: Bir Ma'in was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: Khirbat al-Lawz was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: Al-Jura was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
July 1948: Jimzu was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Danny.
1.2.7.Northern Front - Operation Dekel
Was a military operation by Israeli forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
July 1948: Tamra, was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Dekel.
July 1948: Kafr Yasif was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Dekel.
July 1948: Khirbat Jiddin was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Dekel.
July 1948: Julis was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Dekel.
July 1948: I'billin was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Dekel.
July 1948: Ma'lul was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Dekel.
July 1948: Nazareth was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Dekel.
July 1948: ad-Damun was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Dekel.
July 1948: Lubya was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Dekel.
July 1948: Hittin was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Dekel.
July 1948: Kfar Kanna was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Dekel.
July 1948: Bu'eina was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Dekel.
July 1948: Nahf was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Dekel.
July 1948: Nimrin was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Dekel.
July 1948: Rummana was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Dekel.
July 1948: Al-Mujaydil was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Dekel.
July 1948: Al-Makr was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Dekel.
July 1948: Saffuriya was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Dekel.
July 1948: Uzeir was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Dekel.
July 1948: Shefa-'Amr was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Dekel.
July 1948: Kuwaykat was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Dekel.
July 1948: Mi'ar was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Dekel.
1.2.8.Southern Front - Operation Yoav
Was a military operation by Israeli forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
October 1948: Hulayqat was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: Bayt Tima was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: Kawkaba was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: Beersheba was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: Ra'na was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: Zikrin was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: 'Ajjur was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: Bayt Jibrin was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: Al-Qubayba was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: al-Dawayima was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
November 1948: Hamama was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
November 1948: al-Majdal was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: Isdud was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
November 1948: Al-Jiyya was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: Al-Khalasa was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: Kidna was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: Bayt 'Affa was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
October 1948: Dayr Sunayd was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
November 1948: Hiribya was among the arab communities captured by Israel during Operation Yoav.
1.2.9.Southern Front - Operation Horev
Was a military operation by Israeli forces during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
December 1948: Arab defeat at al-Auja on December 27, 1948.
December 1948: On 29 December the Israeli Eighty-second and Ninth battallions arrived at the outksirts of El Arīsh (Egypt).
1.3.1949 Armistice Agreements
Were a series of agreements between Israel, Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria that formally ended the 1948 Arab-Israel War.
July 1949: By 20 July Israel made Armistice Agreements with Egypt, Lebanon, Transjordan, and Syria, ending the 1947-1949 Palestine war. Western Jordan remains occupied by Jordan.
July 1949: By 20 July Israel made Armistice Agreements with Egypt, Lebanon, Transjordan, and Syria, ending the 1947-1949 Palestine war. The Gaza strip remains occupied by Egypt.
July 1949: By 20 July Israel made Armistice Agreements with Egypt, Lebanon, Transjordan, and Syria, ending the 1947-1949 Palestine war. Israel left the territories that it had occupied outside Mandatory Palestine.
July 1949: By 20 July Israel made Armistice Agreements with Egypt, Lebanon, Transjordan, and Syria, ending the 1947-1949 Palestine war. Israel was left with the part of Mandatory Palestine it had conquered during the war.
As a Consequence of the Palestine War, Jordan annexed the West Bank.
April 1950: Jordanian annexation of the West Bank.
Was an invasion of Egypt in late 1956 by Israel, followed by the United Kingdom and France. The goal was to regain control of the Suez Canal for the Western powers.
November 1956: Sharm-El-Sheik conquered by israel.
November 1956: 4 British battalions occupied Gamil, 10 km west of Port-Saïd.
December 1956: Under pressure from around the world, the United Kingdom and then France were forced to accept a ceasefire. UN troops landed on November 27. On December 22, the intervention force left Egypt.
April 1957: The Israelis refused to host any UN force on Israeli controlled territory and left the Sinai in March 1957.
October 1956: Israel invades the Gaza Strip and the Sinai and quickly reaches the Canal Zone.
November 1956: Israeli attack on Tor.
November 1956: Israeli forces halted at a line 16 km from the Suez canal.
Was a war fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states (primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan) from 5 to 10 June 1967.
June 1967: After the closure of the Straits of Tiran, Israel launched a preemptive attack against Egypt and Jordan.
June 1967: Occupation of the Western Bank by israel after the six day war.
January 1968: The Golan Heights are a rocky plateau in Western Asia that was captured by Israel from Syria in the 1967 Six-Day War.
Was a war between the Jordanian Armed Forces and the Palestine Liberation Organization, formed by the Palestinian refugees that acted as a state in a state in Jordan. .
5.1.Palestine Liberation Organisation revolt
The Palestine Liberation Organization formed by Palestinian refugees in Jordan were de facto a state in a state.
September 1970: 6 September 1970 - 17 July 1971: refugees from palestine acted as state in a state.
5.2.Syrian invasion of Jordan during Black September
Jordan forces surrounded cities with significant PLO presence including Amman and Irbid, and began shelling Palestinian refugee camps where the fedayeen were established. Forces from the Syrian Army invaded Jordan in support of the fedayeen.
September 1970: Airstrikes inflicted heavy losses on the Syrians, and on the late afternoon of 22 September, the Syrian 5th Division began to retreat from Jordan.
September 1970: Jordan feared foreign intervention in the events in support of the fedayeen; this soon materialized on 18 September after a force from Syria with Palestine Liberation Army (PLA) markings marched towards Irbid, which the fedayeen had declared a "liberated" city.
Was a war between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria. The war began on October 6, 1973, when the Arab coalition jointly launched a surprise attack against Israel on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur. .
6.1.Golan Heights Front
Was the theatre of war in the Golan Heights that saw fights between Syria and Israel during the Yom Kippur War.
October 1973: From 11 to 14 October, Israeli forces pushed into Syrian territory, capturing a further area of almost fifty km² in Bashan.
October 1973: In the Golan Heights the Syrians attacked the Israeli defenses.
October 1973: The last Syrian unit in the central sector had been pushed back beyond the purple line (the pre-war border).
6.2.Egyptian Attacck (Yom Kippur War)
Was the Egyptian military invasion of Israel at the beginning of the Yom Kippur War.
October 1973: In the north, the Egyptian 18th Division attacked the town of El-Qantarah el-Sharqiyya, engaging Israeli forces in and around the town.
October 1973: Ayoun Mousa conquered by Arab Republic of Egypt.
October 1973: Territorial changes based on the known frontline between Israel and Egypt on that date.
6.3.Israeli Counterattack (Yom Kippur War)
Was the Israeli counterattack against Egypt during the Yom Kippur War.
October 1973: Battle of Ismaila.
October 1973: Battle of Suez.
6.4.Ceasefire (Yom Kippur War)
Was a ceasefire that ended the Yom Kippur War.
October 1973: When a ceasefire ended the Yom Kippur War, Israel had lost territory on the east side of the Suez Canal to Egypt.
October 1973: Some territories in the Golan Heights are conquered by Arab Republic of Syria.
October 1973: Israel gained territory west of the canal.
Was a protracted armed conflict that took place in southern Lebanon from 1985 to 2000. It saw fighting between the Christian-dominated South Lebanon Army (SLA) and Hezbollah-led Muslim guerrillas within the Israeli-occupied "Security Zone".
February 1985: Israel withdrew from Sidon and turned it over to the Lebanese Army.
April 1985: Retreat of the Israeli forces from Tyre.
April 1985: Israel withdrew from the Bekaa valley on 24 April.
May 2000: On 24 May, Israel announced that it would withdraw all troops from South Lebanon. All Israeli forces had withdrawn from Lebanon by the end of the next day.
Was a series of protests and violent riots carried out by Palestinians in the Palestinian Territories and Israel. It was motivated by collective Palestinian frustration over Israel's military occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, as it approached a twenty-year mark, having begun after Israel's victory in the 1967 Arab-Israeli War.
December 1987: December 8, 1987 - September 13, 1993: Mass Palestinian uprising against Israeli rule.
Was a major Palestinian uprising against Israel.
September 2000: 28 September 2000 - 8 February 2005: uprising against Israel.
Was a military conflict that opposed the Hezbollah paramilitary forces to Israel and took place in Lebanon and northern Israel.
July 2006: On July 23, 2006, Israeli ground forces entered Lebanon in the Maroun al-Ras area, which lies ahead of several other areas that Israel believes are used as Hezbollah rocket or launch sites.
October 2006: The bulk of Israeli forces withdrew from Lebanon.
December 2006: The last Israeli troops in Lebanon continued to occupy the border village of Ghayar until 3 December 2006.
Was a three-week armed conflict between Gaza Strip Palestinian paramilitary groups and the Israel Defense Forces.
January 2009: On 18 January 2009, the Sharm el Sheikh Peace Conference took place, strongly desired by Western governments and by Egyptian Mubarak, which led to the acceptance of a truce by Israel and the withdrawal from Gaza on condition that the borders are guarded to prevent arms smuggling. The following week Israel completed the withdrawal of its army.
January 2009: On the morning of January 3, 2009, the Israeli infantry penetrated through several points of the Gaza strip (Beit Lahiya and Beit Hanoun).
January 2009: When the Israeli forces arrived, violent clashes erupted in Dayr al-Balah and Bureyj, located in the central area of the Gaza Strip.
January 2009: Israeli military action has extended to the city of Khan Yunis.
January 2009: In the morning following the start of the ground action, the special forces of the State of Israel penetrated as far as the peripheral urban area of Gaza.
Was a military operation launched by Israel on 8 July 2014 in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian territory that has been governed by Hamas since 2007.
July 2014: The Israeli military entered Shuja'iyya, a populous neighborhood of Gaza City, resulting in heavy fighting.
August 2014: The Israel Defense Forces pulled most of its ground forces out of the Gaza Strip after completing the destruction of 32 tunnels built by Hamas and other militants.
An armed conflict between Israel and Hamas, a Gaza-based Palestinian nationalist Sunni Islamist political organisation with a military wing. The war started when Hamas invaded nearby Israeli territories, triggering a response by the Israeli forces which started an invasion of the Gaza Strip.
October 2024: Israely forces were present west of Beit Lahia.
13.1.2023 Hamas attack on Israel
On October 7, 2023, Hamas initiated a large-scale attack on Israel, leading to significant casualties and escalating into a broader conflict. This event marked a significant escalation in the Gaza-Israel conflict.
October 2023: By the end of October 9th Israeli forces have reconquered all the territories that had been attacked by Hamas.
October 2023: On 7 October 2023, Hamas and several other Palestinian nationalist militant groups launched coordinated armed incursions from the Gaza Strip into the Gaza Envelope of southern Israel
October 2023: The IDF counterattack results in the reconquest of Sderot and fighting in Kfar Aza. Hamas still controlls seven communities as well as Erez.
13.2.Invasion of the Gaza Strip
After Hamas Invasion of Israel (October 2023), the Israeli Defense Forces launched a full-scale invasion of the Gaza Strip.
June 2024: Residents on 23 June reported that Israeli tanks had advanced to the outskirts of the camp for displaced people in the Al-Mawasi humanitarian zone
May 2024: The Givati Brigade separately seized the portion of Salah al-Din Road in eastern Rafah in an overnight operation.
May 2024: On 22 May, Israeli tanks reached the westernmost point in their offensive, advancing to the outskirts of the Yibna suburb after heavy clashes overnight.
May 2024: On 14 May, the IDF entered the city of Rafah proper, advancing into the Brazil, Jneina and al-Salam neighborhoods of eastern Rafah.
May 2024: The IDF also stated that it had taken "tactical control" of Tel al-Sultan.
October 2023: Israel began an invasion of the Gaza Strip, launching a large-scale ground assault on the towns of Beit Hanoun and Bureij.
October 2023: Israeli forces approach Beit Lahia.
January 2024: The IDF said that it had reached the southernmost parts of Khan Yunis.
March 2024: The IDF carried out a "massacre" in the Al Mawasi area of Khan Yunis, killing the Abdul Ghafour family and their animals.
December 2023: The al-Ahli Arab Hospital was attacked, with displaced people forced out and two doctors arrested.
December 2023: Doctors Without Borders reported Israeli troops seized Al-Awda Hospital
May 2024: The IDF said it gained operational control of the Philadelphi Corridor.
May 2024: IDF tanks continued their probing attacks on 29 May, entering Tel al-Sultan, Yibna and Shaboura neighborhoods
June 2024: The IDF said that it took operational control of the Bureij refugee camp and Deir al-Balah.
January 2024: The al-Qassem Brigades ambushed an IDF infantry squad in Bani Suheila, Khan Yunis and claimed to have killed and injured multiple soldiers.
July 2024: The IDF ordered Palestinians to evacuate the neighborhoods of Tel al-Hawa, Sabra, and Rimal in Gaza City.
May 2024: Israeli ground forces seized control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing, starting the Rafah offensive.
June 2024: IDF tanks advanced into two more neighborhoods on 9 June, apparently to complete the encirclement of eastern Rafah, triggering clashes with Palestinian militants.
May 2024: On 23 May, the IDF continued its advance towards Yibna.
May 2024: Residents told Reuters that IDF tanks and armored vehicles had entered central Rafah on 28 May, reaching near al-Awda mosque whilst soldiers clashed with Hamas fighters around the Zoroub Hill.
June 2024: One person was killed and another was injured after Israeli forces attacked the Khirbet al-Adas area in northern Rafah.
June 2024: IDF tanks continued their offensive in Tel al-Sultan, al-Izba, Zurub and Shaboura neighborhoods on 18 June
June 2024: IDF tanks pushed into northern and western Rafah on 21 June after having captured the eastern, southern and central areas
May 2024: The IAF targeted a house in the al-Janina neighbourhood in Rafah
November 2023: The Indonesian Hospital of Gaza is occupied
December 2023: Israeli army attacks were reported in the vicinity of El-Amal City Hospital in Khan Yunis.
December 2023: The IDF announced that its 99th Division completed operations in southern Gaza City and the 39th Division had completed operations in Shuja'iyya.
November 2023: The siege of Gaza City started.
November 2023: IDF units reached the western outskirts of Netzarim where they were ambushed by Hamas militants.
November 2023: Israeli ground forces advanced towards the Indonesian Hospital.
January 2024: The IDF gained control of Khirbat Ikhza'a village after weeks of fighting.
January 2024: The IDF said it had encircled Khan Yunis and deepened its operations in the area.
May 2024: The IDF said it began operations against militants in the center of Jabalia and had engaged in intense battles
June 2024: Israeli forces raided the Sabra and Zeitoun neighborhoods.
June 2024: On 10 June, IDF tanks advanced northwards in Rafah and attempted to advance in the Shaboura neighborhood.
November 2023: Clashes were reported in the Zeitoun and Shuja'iyya neighborhoods of Gaza.
November 2023: Israeli tanks surrounded four hospitals, al-Rantisi Hospital, al-Nasr Hospital, and the eye and mental health hospitals, from all directions.
January 2024: The al-Amal Hospital was attacked by Israeli forces.
January 2024: An Israeli tank attacked a car in Tal al-Hawa, killing a 6-year old girl and five of her family members, a cousin and two PRCS paramedics attempted to help her but were later killed by Israeli forces.
June 2024: Israeli tanks advanced into Shejaiya, Gaza City and ordered its residents to move south.
November 2023: An Israeli armored unit was spotted west of Al-Mughraqa.
December 2023: Israeli forces stormed Kamal Adwan Hospital after shelling it for several days.
In October 2024, Israel initiated a military invasion of southern Lebanon in response to escalating tensions with Hezbollah. A ceasefire was announced on November 27, 2024, brokered by the United States and France.
November 2024: The IDF entered Mais al-Jabal.
November 2024: Hezbollah fighters destroyed an Israeli Merkava tank that had reached Al Bayyadah, a town in the vicinity of Naqoura.
December 2024: Israeli forces demolished several houses in Tayr Harfa.
November 2024: Israeli tanks entered the western side of Khiam.
January 2025: Israeli forces demolished several houses in Houla.
November 2024: The IDF entered Markaba.
December 2024: Israeli forces demolished several houses in Yaroun.
October 2024: IsraeIi soldiers entering Maroun al-Ras from its eastern side.
October 2024: The IDF was filmed raising the Israeli flag in Maroun al-Ras.
November 2024: Israeli troops captured a hill in Chamaa.
October 2024: The IDF withdrew from Maroun al-Ras.
November 2024: Israeli soldiers and Hezbollah fighters were engaged in clashes in the outskirts of Aitaroun.
October 2024: IDF forces captured Hezbollah infrastructure in the towns of Kafr Kila, Ayta ash Shab, and Meiss Ej Jabal.
October 2024: Israeli forces reached the outskirts of Kafr Kila.
November 2024: The IDF entered the town of Deir Mimas.
December 2024: Israeli forces opened fire at homes in Naqoura with machine guns.
December 2024: The IDF withdrew from Khiam in compliance with a ceasefire agreement.
After the Fall of the Assad Regime, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) to take control of the Purple Line, a demilitarized zone from which Israeli forces had withdrawn in 1974, until a new agreement could be reached with the emerging Syrian government.
December 2024: On 8 December 2024, Al Arabiya reported that Israel had taken control of Tell al-Hara.
December 2024: Israeli tanks were also reported as far as Qatana, 26 kilometres (16 mi) from Damascus
December 2024: Israeli forces occupied Jamlah.
December 2024: The presence of Israeli forces was reported in Ma'ariya.
December 2024: Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israeli military to take control of the Purple Line, a demilitarized zone from which Israeli forces had withdrawn in 1974, until a new agreement could be reached with the emerging Syrian government.
December 2024: Israeli forces entered the town of Khan Arnabah.
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