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The Palestinian territories are factually divided in two since 2007 when the Palestinian National Authority won the elections in the West Bank and Hamas won the elections in the Gaza Strip.
Establishment
June 2007: Hamas fighters took control of the Gaza Strip and removed Fatah officials. The battle resulted in the dissolution of the unity government and the de facto division of the Palestinian territories into two entities, the West Bank governed by the Palestinian National Authority, and Gaza governed by Hamas.
Chronology
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After Hamas won the elections in the Gaza strip, fighters took control of the region and removed Fatah officials. The battle resulted in the de facto division of the Palestinian territories into two entities, the West Bank governed by the Palestinian National Authority, and Gaza governed by Hamas.
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.
2.1.Israel-Hamas war
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.
2.1.1.2023 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: 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.
October 2023: By the end of October 9th Israeli forces have reconquered all the territories that had been attacked by Hamas.
2.1.2.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.
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.
November 2023: An Israeli armored unit was spotted west of Al-Mughraqa.
November 2023: The siege of Gaza City started.
November 2023: Clashes were reported in the Zeitoun and Shuja'iyya neighborhoods of Gaza.
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.
November 2023: Israeli tanks surrounded four hospitals, al-Rantisi Hospital, al-Nasr Hospital, and the eye and mental health hospitals, from all directions.
November 2023: The Indonesian Hospital of Gaza is occupied
December 2023: Israeli forces stormed Kamal Adwan Hospital after shelling it for several days.
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
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.
December 2023: Israeli army attacks were reported in the vicinity of El-Amal City Hospital in Khan Yunis.
January 2024: The al-Amal Hospital was attacked by Israeli forces.
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.
January 2024: The IDF gained control of Khirbat Ikhza'a village after weeks of fighting.
January 2024: The IDF said that it had reached the southernmost parts of Khan Yunis.
January 2024: The IDF said it had encircled Khan Yunis and deepened its operations in the area.
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.
March 2024: The IDF carried out a "massacre" in the Al Mawasi area of Khan Yunis, killing the Abdul Ghafour family and their animals.
May 2024: Israeli ground forces seized control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing, starting the Rafah offensive.
May 2024: The Givati Brigade separately seized the portion of Salah al-Din Road in eastern Rafah in an overnight operation.
May 2024: The IAF targeted a house in the al-Janina neighbourhood in Rafah
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 said it began operations against militants in the center of Jabalia and had engaged in intense battles
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 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.
May 2024: IDF tanks continued their probing attacks on 29 May, entering Tel al-Sultan, Yibna and Shaboura neighborhoods
May 2024: The IDF said it gained operational control of the Philadelphi Corridor.
May 2024: The IDF also stated that it had taken "tactical control" of Tel al-Sultan.
June 2024: Israeli forces raided the Sabra and Zeitoun neighborhoods.
June 2024: The IDF said that it took operational control of the Bureij refugee camp and Deir al-Balah.
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.
June 2024: On 10 June, IDF tanks advanced northwards in Rafah and attempted to advance in the Shaboura neighborhood.
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
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
June 2024: Israeli tanks advanced into Shejaiya, Gaza City and ordered its residents to move south.
July 2024: The IDF ordered Palestinians to evacuate the neighborhoods of Tel al-Hawa, Sabra, and Rimal in Gaza City.
2.2.Gaza War
Was a three-week armed conflict between Gaza Strip Palestinian paramilitary groups and the Israel Defense Forces.
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: 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.
January 2009: Israeli military action has extended to the city of Khan Yunis.
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: 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.
2.3.2014 Israel-Gaza conflict
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.
Selected Sources
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/10/8/live-israel-kills-dozens-in-gaza-as-palestinians-mark-one-year-of-war?update=3231109
Gaza Strip under Hamas control
