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President of Israel The president of the State of Israel (, or ) is the head of state of Israel. The president is mostly, though not entirely, ceremonial; actual executive power is vested in the Cabinet of Israel, cabinet led by the Prime Minister of Israel, pr ...
Isaac Herzog Isaac "Bougie" Herzog (; born 22 September 1960) is an Israeli politician who has been serving since 2021 as the president of Israel. He is the first president to have been born in Israel after its Declaration of Independence. Son of former Is ...
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Prime Minister of Israel The prime minister of Israel (, Hebrew abbreviations, Hebrew abbreviation: ; , ''Ra'īs al-Ḥukūma'') is the head of government and chief executive of the Israel, State of Israel. Israel is a parliamentary republic with a President of Isra ...
Benjamin Netanyahu Benjamin Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician who has served as the prime minister of Israel since 2022, having previously held the office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2009 to 2021. Netanyahu is the longest-serving prime min ...
* President of the Supreme CourtUzi Vogelman (until 1 October), Yitzhak Amit (since 1 October) * Chief of General Staff
Herzi Halevi Herzl "Herzi" Halevi (; born 17 December 1967) is a retired Israeli general who served as the Chief of the General Staff (Israel), Chief of the General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces from 16 January 2023 to 5 March 2025. He previously serv ...
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Government of Israel The Cabinet of Israel (; ) is the cabinet which exercises Executive (government), executive authority in the State of Israel. It consists of Minister (government), ministers who are chosen and led by the Prime Minister of Israel, prime ministe ...
Thirty-seventh government of Israel The thirty-seventh government of Israel is the current Cabinet of Israel, cabinet of Israel, formed on 29 December 2022, following the 2022 Israeli legislative election, Knesset election on 1 November 2022. The coalition government consists of ...


Ongoing

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Gaza war The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel fought since 7 October 2023. A part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflict, Gaza–Israel conflicts dating ...
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2024 Israeli military operation in the West Bank On 28 August 2024, Israel launched a large-scale military operation in the West Bank, occupied West Bank. It was Israel's largest military operation in the West Bank in more than 20 years since its Operation Defensive Shield in 2002, and marked ...
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Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip The Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip is a major part of the Gaza war. Starting on 7 October 2023, immediately after the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, Hamas-led attack on Israel, Israel began bombing of the Gaza Strip, bombing the Ga ...
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Gaza war protests in Israel As a result of the Gaza war, nationwide protests have occurred across Israel, including rallies, demonstrations, campaigns, and vigils. These demonstrations occurred as part of broader Gaza war protests, war-related protests occurring worldwide ...
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2024 Israeli protests Since November 2023, a series of demonstrations, instances of civil disorder, and riots have taken place in Israel against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government, primarily sparked by the Gaza war and the hostage crisis ...
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Israeli blockade of aid delivery to the Gaza Strip Israeli demonstrators have blocked aid delivery to the Gaza Strip since January 24, 2024. The demonstrators prevented the passage of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip at the Kerem Shalom crossing, at the Nitzana crossing, at the Port of Ashdo ...
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Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present) An ongoing conflict between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel began on 8 October 2023, when List of projectile attacks from Lebanon on Israel and the Golan Heights, Hezbollah launched rockets and artillery at Israeli positions ...
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Iran–Israel proxy conflict The Iran–Israel proxy conflict, also known as the Iran–Israel proxy war or Iran–Israel Cold War, is an ongoing Proxy war, proxy conflict between Iran and Israel. In the Israeli–Lebanese conflict, Iran has supported Lebanese Shia milit ...
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2024 Iran–Israel conflict In 2024, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict escalated to a series of direct confrontations between the two countries. On 1 April, Israel 2024 Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus, bombed an Iranian consulate complex in Damascus, ...
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2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon On 1 October 2024, Israel invaded Southern Lebanon, marking the sixth Israeli–Lebanese conflict, Israeli invasion of Lebanon since 1978. The invasion took place after nearly 12 months of Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present), conflict ...
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Trial of Benjamin Netanyahu The trial of Benjamin Netanyahu, also known as the Netanyahu-Elovitch-Mozes Trial or the Publisher's Trial, began following investigations into allegations of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust by him and close political allies within his i ...
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Israeli civil investigation committee of the 2023 October 7 Hamas attack Israeli may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the State of Israel * Israelis, citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel * Modern Hebrew, a language * ''Israeli'' (newspaper), published from 2006 to 2008 * Guni Israeli (b ...
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Events


January

* 1 January – **
Hamas The Islamic Resistance Movement, abbreviated Hamas (the Arabic acronym from ), is a Palestinian nationalist Sunni Islam, Sunni Islamism, Islamist political organisation with a military wing, the Qassam Brigades. It has Gaza Strip under Hama ...
fires a barrage of at least 27 rockets shortly after midnight at cities and towns in central and southern Israel. ** The
Supreme Court of Israel The Supreme Court of Israel (, Hebrew acronym Bagatz; ) is the Supreme court, highest court in Israel. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all other courts, and in some cases original jurisdiction. The Supreme Court consists of 15 jud ...
strikes down the reasonableness limitation law, part of the government's contentious
judicial reform Judicial reform is the complete or partial political reform of a country's judiciary. Judicial reform can be connected to a law reform, constitutional amendment, prison reform, police reform or part of wider reform of the country's political system ...
, for the first time in the country's history annulling one of the country's quasi-constitutional Basic Laws in a controversial decision splitting the court 8-7. * 2 January – Israel conducts an airstrike in the
Dahieh Dahieh (, ) is a predominantly Shia Muslim suburb in the south of Beirut, in the Baabda District of Lebanon. It has a minority of Sunni Muslims, Christians, and a Palestinian refugee camp with 20,000 inhabitants. It is a residential and commerc ...
neighborhood of
Beirut Beirut ( ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the List of largest cities in the Levant region by populatio ...
,
Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...
, resulting in the assassination of
Saleh al-Arouri Saleh Muhammad Sulayman al-Arouri (; 19 August 1966 – 2 January 2024), also transliterated as Salah al-Arouri or Salih al-Aruri, was a Palestinian politician and senior leader of Hamas who served as List of leaders of Hamas, deputy chairman o ...
, the deputy chairman of the Hamas political bureau. * 3 January – The Supreme Court delays the implementation of an amendment to a
Basic Law A basic law is either a codified constitution, or in countries with uncodified constitutions, a law designed to have the effect of a constitution. The term ''basic law'' is used in some places as an alternative to "constitution" and may be inte ...
that would protect the prime minister from being forced to recuse himself if ordered to do so by the attorney general or the Supreme Court, by postponing implementation until after the next Knesset is elected, so that it does not apply retroactively to incumbent Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu Benjamin Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician who has served as the prime minister of Israel since 2022, having previously held the office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2009 to 2021. Netanyahu is the longest-serving prime min ...
, who is on trial for several charges of corruption. * 7 January – An Arab Israeli man is killed and a woman is critically injured by a Palestinian gunman north of Jerusalem. * 8 January –
Wissam al-Tawil Wissam al-Tawil (; 1970 – 8 January 2024), also known as Jawad al-Tawil (Arabic: ) was a Lebanese militant and senior commander of Hezbollah's Radwan Force. After joining Hezbollah in 1989, he participated in some of the group's biggest mil ...
, the deputy commander of
Hezbollah Hezbollah ( ; , , ) is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and paramilitary group. Hezbollah's paramilitary wing is the Jihad Council, and its political wing is the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc party in the Lebanese Parliament. I ...
's
Redwan Force The al-Hajj Radwan Force (, , also spelled Redwan or Ridwan) is a special operation forces unit of Hezbollah. Its main mission is to infiltrate the territory of Israel, with specific attention to Galilee and northern Israel. Hezbollah has train ...
, in
Majdel Selm Majdal Selem () is a municipality in the Marjayoun District in Southern Lebanon. Etymology According to Edward Henry Palmer, E. H. Palmer, the name ''Mejdel Islim'' means ''Islim's watch-tower'', p.n. Majdal Selem means Fortress of Peace, or Peac ...
, Lebanon is killed in a presumed Israeli airstrike. * 9 January – Hezbollah launches a drone attack on the Northern Command headquarters in
Safed Safed (), also known as Tzfat (), is a city in the Northern District (Israel), Northern District of Israel. Located at an elevation of up to , Safed is the highest city in the Galilee and in Israel. Safed has been identified with (), a fortif ...
, marking its deepest incursion into Israeli territory since the outbreak of hostilities. In retaliation, Israel kills
Ali Hussein Barji Ali Hussein Barji (; allegedly died on 9 January 2024) was a Lebanese militant and the commander of Hezbollah's aerial forces in southern Lebanon. He was reportedly killed by an Israeli airstrike in Khirbet Selm, Lebanon, during the 2023–2 ...
, a senior Hezbollah commander responsible for dozens of explosive drone attacks on
northern Israel The Northern District (; ) is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,473 km2, making it the second largest district in Israel. The Golan Heights has been run as a sub-district of the North ...
in recent months. * 11 January – ''South Africa v. Israel'' (Genocide Convention): A two-day public hearing begins at the
Peace Palace The Peace Palace ( ; ) is an international law administrative building in The Hague, Netherlands. It houses the International Court of Justice (which is the principal judicial body of the United Nations), the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PC ...
in
The Hague The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...
regarding alleged violations by Israel of its obligations under the
1948 Genocide Convention The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG), or the Genocide Convention, is an international treaty that criminalizes genocide and obligates state parties to pursue the enforcement of its prohibition. It was ...
and
international law International law, also known as public international law and the law of nations, is the set of Rule of law, rules, norms, Customary law, legal customs and standards that State (polity), states and other actors feel an obligation to, and generall ...
in relation to
Palestinians Palestinians () are an Arab ethnonational group native to the Levantine region of Palestine. *: "Palestine was part of the first wave of conquest following Muhammad's death in 632 CE; Jerusalem fell to the Caliph Umar in 638. The indigenou ...
in the
Gaza Strip The Gaza Strip, also known simply as Gaza, is a small territory located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea; it is the smaller of the two Palestinian territories, the other being the West Bank, that make up the State of Palestine. I ...
. * 14 January – **Approximately 120,000 people attend the start of a 24-hour rally in Tel Aviv's Hostages Square to mark 100 days since the hostages were kidnapped into Gaza during the Hamas-led attack in
southern Israel The Southern District (, ''Meḥoz HaDarom''; ) is one of Israel's six administrative districts, the largest in terms of land area but the most sparsely populated. It covers most of the Negev desert, as well as the Arava valley. The populatio ...
on October 7. ** An Israeli woman and her son are killed by an
anti-tank guided missile An anti-tank guided missile (ATGM), anti-tank missile, anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) or anti-armor guided weapon is a guided missile primarily designed to hit and destroy heavily armored military vehicles. ATGMs range in size from shoulde ...
which penetrated their home in
Yuval Yuval (), also known as Kfar Yuval, is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Galilee Panhandle between Metula and the city of Kiryat Shmona, it is at the border with Lebanon and falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional ...
in the Galilee near the Israel-Lebanon border. * 15 January – A woman is killed and 17 are severely injured in a
stabbing A stabbing is penetrating trauma, penetration or rough contact with a sharp or pointed object at close range. ''Stab'' connotes purposeful action, as by an Assassination, assassin or murderer, but it is also possible to accidentally stab oneself ...
and vehicle ramming attack in Ra'anana by two Palestinian illegal workers from
Hebron Hebron (; , or ; , ) is a Palestinian city in the southern West Bank, south of Jerusalem. Hebron is capital of the Hebron Governorate, the largest Governorates of Palestine, governorate in the West Bank. With a population of 201,063 in ...
. * 22 January – In the single deadliest incident for the
Israel Defense Forces The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the State of Israel. It consists of three service branches: the Israeli Ground Forces, the Israeli Air Force, and ...
(IDF) since the start of Israel's ground offensive in Gaza, 21 soldiers are killed after coming under attack in the southern Gaza Strip, triggering a blast that collapsed two buildings with soldiers inside them. * 26 January – In the case brought by South Africa, the
International Court of Justice The International Court of Justice (ICJ; , CIJ), or colloquially the World Court, is the only international court that Adjudication, adjudicates general disputes between nations, and gives advisory opinions on International law, internation ...
issues a preliminary order calling on Israel to "take all measures within its power" to prevent genocide and prevent and punish incitement to genocide in Gaza and allow in more humanitarian aid, while taking more measures to protect Palestinians and to report back in one month, but is not required to end military operations. * 31 January –
Yuval Freilich Yuval Shalom Freilich (; born 24 January 1995) is an Israeli left-handed épée fencing, fencer, ranked 9th in the world in 2023-24. In both 2014 and 2015 Freilich won the European Men's Épée Junior Championship. He won the individual épée go ...
wins the men's gold medal in
fencing Fencing is a combat sport that features sword fighting. It consists of three primary disciplines: Foil (fencing), foil, épée, and Sabre (fencing), sabre (also spelled ''saber''), each with its own blade and set of rules. Most competitive fe ...
in
Qatar Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Geography of Qatar, Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares Qatar–Saudi Arabia border, its sole land b ...
, a country that does not have ties with Israel, while wearing a shirt with the words "
Am Yisrael Chai Am Yisrael Chai (, ; ) is a slogan of solidarity among Jews. It is used to express strength and unity, typically in the face of adversity, but also in moments of peace and prosperity. To this end, it has historically featured in Jewish music, lit ...
" (the people of Israel live) embossed in Hebrew on the Israeli flag.


February

* 1 February –
U.S. President The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal government of t ...
Joe Biden Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice p ...
signs an
executive order In the United States, an executive order is a directive by the president of the United States that manages operations of the federal government. The legal or constitutional basis for executive orders has multiple sources. Article Two of the ...
imposing sanctions on four
Israeli settlers Israeli may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the State of Israel * Israelis, citizens or permanent residents of the State of Israel * Modern Hebrew, a language * ''Israeli'' (newspaper), published from 2006 to 2008 * Guni Israeli (b ...
in the
West Bank The West Bank is located on the western bank of the Jordan River and is the larger of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the Gaza Strip) that make up the State of Palestine. A landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...
who are implicated in acts of violence against Palestinians in the region. * 3 February –
Sharon Kantor Sharon Kantor (; born 28 January 2003) is an Israeli world champion and Olympic windsurfer. Competing in the IQFoil class, she won the silver medal at the 2023 European Championships, and the gold medal at the 2024 World Championships. Represent ...
wins the gold medal at the
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in the Canary Islands, securing her spot on the Israeli team to the 2024 Paris Olympics, while team-mate Katy Spychakov wins the bronze medal. * 4 February – Most of Israel experiences 14 continuous days of rainfall for the first time in 30 years, raising the water level of the
Sea of Galilee The Sea of Galilee (, Judeo-Aramaic languages, Judeo-Aramaic: יַמּא דטבריא, גִּנֵּיסַר, ), also called Lake Tiberias, Genezareth Lake or Kinneret, is a freshwater lake in Israel. It is the lowest freshwater lake on Earth ...
by 26 centimeters (10.2 inches). * 6 February – Argentinian President
Javier Milei Javier Gerardo Milei (born 22 October 1970) is an Argentine politician and economist who has served as President of Argentina since 2023. Milei also served as a national deputy representing the City of Buenos Aires for the party La Libertad ...
makes his first overseas state visit to Israel to express support for Israel in its
Gaza war The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel fought since 7 October 2023. A part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflict, Gaza–Israel conflicts dating ...
and announces that he will move Argentina’s embassy to Jerusalem. * 10 February – The IDF announces that it discovered a Hamas
data center A data center is a building, a dedicated space within a building, or a group of buildings used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems. Since IT operations are crucial for busines ...
under
UNRWA The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA, pronounced ) is a UN agency that supports the relief and human development of Palestinian refugees. UNRWA's mandate encompasses Palestinians who fl ...
's
Gaza Strip The Gaza Strip, also known simply as Gaza, is a small territory located on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea; it is the smaller of the two Palestinian territories, the other being the West Bank, that make up the State of Palestine. I ...
headquarters. * 11 February – Hamas announces the death of two Israeli hostages and says that eight others have been seriously injured by Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip in the past 96 hours. * 12 February –
Israeli special forces Special forces units in the Israel Defense Forces encompass a broad definition of specialist units. Such units are usually a regiment or a battalion in strength. Sayeret (, pl.: ''sayarot''), or ''reconnaissance'' units in the Israel Defense F ...
conduct a raid on a building in
Rafah Rafah ( ) is a city in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, and the capital of the Rafah Governorate. It is located south-west of Gaza City. In 2017, Rafah had a population of 171,889. Due to the Gaza war, about 1.4 million people from Gaza C ...
in southern Gaza, rescuing two Israeli-Argentinians who were kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak on
7 October Events Pre-1600 *3761 BC – The epoch reference date (start) of the modern Hebrew calendar. * 1403 – Venetian–Genoese wars: The Genoese fleet under a French admiral is defeated by a Venetian fleet at the Battle of Modon. * 1477 ...
by Hamas. * 14 February – ** The
Hostages and Missing Families Forum The Hostages and Missing Persons Families Forum (Hebrew: מטה המשפחות להחזרת החטופים והנעדרים) is a body established by the families of the Gaza war hostage crisis, abductees who were kidnapped to Gaza as part of ...
files a complaint of
war crimes A war crime is a violation of the laws of war that gives rise to individual criminal responsibility for actions by combatants in action, such as intentionally killing civilians or intentionally killing prisoners of war, torture, taking hos ...
against the leadership of Hamas at the
International Criminal Court The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an intergovernmental organization and International court, international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute ...
. ** A rocket attack from Lebanon kills one civilian and injures eight others in
Safed Safed (), also known as Tzfat (), is a city in the Northern District (Israel), Northern District of Israel. Located at an elevation of up to , Safed is the highest city in the Galilee and in Israel. Safed has been identified with (), a fortif ...
. Several rockets also hit the headquarters of the IDF's Northern Command. * 16 February – ** Two people are killed and four others are injured in a
mass shooting A mass shooting is a violent crime in which one or more attackers use a firearm to Gun violence, kill or injure multiple individuals in rapid succession. There is no widely accepted specific definition, and different organizations tracking su ...
at a bus station at Re'em Junction near Kiryat Malachi. The perpetrator is killed by an off-duty IDF reservist. *18 February – **The
Cabinet of Israel The Cabinet of Israel (; ) is the cabinet which exercises executive authority in the State of Israel. It consists of ministers who are chosen and led by the prime minister. The composition of the government must be approved by a vote of con ...
adopts a resolution opposing unilateral recognition of a
Palestinian state Palestine, officially the State of Palestine, is a country in West Asia. Recognized by 147 of the UN's 193 member states, it encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, collectively known as th ...
, following comments from
France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
and the
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
that they were considering such a move. ** Channel 12 reports that Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu Benjamin Netanyahu (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician who has served as the prime minister of Israel since 2022, having previously held the office from 1996 to 1999 and from 2009 to 2021. Netanyahu is the longest-serving prime min ...
will restrict
Palestinian citizens of Israel The Arab citizens of Israel form the country's largest ethnic minority. Their community mainly consists of former Palestinian Citizenship Order 1925, Mandatory Palestine citizens (and their descendants) who continued to inhabit the territory ...
's access to the
al-Aqsa Mosque The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque or Qibli Chapel is the main congregational mosque or Musalla, prayer hall in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City (Jerusalem), Old City of Jerusalem. In some sources the building is also n ...
in
Jerusalem Jerusalem is a city in the Southern Levant, on a plateau in the Judaean Mountains between the Mediterranean Sea, Mediterranean and the Dead Sea. It is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest cities in the world, and ...
during the month of
Ramadan Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting (''Fasting in Islam, sawm''), communal prayer (salah), reflection, and community. It is also the month in which the Quran is believed ...
due to security concerns. *19 February – Foreign Minister
Israel Katz Israel Katz (; born 21 September 1955) is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for Likud currently serving as Ministry of Defense (Israel), Minister of Defense and a member of the Security Cabinet of Israel. Katz has been recognized ...
says that
Brazilian president The president of Brazil (), officially the president of the Federative Republic of Brazil () or simply the ''President of the Republic'', is the head of state and head of government of Brazil. The president leads the executive branch of the ...
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (; born Luiz Inácio da Silva; 27 October 1945), known Mononym, mononymously as Lula, is a Brazilian politician, trade unionist and former metalworker who has served as the 39th president of Brazil since 2023. A mem ...
is
persona non grata In diplomacy, a ' (PNG) is a foreign diplomat that is asked by the host country to be recalled to their home country. If the person is not recalled as requested, the host state may refuse to recognize the person concerned as a member of the diplo ...
in Israel until he retracts his comments likening the war between Israel and Hamas to the
Holocaust The Holocaust (), known in Hebrew language, Hebrew as the (), was the genocide of History of the Jews in Europe, European Jews during World War II. From 1941 to 1945, Nazi Germany and Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy ...
. *22 February – One Israeli is killed and 10 others severely injured in a shooting attack by three Palestinians on a Highway 1 checkpoint near
Ma'ale Adumim Ma'ale Adumim (; ) is an urban Israeli settlement organized as a city council in the West Bank, seven kilometers () east of Jerusalem. Ma'ale Adumim achieved city status in 1991. In 2015, its population was . It is located along Highway 1, whi ...
in the West Bank. *23 February –
U.S. Secretary of State The United States secretary of state (SecState) is a member of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and the head of the U.S. Department of State. The secretary of state serves as the principal advisor to the p ...
Antony Blinken Antony John Blinken (born April 16, 1962) is an American lawyer and diplomat who served as the 71st United States secretary of state from 2021 to 2025. He previously served as Deputy National Security Advisor, deputy national security advisor ...
declares that
Israeli settlement Israeli settlements, also called Israeli colonies, are the civilian communities built by Israel throughout the Israeli-occupied territories. They are populated by Israeli citizens, almost exclusively of Israeli Jews, Jewish identity or ethni ...
s in the West Bank are illegal under international law, overturning a policy instated under former U.S. President
Donald Trump Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served as the 45 ...
. *25 February – Two Hezbollah members are killed by an Israeli strike in al-Qusayr,
Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...
. *26 February – The
Israeli Air Force The Israeli Air Force (IAF; , commonly known as , ''Kheil HaAvir'', "Air Corps") operates as the aerial and space warfare branch of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). It was founded on May 28, 1948, shortly after the Israeli Declaration of Indep ...
announces the establishment of a new department focused on monitoring the
Iranian Armed Forces The Iranian Armed Forces, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, are the combined military forces of Iran, comprising the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (''Artesh''), the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (''Sepah'') and the Polic ...
. *27 February –
Municipal elections In many parts of the world, local elections take place to select office-holders in local government, such as mayors and councillors. Elections to positions within a city or town are often known as "municipal elections". Their form and conduct var ...
, originally scheduled for October 2023, take place amidst the ongoing
Gaza war The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel fought since 7 October 2023. A part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflict, Gaza–Israel conflicts dating ...
.


March

* 19 March – Israel announces the death of senior Hamas military leader
Marwan Issa Marwan Abdel Karim Ali Issa (; 1965 – 10 March 2024) was a Palestinian militant who was the deputy commander of Hamas' military wing, Al-Qassam Brigades. Issa was born in the Bureij refugee camp in the Gaza Strip in 1965. He was educated at ...
, following an airstrike on a tunnel complex the previous week, making him the highest ranking Hamas official killed in the war yet. * 21 March – The
Islamic Resistance in Iraq The Islamic Resistance in Iraq (IRI; ) refers to an informal network of Iranian-backed Shia Islamist armed groups in Iraq. The name is used by members of the network when carrying out attacks against American forces or its allies in the region ...
launches drone attacks on
Kiryat Shmona Airport Kiryat Shmona Airport () is a public Israeli airport located 2 km east of the northern town of Kiryat Shmona. The airport is operated by Kiryat Shmona Travellers Inc. History Its history was checkered based on lack of economic viability and ...
and
Ben Gurion Airport Ben Gurion International Airport , commonly known by the Hebrew language, Hebrew-language acronym (), is the main international airport of Israel. Situated on outskirts north of the city of Lod and directly south of the city of Or Yehuda, i ...
. * 25 March – The UN Security Council passes resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, from which the US abstains. * 26 March – ** Israeli airstrikes in Syria kills one
Quds Force The Quds Force () is one of five branches of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). It specializes in unconventional warfare and military intelligence operations. U.S. Army's Iraq War General Stanley McChrystal describes the Quds Fo ...
officer and 15 other militants. ** Israeli airstrikes against Hezbollah targets near the towns of Ras Baalbek and
Hermel Hermel () is a town in Baalbek-Hermel Governorate, Lebanon. It is the capital of Hermel District. Hermel is home to a Lebanese Red Cross First Aid Center. Hermel's inhabitants are predominantly Shia Muslims. There is an ancient pyramid known ...
in
Baalbek-Hermel Governorate Baalbek-Hermel () is a governorate of Lebanon and is the largest by area in the country. It comprises the districts of Baalbek and Hermel, which in turn are subdivided into a total of 74 municipalities. The capital is at Baalbek. The governorate ...
, Lebanon kills at least three Hezbollah members. * 28 March – The
International Court of Justice The International Court of Justice (ICJ; , CIJ), or colloquially the World Court, is the only international court that Adjudication, adjudicates general disputes between nations, and gives advisory opinions on International law, internation ...
, in a unanimous decision, orders Israel to allow humanitarian aid to enter the Gaza Strip unimpeded, warning that
famine A famine is a widespread scarcity of food caused by several possible factors, including, but not limited to war, natural disasters, crop failure, widespread poverty, an Financial crisis, economic catastrophe or government policies. This phenom ...
is already occurring. * 29 March – An Israeli airstrike targeting
Aleppo International Airport Aleppo International Airport () is an international airport serving Aleppo, Syria. The airport serves as a secondary hub for Syrian Air and Cham Wings. History Early history The history of the airport dates back to the beginning of the 2 ...
kills 36 Syrian soldiers and six Hezbollah fighters. The incident marks the deadliest Israeli attack on Syria since 2021.


April

* 1 April – ** The Islamic Resistance in Iraq launches three drones at
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, damaging a building, but not causing injuries. ** An Israeli airstrike targeting the Iranian embassy in Damascus kills eight members of the
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, including brigadier general
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. ** The
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says that it will ban
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from broadcasting in its territory. *7 April –
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: Israel withdraws all
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from the southern Gaza Strip, including
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, leaving just one IDF brigade, the 933rd Nahal Brigade, remaining in the enclave. * 8 April – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders an invasion of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip with a date "being set" for the ground offensive. * 10 April – An Israeli airstrike kills three sons of Hamas Chairman
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. * 11 April – U.S. President
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announces that Iran is threatening to launch a significant attack against Israel and promises U.S. support to Israel. * 12 April – ** Israel prepares for a direct attack from Iran on southern or northern Israel as soon as the next 24 to 48 hours. A person briefed by the Iranian leadership says that while plans to attack are being discussed, no final decision has been made. ** The United States restricts travel for its embassy personnel in Israel amid fears of an attack by Iran. ** The
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advises against all travel to Israel and
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due to the imminent threat of an Iranian attack. ** Hezbollah launches dozens of rockets into
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. The militant group says that the missile barrage targeted IDF
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positions. No casualties are reported. * 13 April – ** The
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deploys units to
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positions to protect Israel against incoming missiles. ** United States intelligence reports Iran moving drones and missiles internally ahead of a potential attack. **
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n airline
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pauses its non-stop
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-
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route due to expected Iranian attack against Israel. **
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: Iran seizes the ''
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'', a Portuguese-registered, Madeira-flagged
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owned by
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of Israeli
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. ** The body of Israeli teenager Benjamin Achimeir is found in the West Bank a day after he went missing, sparking clashes between settlers and Palestinians. ** Iran and other militant groups launch ''Operation True Promise'', unleashing between 400 and 500 drones and cruise missiles at Israel from
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,
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,
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, and
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, in response to the attack on its consulate in Damascus. * 16 April – ** Two Palestinians killed in a breakout of Israeli settler attacks in
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in revenge for the murder of Benjamin Achimeir amid escalating ethnoreligious violence in the West Bank. ** The IDF conducts an airstrike and assassinates Ismail Yusuf Baz, the commander of Hezbollah's coastal sector in Lebanon. * 19 April – ** Missiles believed to be fired by the IDF allegedly hit sites near the Iranian city of
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, sites in Iraq and radar sites in Syria. ** The
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of
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tells its citizens to leave Israel, citing a high threat of military reprisals and terrorist attacks. * 22 April – ** The head of the Military Intelligence Directorate, Aharon Haliva, resigns for failing to prevent the
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attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. ** Israeli troops and tanks re-enter Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip after abruptly withdrawing from the city earlier in the monthmonth. * 23 April – An Israeli airstrike kills two people and injures six others in
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. * 24 April – U.S. President Joe Biden signs a 1$ billion military aid package supporting Israel and
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. * 26 April – ** An 18-year-old Israeli woman is injured after being stabbed by Palestinian of
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in
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near Tel Aviv who was then fatally shot by a passerby. ** Thirty U.S. and Israeli rabbis and peace activists were arrested near the
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border protesting to bring awareness to starvation in Gaza. * 30 April – An
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officer is injured in a stabbing by a
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national in the
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. The assailant is fatally shot by other responding officers at the scene.


May

* 1 May – Following American pressure, Israel reopens the Erez Crossing and allows aid trucks into the northern part of the Gaza Strip. * 2 May – ** Turkey suspends all trade with Israel in response to their conduct in the war in Gaza, after previously suspending exports in a limited category of goods in April. ** Several people are injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on Damascus, the first since the attack on the Iranian consulate in April. * 5 May – ** Ten Israeli civilians are injured after Hamas launches a rocket barrage at the
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. **
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goes off the air in Israel after the government announces a decision to shut the broadcaster’s operations following a long-running feud with the network. ** Israeli air raids in
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, Lebanon, cause "massive destruction" according to a Lebanese state-run agency, killing four civilians and injuring three others. In response, Hezbollah fires dozens of
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and Falaq rockets towards
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. ** Hamas announces the end of ceasefire talks in
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,
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, while Israel vows to continue its military operations. * 6 May – ** Israel tells Gazans to evacuate part of Rafah ahead of a planned ground offensive. **Hamas states that it has accepted the ceasefire proposal from
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and
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; Israel, however, rejects the proposal, saying it is "unacceptable". * 7 May – ** Israeli forces enter Rafah in a "limited" operation, taking control of the
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on the
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. ** At least 27 people are killed by Israeli airstrikes in Rafah. * 8 May – ** Israeli troops reach the outskirts of Rafah with Hamas saying that heavy fighting is underway. The Israeli military says it has "uncovered terrorist infrastructure", and killed a number of Hamas militants as it advances. ** Israel reopens the
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, allowing humanitarian aid into
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. However, no aid has entered according to the UN. *9 May – **US President Joe Biden vows to withhold weapons from Israel if they launch a major invasion of Rafah. **Israeli tanks and warplanes strike eastern Rafah, killing more than 65 civilians and causing 80,000 people to flee. *12 May – US Secretary of State
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warns Israel lacks a credible plan to protect Rafah civilians. *13 May – **The IDF advances into northern and southern Gaza. **A staff member of the
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is killed and another is injured in
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. **Hamas says it has "lost contact" with the militants holding four Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, including
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. *14 May – Israeli tanks enter residential areas of Rafah as they attempt to capture the city. Hamas' armed wing, the
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says that it destroyed an Israeli troop carrier with a
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, killing several troops and injuring several others, while the IDF claims to have "eliminated" several terrorists in the city. *15 May – Five Israeli soldiers are killed in a
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incident in
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after IDF tanks open fire on their position. *16 May – Palestinian fighters, including Hamas and
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, claim dozens of attacks on Israeli troops in and around the
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. *17 May – **Humanitarian aid deliveries begin arriving at the U.S.-built
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. **The IDF recovers from Rafah the bodies of three people killed in the
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last October, including
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. **Hamas announces that an Israeli strike killed Sharhabil Sayed, a Hamas commander in Lebanon. **Israel announces that an airstrike kills Islaam Hamaisa, a commander of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad's
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. *18 May – ** The Israeli army recovers the body of Ron Binyamin, who was killed and brought to Gaza by Palestinian militants in
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. **
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threatens to withdraw his party from the unity coalition if
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doesn't submit a post-war plan for Gaza by June 8. *20 May – The
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requests a warrant for Prime Minister Netanyahu, Israeli Defence Minister
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, Hamas chief
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,
Mohammed Deif Mohammed Diab Ibrahim al-Masri (; 12 August 1965 – 13 July 2024), better known as Mohammed Deif (), was a Palestinian militant who served as the sixth commander of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades. He succeeded Salah Shehade following t ...
, and
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for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity. *21 May – **The IDF launches a raid on
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, with sources claiming seven Palestinians were killed. **The Israeli Ministry of Communications seizes broadcasting equipment from the
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and halt their live feed of Gaza, accusing them of breaking the new media law by supplying images to Al Jazeera. *23 May – At least 60 Palestinians are killed in Israeli attacks in Rafah,
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, and
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. *24 May – **The IDF recovers the bodies of three captives who were killed and taken to Gaza by Palestinian militants in the 7 October attacks. **The
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orders Israel to halt the military offensive in Rafah. *26 May – ** The Al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas fire rockets towards
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area in central
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for the first time in four months. ** Four
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vessels wash up on Israeli beaches, two of them in the Gaza Strip. *27 May – One Egyptian guard is killed in a shootout at the Rafah Border Crossing. *28 May – ** Israeli tanks reach central Rafah for the first time with heavy clashes being reported. ** At least 21 people are killed and 64 others are injured in an Israeli attack on a tent camp in al-Mawasi,
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. ** The U.S. removes the
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from the Gaza Strip for repair after its flotilla was damaged in bad weather. **
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:
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announces it will intervene in the genocide case on the side of
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. * 30 May – The IDF lifts a ban on the sale of food to the Gaza Strip from Israel and the
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. * 31 May – ** A medic is killed and another injured during an Israeli airstrike against an ambulance in
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, Lebanon. ** France bans Israeli defense firms from exhibiting at
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.


June

* 5 June – Hezbollah strikes an
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battery in
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. * 6 June – **
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:
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applies to join South Africa's case at the
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accusing Israel of genocide. ** Three Palestinians are killed and several others are injured during an IDF raid on Jenin. * 7 June – ** UN advisors announce the intention of the organization to add Israel, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad to their list of countries and armed groups that harm children in their upcoming "Children and Armed Conflict" report. **
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reinstalls a temporary aid pier while the
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is being fixed due to weather damage. **
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schedules an 8 June announcement for his
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to leave the current coalition government run by
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due to the latter failing to draw a post-war plan with the war cabinet. * 8 June –
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: Four hostages kidnapped by Hamas and held in the
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, including Noa Argamani, are rescued in an Israeli special operation. * 9 June – ** Benny Gantz resigns from the war cabinet, citing Benjamin Netanyahu's failure to achieve a "true victory" in Gaza. ** Two people are killed in IDF airstrikes near Aitaroun, Lebanon according to the National News Agency. * 12 June – Israel kills three Hezbollah fighters and Taleb Abdullah, a senior commander, in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah retaliates by launching over 250 rockets towards northern Israel, the most it had deployed in the war. * 14 June – ** The
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pauses humanitarian aid deliveries at the U.S.-constructed Gaza floating pier pending investigations on if it was involved in the Israeli raid on the
Nuseirat refugee camp Nuseirat Camp () is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the middle of the Gaza Strip, five kilometers north-east of Deir al-Balah. The refugee camp is in the Deir al-Balah Governorate, Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of ...
and on its security for humanitarian workers. ** The
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announces plans to temporarily dismantle the Gaza floating pier and move it to Israel following predictions of rough seas, halting its humanitarian aid shipments for the 3rd time in one month. ** The
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officially adds the Israeli group Tsav 9 to its list of sanctioned entities for impeding the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. * 15 June – Eight Israeli soldiers are killed in an ambush in Tal al-Sultan, Rafah. * 17 June – ** Prime minister Netanyahu announces the dissolution of the war cabinet following the earlier resignation of Benny Gantz. ** Eight Palestinians are killed by Israeli fire while waiting for commercial trucks in Gaza. ** Hezbollah commander Muhammad Ahmed Ayoub is allegedly killed in an Israeli airstrike in
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, Lebanon, with further strikes occurring against Hezbollah targets across southern Lebanon. * 19 June – ** Three Hezbollah militants are killed in an Israeli strike in
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. ** Two Hezbollah rockets damages several Israeli military vehicles in northern Israel. ** Hezbollah secretary general
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threatens
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if it allows Israel to use its airports and bases for military exercises. * 20 June – The
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announces the discovery of a 3,300-year-old ship and its cargo, one of the oldest known examples of a ship sailing far from land. The ship was discovered last year by a company drilling for
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off the coast of
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. * 21 June – Israel and
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mutually impose travel restrictions to each others' citizens, preventing reciprocal visa-free travel without an authorization permit. * 23 June – ** The
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claim to have carried out a joint military operation with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq to target four vessels in the
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. ** More than 150,000 Israelis rally and march in
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to protest against Prime Minister Netanyahu and his government, calling for new elections, the return of hostages, and a ceasefire. * 24 June – ** Eleven Palestinians, including the director of Gaza's Ambulance and Emergency Department, are killed in Israeli airstrikes on the
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,
Bani Suhaila Bani Suheila () is a municipality in the Gaza Strip, in the Khan Yunis Governorate of the State of Palestine. The town is located east of the city of Khan Younis. As of 2017, Bani Suheila had a population of 41,439 people. History The history o ...
, and
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. ** Prime Minister Netanyahu rejects the U.S.-backed ceasefire proposal for the war in Gaza, instead committing to continuing the war and "the goal of eliminating Hamas." * 25 June – ** Israeli forces bomb Gaza, with one strike killing 10 relatives of Hamas political chief
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. ** The
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rules that the IDF and the government of Israel are legally bound to conscript
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students. * 26 June – An Israeli airstrike on a home in
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in North Gaza allegedly kills at least 15 Palestinians. * 30 June – ** At least six Palestinians are killed in Rafah, as Israeli tanks re-enter
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and parts of northern Gaza, displacing more than 60,000 people. ** Thousands of
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men clash with
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during protests in
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against the 25 June Supreme Court ruling ordering the
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ion of Haredi
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students.


July

* 1 July – The IDF orders a mass evacuation of Palestinians from the entire eastern half of
Khan Yunis Khan Yunis (), also spelled Khan Younis or Khan Yunus, is a city in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, and serves as the capital of the Khan Yunis Governorate. It has been largely destroyed during the Gaza war. Before the 14th century, Khan Y ...
and surrounding areas in anticipation of a new ground assault on the city. * 2 July – ** An IDF airstrike kills at least nine people in Khan Yunis, hours after Israel ordered a mass evacuation. ** A dozen resigned U.S. federal government officials release a joint statement denouncing the
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for its "undeniable complicity" in
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against Palestinian civilians by violating
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to continue sending Israel weapons. * 3 July – ** Two people are injured in a stabbing at a shopping centre in
Karmiel Karmiel () is a city in the Northern District of Israel. Established in 1964 as a development town, Karmiel is located in the Beit HaKerem Valley which divides upper and lower Galilee. The city is located south of the Acre–Safed road, from Sa ...
. An Arab-Israeli is shot dead by security forces after being identified as the assailant. ** The Israeli government approves the seizure of 12.7 square kilometers (4.9 square miles) of Palestinian land in the Jordan Valley, representing the largest land grab in the
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in more than three decades. ** An Israeli strike kills Mohammed Nasser, a top commander in
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. He is considered to be one of the highest-ranking figures from the group to die during the conflict. In retaliation, Hezbollah launches a barrage of at least 100
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towards
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, targeting IDF positions. * 4 July – ** Israel approves the construction of 5,295
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homes in dozens of settlements in the West Bank. **
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launches at least 200 rockets and several drones at ten IDF sites and threatens to expand its targeting range, in retaliation for the killing of Mohammed Nasser, a top Hezbollah commander. * 5 July – At least seven
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are killed during an IDF raid in
Jenin Jenin ( ; , ) is a city in the West Bank, Palestine, and is the capital of the Jenin Governorate. It is a hub for the surrounding towns. Jenin came under Israeli occupied territories, Israeli occupation in 1967, and was put under the administra ...
that targeted a building that several
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had barricaded themselves in. * 6 July – At least 16 Palestinians are killed by an Israeli strike on a school housing Palestinians displaced from ongoing military operations in the
Nuseirat refugee camp Nuseirat Camp () is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the middle of the Gaza Strip, five kilometers north-east of Deir al-Balah. The refugee camp is in the Deir al-Balah Governorate, Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of ...
. * 7 July – ** Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 27 Palestinians. In Gaza City, four are killed in a strike on a
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school sheltering displaced people and six others are killed in a strike on a house. Two people are killed in the Sabra neighbourhood, with six others in a strike on a residential building in
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. ** Protesters march in
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to call for a ceasefire, the return of all hostages, and for Netanyahu to step down. * 9 July – ** July 9, 2024 Gaza attacks: At least 50 Palestinians are killed and dozens more are injured in Israeli attacks on
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,
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, and
Shuja'iyya Shuja'iyya (), also ''Shejaiya'', ''Shijaiyeh'', ''Shujayya'', ''Shuja'ia'', ''Shuja'iya'', is the southern quarter of Old City of Gaza, and the only quarter of the Old City located outside the historical city walls. It is one of the largest neig ...
, Gaza City. **
Al-Awda school attack On 9 July 2024, the Israeli Defense Forces bombed Al-Awda school – the UNRWA-run school that had been converted into a displacement shelter, hosting refugees from the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Israeli invasion – in Abasan al-Kabi ...
: At least 29 Palestinians are killed in an Israeli attack targeting the entrance of a
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-ran school sheltering displaced Palestinians, becoming Israel's fourth attack on Gaza schools in the past four days. **
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human rights experts accuse Israel of carrying out a "targeted starvation campaign" that resulted in child
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and
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in Gaza. ** Hezbollah launches dozens of rockets at the Israeli-occupied
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, killing two Israelis. *11 July – The
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resumes shipments of 500-pound bombs to Israel following a suspension in May 2024. *13 July – The IDF
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Hamas'
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leader
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and another Hamas militant leader, Rafa’a Salameh, in a strike on a building between al-Mawasi and Khan Yunis in southern Gaza; Deif's death is unconfirmed while Hamas claims that over 90 people are killed in the strike. *15 July – An Israeli airstrike on
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, Lebanon kills three civilians and injures three others. The IDF says that its fighter jets struck a Hezbollah weapons storage facility in the area. *17 July – At least 42 Palestinians are killed and more than 70 others are injured in Israeli strikes on a
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-run school in the
Nuseirat refugee camp Nuseirat Camp () is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the middle of the Gaza Strip, five kilometers north-east of Deir al-Balah. The refugee camp is in the Deir al-Balah Governorate, Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of ...
and on a designated "safe zone" in al-Mawasi,
Rafah Rafah ( ) is a city in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, and the capital of the Rafah Governorate. It is located south-west of Gaza City. In 2017, Rafah had a population of 171,889. Due to the Gaza war, about 1.4 million people from Gaza C ...
. *16 July – **At least 57 Palestinians are killed by Israeli bombardments in
Rafah Rafah ( ) is a city in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, and the capital of the Rafah Governorate. It is located south-west of Gaza City. In 2017, Rafah had a population of 171,889. Due to the Gaza war, about 1.4 million people from Gaza C ...
,
Khan Yunis Khan Yunis (), also spelled Khan Younis or Khan Yunus, is a city in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, and serves as the capital of the Khan Yunis Governorate. It has been largely destroyed during the Gaza war. Before the 14th century, Khan Y ...
, and parts of
Gaza City Gaza City, also called Gaza, is a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, and the capital of the Gaza Governorate. Located on the Mediterranean coast, southwest of Jerusalem, it was home to Port of Gaza, Palestine's only port. With a population of ...
. **An investigation by the
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and Israeli investigative organization Shomrim finds that the United States and Israel allowed
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donations totaling over
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200,000 to multiple Israeli far-right extremist groups involved in blocking and disrupting humanitarian aid delivery to the Gaza Strip. *18 July – **The
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votes 68-9 in favor of a resolution describing a Palestinian state as "an existential danger to the State of Israel". **Both the
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and the Israeli Health Ministry report traces of type 2
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in Gaza's sewage system, caused by "severe overcrowding" and Israel's blockade of hygiene products from entering the enclave. *19 July – **At least one person is killed and ten others are wounded when a
kamikaze drone A loitering munition, also known as a suicide drone, kamikaze drone, or exploding drone, is a weapon with a warhead that is typically designed to loiter until a target is designated, then crash into it.
strikes central
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, near the
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. The
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claim responsibility. **The
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rules that Israel's land annexation and
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construction in
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and the
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is unlawful, and demands an end to these practices "as soon as possible". The Court also rules that Israel's occupation in the West Bank amounts to apartheid. *20 July – **At least 37 Palestinians are killed and 54 are injured in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, with the confirmed death toll surpassing 38,900 people. **Israeli airstrikes hit oil refineries and power stations in the Yemeni port of
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, killing and wounding several people. *21 July – **The Houthis target Eilat with multiple ballistic missiles, in response to the previous day's airstrikes. **Israel begins issuing call-up notices for
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to
Haredi Jews Haredi Judaism (, ) is a branch of Orthodox Judaism that is characterized by its strict interpretation of religious sources and its accepted (Jewish law) and traditions, in opposition to more accommodating values and practices. Its members are ...
amid mass protests in
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. *22 July – **Israel orders mandatory evacuations across the Gaza Strip, including sections of the heavily populated Al-Mawasi humanitarian zone. **At least 70 Palestinians are killed and more than 200 others are injured by Israeli tank shelling and
airstrike An airstrike, air strike, or air raid is an offensive operation carried out by aircraft. Air strikes are delivered from aircraft such as blimps, balloons, fighter aircraft, attack aircraft, bombers, attack helicopters, and drones. The official d ...
s in Khan Younis Governorate in the Gaza Strip. **The Knesset votes in favor of classifying
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as a
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, allowing the motion to undergo supplementary deliberation regarding Israel severing relations with the agency. *24 July – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a
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of the
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amid
protests A protest (also called a demonstration, remonstration, or remonstrance) is a public act of objection, disapproval or dissent against political advantage. Protests can be thought of as acts of cooperation in which numerous people cooperate ...
over Israel's conduct of the war in Gaza. *25 July – United States President
Joe Biden Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. (born November 20, 1942) is an American politician who was the 46th president of the United States from 2021 to 2025. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as the 47th vice p ...
and Vice President
Kamala Harris Kamala Devi Harris ( ; born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who served as the 49th vice president of the United States from 2021 to 2025 under President Joe Biden. She is the first female, first African American, and ...
hold separate meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the
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regarding the Israel–Hamas war and plans following its conclusion. *26 July – **A Palestinian governmental body announces that senior Hamas leader Mustafa Muhammad Abu Ara has died in Israeli prison after being arrested in October 2023. **The
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drops its challenge to the
International Criminal Court The International Criminal Court (ICC) is an intergovernmental organization and International court, international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. It is the first and only permanent international court with jurisdiction to prosecute ...
's issuance of arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister
Yoav Gallant Yoav Gallant (; born 8 November 1958) is an Israeli politician and former military officer who served as Ministry of Defense (Israel), minister of defense between 2022 and 2024. Gallant was an officer in the Southern Command (Israel), Southern ...
. *27 July – **
Majdal Shams attack The Majdal Shams attack, took place on 27 July 2024, when a rocket hit a football pitch in Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied territories, Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The resulting blast killed 12 Syrians, Syrian children belonging to th ...
: *** Twelve people, including several children, are killed in rocket strikes on the
Druze The Druze ( ; , ' or ', , '), who Endonym and exonym, call themselves al-Muwaḥḥidūn (), are an Arabs, Arab Eastern esotericism, esoteric Religious denomination, religious group from West Asia who adhere to the Druze faith, an Abrahamic ...
village of
Majdal Shams Majdal Shams (; ) is a predominantly Druze town in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, located in the southern foothills of Mount Hermon. It is known as the informal "capital" of the region. Majdal Shams played a significant role in the Great ...
in the Israeli-occupied
Golan Heights The Golan Heights, or simply the Golan, is a basaltic plateau at the southwest corner of Syria. It is bordered by the Yarmouk River in the south, the Sea of Galilee and Hula Valley in the west, the Anti-Lebanon mountains with Mount Hermon in t ...
. Israel claims that Hezbollah is responsible for the attack, but Hezbollah denies any involvement. *** Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows that Hezbollah will "pay a heavy price" which "it has not paid so far" in response to the attack. **More than fifty people, including fifteen children, are killed in Israeli attacks on a school sheltering
displaced people Forced displacement (also forced migration or forced relocation) is an involuntary or coerced movement of a person or people away from their home or home region. The UNHCR defines 'forced displacement' as follows: displaced "as a result of perse ...
in
Deir al-Balah Deir al-Balah or Deir al Balah () is a city in the center of the Gaza Strip, Palestine, and the administrative capital of the Deir al-Balah Governorate. It is located over south of Gaza City. The city had a population of 75,132 in 2017. The ci ...
in the Gaza Strip. *29 July –
Far-right Far-right politics, often termed right-wing extremism, encompasses a range of ideologies that are marked by ultraconservatism, authoritarianism, ultranationalism, and nativism. This political spectrum situates itself on the far end of the ...
Israeli protestors, including several members of the
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, storm the Sde Teiman detention camp after the IDF detained nine
reservists A reservist is a person who is a member of a military reserve force. They are otherwise civilians, and in peacetime have careers outside the military. Reservists usually go for training on an annual basis to refresh their skills. This person ca ...
on suspicion of abusing a
Palestinian Palestinians () are an Arab ethnonational group native to the Levantine region of Palestine. *: "Palestine was part of the first wave of conquest following Muhammad's death in 632 CE; Jerusalem fell to the Caliph Umar in 638. The indigenous p ...
detainee. *30 July – **An Israeli civilian is killed in the
HaGoshrim HaGoshrim (, ) is a kibbutz in the Galilee Panhandle in northern Israel, 5 km (3 miles) east of Kiryat Shmona. The kibbutz is adjacent to the Hurshat Tal National Park and bisected by tributaries of the Jordan River, the Snir (Hatsbani), K ...
kibbutz A kibbutz ( / , ; : kibbutzim / ) is an intentional community in Israel that was traditionally based on agriculture. The first kibbutz, established in 1910, was Degania Alef, Degania. Today, farming has been partly supplanted by other economi ...
by a rocket fired from Lebanon. ** 2024 Haret Hreik airstrike: Israel launches a missile attack on southern
Beirut Beirut ( ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the List of largest cities in the Levant region by populatio ...
, Lebanon, killing the Senior
Hezbollah Hezbollah ( ; , , ) is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and paramilitary group. Hezbollah's paramilitary wing is the Jihad Council, and its political wing is the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc party in the Lebanese Parliament. I ...
commander
Fuad Shukr Fuad Shukr (; 15 April 1961 – 30 July 2024; sometimes spelled Fouad Shukar and also known by his aliases Al-Hajj Mohsen or Mohsen Shukr) was a Lebanese militant leader who was a senior member of Hezbollah. A member of Hezbollah's founding gen ...
, an Iranian advisor and five civilians and injuring 80 others. *31 July –
Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh On 31 July 2024, Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, was assassinated along with his personal bodyguard in the Iranian capital Tehran by an Israeli attack. Haniyeh was killed in his accommodation in a military-run guesthouse after a ...
:
Hamas The Islamic Resistance Movement, abbreviated Hamas (the Arabic acronym from ), is a Palestinian nationalist Sunni Islam, Sunni Islamism, Islamist political organisation with a military wing, the Qassam Brigades. It has Gaza Strip under Hama ...
political leader
Ismail Haniyeh Ismail Haniyeh (, ; 29 January 1962 – 31 July 2024) was a Palestinian politician who served as third chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau from May 2017 until Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, his assassination in July 2024. He also served as ...
is assassinated in a
missile strike A missile is an airborne ranged weapon capable of self-propelled flight aided usually by a propellant, jet engine or rocket motor. Historically, 'missile' referred to any projectile that is thrown, shot or propelled towards a target; this us ...
in
Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...
,
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
, after attending the inauguration ceremony of the
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Masoud Pezeshkian Masoud Pezeshkian (, ; born 29 September 1954) is an Iranian politician and physician who has been serving as the ninth president of Iran since 28 July 2024. Pezeshkian served as governor of Piranshahr and Naghadeh counties and was elected to ...
. Israel admits responsibility for the killing on 23 December.


August

* 1 August – ** Israel claims to have verified that it assassinated Hamas military commander
Mohammed Deif Mohammed Diab Ibrahim al-Masri (; 12 August 1965 – 13 July 2024), better known as Mohammed Deif (), was a Palestinian militant who served as the sixth commander of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades. He succeeded Salah Shehade following t ...
in the
13 July 2024 al-Mawasi attack On 13 July 2024, Israeli airstrikes hit the Al-Mawasi area near Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip during the Gaza war. The attack killed at least 90 Palestinians, among them women and children, and injured over 300. Israel said that the strike targ ...
. ** At least fifteen Palestinians are killed and 29 others are injured in an Israeli strike on a school in the
Shuja'iyya Shuja'iyya (), also ''Shejaiya'', ''Shijaiyeh'', ''Shujayya'', ''Shuja'ia'', ''Shuja'iya'', is the southern quarter of Old City of Gaza, and the only quarter of the Old City located outside the historical city walls. It is one of the largest neig ...
neighborhood of
Gaza City Gaza City, also called Gaza, is a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, and the capital of the Gaza Governorate. Located on the Mediterranean coast, southwest of Jerusalem, it was home to Port of Gaza, Palestine's only port. With a population of ...
. *2 August – US President
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deploys multiple
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warships, troops, and other military assets to the
Middle East The Middle East (term originally coined in English language) is a geopolitical region encompassing the Arabian Peninsula, the Levant, Turkey, Egypt, Iran, and Iraq. The term came into widespread usage by the United Kingdom and western Eur ...
to support Israel against potential attacks from
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and its proxies. *3 August – At least 15 people are killed in an Israeli attack on a school sheltering
displaced people Forced displacement (also forced migration or forced relocation) is an involuntary or coerced movement of a person or people away from their home or home region. The UNHCR defines 'forced displacement' as follows: displaced "as a result of perse ...
in the
Sheikh Radwan Sheikh Radwan () is a district of Gaza City located nearly northwest of the city center. It borders al-Shati camp to the southwest, Rimal to the south, and Jabalia to the east. The Sheikh Radwan Cemetery is located in the district. It contains h ...
neighbourhood of Gaza City. *4 August – Two people are killed and two others are injured in a knife attack in a Egged parking lot and a grove park at Dan Shomron Street of the
Holon Holon (, ) is a city in the Tel Aviv District of Israel, located south of Tel Aviv. Holon is part of the Gush Dan, Gush Dan metropolitan area. In , it had a population of , making it the List of cities in Israel, tenth most populous city in Isra ...
suburb of Tel Aviv, by illegal migrant Palestinian Ammar Razek Kamel Odeh, 35, of
Salfit Salfit () is a city in the central West Bank, Palestine, and the capital of the Salfit Governorate. It is located adjacent to the Israeli settlement of Ariel. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS), Salfit had a populati ...
,
West Bank The West Bank is located on the western bank of the Jordan River and is the larger of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the Gaza Strip) that make up the State of Palestine. A landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediter ...
who is then killed by a police officer at a gas station on Moshe Dayan Street. *5 August – **Israel returns 89 decomposed, unidentifiable Palestinian bodies to the Gaza Ministry of Health. **Ahead of expected retaliation against Israel for the
assassination of Ismail Haniyeh On 31 July 2024, Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, was assassinated along with his personal bodyguard in the Iranian capital Tehran by an Israeli attack. Haniyeh was killed in his accommodation in a military-run guesthouse after a ...
,
Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...
issues a
NOTAM A NOTAM (ICAO & FAA: Notice to Airmen, CAA: Notice to Aviation or, for the FAA from 2021 to 2025, Notice to Air Missions) is a notice filed with an aviation authority to alert aircraft pilots of potential hazards along a flight route or at a loca ...
, advising aircraft to change their routes over the country due to potential dangers en route. *6 August –
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Israelis storm the IDF base in
Tel HaShomer Tel HaShomer (, ''lit.'' Hill of the Guardsman) or Kiryat Krinitzi is a neighborhood in Ramat Gan, Israel. It borders Kiryat Ono in the north, Yehud in the east, and Or Yehuda in the south. A major Israel Defense Forces base and the Sheba Medical ...
in protest of compulsory conscription. *7 August – **The IDF confirms the death of Bilha Yinon, the last person missing in Israel following the October 7 attack by Hamas. **Six Palestinians are killed in an Israeli raid on the
Maghazi refugee camp Maghazi () is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the Deir al-Balah Governorate in the central Gaza Strip. It was established in 1949. The camp is built on 559 dunums (0.6 km2). In July 2023, the UNRWA reported its population to be 33,00 ...
and in
Khan Yunis Khan Yunis (), also spelled Khan Younis or Khan Yunus, is a city in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, and serves as the capital of the Khan Yunis Governorate. It has been largely destroyed during the Gaza war. Before the 14th century, Khan Y ...
in the Gaza Strip. *8 August – ** One Lebanese civilian and a Hezbollah militant are killed and three Lebanese civilians are injured in Israeli strikes in
southern Lebanon Southern Lebanon () is the area of Lebanon comprising the South Governorate and the Nabatiye Governorate. The two entities were divided from the same province in the early 1990s. The Rashaya and Western Beqaa districts, the southernmost distr ...
. ** Hezbollah fires 25 rockets at the Israeli-occupied
Golan Heights The Golan Heights, or simply the Golan, is a basaltic plateau at the southwest corner of Syria. It is bordered by the Yarmouk River in the south, the Sea of Galilee and Hula Valley in the west, the Anti-Lebanon mountains with Mount Hermon in t ...
and fifteen rockets at Shlomi and Kabri in
Upper Galilee The Upper Galilee (, ''HaGalil Ha'Elyon''; , ''Al Jaleel Al A'alaa'') is a geographical region located in northern Israel and southern Lebanon. Part of the larger Galilee region, it is characterized by its higher elevations and mountainous terra ...
. All rockets are intercepted by the
Iron Dome Iron Dome () is an Israeli mobile all-weather air defense system, developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries. The system is designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells fired f ...
. *9 August – **Israeli troops launch a new assault on
Khan Yunis Khan Yunis (), also spelled Khan Younis or Khan Yunus, is a city in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, and serves as the capital of the Khan Yunis Governorate. It has been largely destroyed during the Gaza war. Before the 14th century, Khan Y ...
, with airstrikes killing at least 21 Palestinians and Israeli troops initiating ground operations in the city for the third time since the war's beginning. **The United States finances Israel with $3.5 billion to spend on U.S. weapons and military equipment. ** Samer al-Hajj, a Hamas security official for the
Ain al-Hilweh Ain al-Hilweh (, lit. meaning "sweet natural spring"), also spelled as Ayn al-Hilweh and Ein El Hilweh, is the largest Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon. It had a population of over 70,000 Palestinian refugees but swelled to nearly 120,000, as ...
Palestinian refugee camp Palestinian refugee camps were first established to accommodate Palestinians who were displaced by the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight during the 1948 Palestine war. Camps were established by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UN ...
, is assassinated by an Israeli drone strike in
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, Lebanon. *10 August – Israeli rockets strike a school in Gaza City, killing over 100 Palestinians and injuring dozens. *12 August – **US Secretary of Defense
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orders the USS ''Abraham Lincoln''
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strike group and the USS ''Georgia'', a nuclear
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, to the
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to defend Israel from possible retaliation from Iran and to strengthen U.S. military posture in the region. **Hezbollah fires 30
Katyusha rockets The Katyusha ( rus, Катю́ша, p=kɐˈtʲuʂə, a=Ru-Катюша.ogg) is a type of rocket artillery first built and fielded by the Soviet Union in World War II. Multiple rocket launchers such as these deliver explosives to a target area m ...
targeting the IDF 146th Division headquarters in
Ga'aton Ga'aton () is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located in the western Galilee, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mateh Asher Regional Council. In it had a population of . Etymology The name Ga'aton is taken from the Ga'aton River that passes nearb ...
and an IDF surveillance station in
Metula Metula () is a town in the Northern District of Israel. It abuts the Israel-Lebanon border, and had a population of in . History Bronze and Iron Age Metula is located near the sites of the biblical cities of Dan, Abel Beth Maacah, and Ijon ...
. An
Iron Dome Iron Dome () is an Israeli mobile all-weather air defense system, developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries. The system is designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells fired f ...
interceptor missile destroys an
Avdon Avdon () is a moshav in northern Israel. Located near Shlomi, it falls under the jurisdiction of Ma'ale Yosef Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was established in 1952 by immigrants from Iran and Tunisia, and wa ...
residence. *13 August – **The IAF launches airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in Kfar Kila,
Marwahin Marwahin (; ''Marwāḩīn'') is a municipality in Lebanon, on its border with Israel. Etymology According to E. H. Palmer, the name comes either from: . "a place where the wind blows, effacing the traces of dwellings,' or from ."a fan". His ...
,
Meiss Ej Jabal Mais al-Jabal or Mais aj-Jabal () is a municipality in the Marjayoun District in Lebanon. Etymology According to E. H. Palmer, the name ''Meis'' comes from the name of a tree. Location The municipality of Mais al-Jabal is located in the Marjay ...
and
Aita al-Shaab Ayta ash-Shaab (; also transliterated ''Ayta al-Sha'b'' or ''Ayta al-Shab'') is a municipality located in southern Lebanon, about 2.22 km northeast of the Israeli border. The majority of its population are Shia Muslims. History Antiquity ...
in
southern Lebanon Southern Lebanon () is the area of Lebanon comprising the South Governorate and the Nabatiye Governorate. The two entities were divided from the same province in the early 1990s. The Rashaya and Western Beqaa districts, the southernmost distr ...
. **The US government approves $20 billion in weapon sales to Israel, including fifty F-15 fighter jets and advanced upgrade kits for Israel's existing F-15 jets. **Crowds led by far-right Israeli security minister
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storm the
Al-Aqsa Mosque The Aqsa Mosque, also known as the Qibli Mosque or Qibli Chapel is the main congregational mosque or Musalla, prayer hall in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the Old City (Jerusalem), Old City of Jerusalem. In some sources the building is also n ...
and several villages in the
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on
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.
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officers reportedly offer protection to Israeli settlers, while the United States and the
United Nations The United Nations (UN) is the Earth, global intergovernmental organization established by the signing of the Charter of the United Nations, UN Charter on 26 June 1945 with the stated purpose of maintaining international peace and internationa ...
denounce the raids. *15 August – Hezbollah launches four rockets at IDF targets in Shamir and
Malkia Malkia () is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near the Blue Line (Lebanon), Lebanese border and Kiryat Shmona, it falls under the jurisdiction of Upper Galilee Regional Council. In it had a population of . History The village was establish ...
in
Upper Galilee The Upper Galilee (, ''HaGalil Ha'Elyon''; , ''Al Jaleel Al A'alaa'') is a geographical region located in northern Israel and southern Lebanon. Part of the larger Galilee region, it is characterized by its higher elevations and mountainous terra ...
which are intercepted by the
Iron Dome Iron Dome () is an Israeli mobile all-weather air defense system, developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries. The system is designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells fired f ...
, causing a fire in Shamir and Ruwaysat al-Alam of Kfarchouba in
southern Lebanon Southern Lebanon () is the area of Lebanon comprising the South Governorate and the Nabatiye Governorate. The two entities were divided from the same province in the early 1990s. The Rashaya and Western Beqaa districts, the southernmost distr ...
. *17 August – **Israeli officials state that they are attempting to "lower expectations" of a
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deal due to significant gaps between Israel and Hamas demands, after United States president
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stated that he was "optimistic" about US-mediated negotiation progress in
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. **Ten
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n workers are killed during an airstrike by Israel against a factory in
Nabatieh Nabatieh (, ', Syriac-Aramaic: ܐܠܢܒܛܝܥ), or Nabatîyé (), is a city of the Nabatieh Governorate, in southern Lebanon. History Nabateans The most accepted theory is related to the Nabateans (spelled النبطي), an ancient Arab ...
, Lebanon. **Hezbollah reportedly strikes the
Ayelet HaShahar Ayelet HaShahar () is a kibbutz in northern Israel acquired in 1892 and settled in the second Aliyah, located on the Korazim Plateau, by the Rosh Pina – Metulla road, it is approximately south of the city of Kiryat Shmona and falls under the jur ...
kibbutz in
Upper Galilee The Upper Galilee (, ''HaGalil Ha'Elyon''; , ''Al Jaleel Al A'alaa'') is a geographical region located in northern Israel and southern Lebanon. Part of the larger Galilee region, it is characterized by its higher elevations and mountainous terra ...
, wounding two Israeli soldiers in retaliation. **Two senior Hamas militants are killed in an Israeli airstrike in
Jenin Jenin ( ; , ) is a city in the West Bank, Palestine, and is the capital of the Jenin Governorate. It is a hub for the surrounding towns. Jenin came under Israeli occupied territories, Israeli occupation in 1967, and was put under the administra ...
. *18 August – An attacker is killed while one person is injured in a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv claimed by Hamas. *19 August – **Several Israeli civilians are injured in Ya'ara in Hezbollah rocket launches and drone strikes in
Western Galilee Galilee (; ; ; ) is a region located in northern Israel and southern Lebanon consisting of two parts: the Upper Galilee (, ; , ) and the Lower Galilee (, ; , ). ''Galilee'' encompasses the area north of the Mount Carmel-Mount Gilboa ridge and ...
that were intercepted by Israeli
Iron Dome Iron Dome () is an Israeli mobile all-weather air defense system, developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries. The system is designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells fired f ...
. Hezbollah claims that it attacked and repelled Israeli soldiers attempting to infiltrate
southern Lebanon Southern Lebanon () is the area of Lebanon comprising the South Governorate and the Nabatiye Governorate. The two entities were divided from the same province in the early 1990s. The Rashaya and Western Beqaa districts, the southernmost distr ...
through the Hadab Aita forest and had inflicted casualties. **Israeli airstrikes strike Hezbollah infrastructure in
Aita al-Shaab Ayta ash-Shaab (; also transliterated ''Ayta al-Sha'b'' or ''Ayta al-Shab'') is a municipality located in southern Lebanon, about 2.22 km northeast of the Israeli border. The majority of its population are Shia Muslims. History Antiquity ...
, Beit Lif and Hula. *20 August – **The IDF recovers the bodies of six hostages held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas. **The
Israeli Air Force The Israeli Air Force (IAF; , commonly known as , ''Kheil HaAvir'', "Air Corps") operates as the aerial and space warfare branch of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). It was founded on May 28, 1948, shortly after the Israeli Declaration of Indep ...
launches airstrikes on the Hezbollah stronghold of
Baalbek Baalbek (; ; ) is a city located east of the Litani River in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, about northeast of Beirut. It is the capital of Baalbek-Hermel Governorate. In 1998, the city had a population of 82,608. Most of the population consists of S ...
in the
Beqaa Valley The Beqaa Valley (, ; Bekaa, Biqâ, Becaa) is a fertile valley in eastern Lebanon and its most important farming region. Industry, especially the country's agricultural industry, also flourishes in Beqaa. The region broadly corresponds to th ...
. **Four people are killed and two others are injured by Israeli strikes in Daraya,
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, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry. In response, Hezbollah launches drone strikes on IDF positions in the Israeli-occupied
Golan Heights The Golan Heights, or simply the Golan, is a basaltic plateau at the southwest corner of Syria. It is bordered by the Yarmouk River in the south, the Sea of Galilee and Hula Valley in the west, the Anti-Lebanon mountains with Mount Hermon in t ...
. *22 August – **Eleven Palestinians are killed and six others are injured in an Israeli strike on a residential building in
Beit Lahia Beit Lahia or Beit Lahiya () is a city in the Gaza Strip, north of Jabalia, in the North Gaza Governorate of the State of Palestine. It sits next to Beit Hanoun and close to the border with Israel. According to the Palestinian Central Burea ...
. **An Israeli drone strike kills three Palestinians in
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in the West Bank, during a raid where IDF soldiers set fire to civilian homes and used bulldozers to destroy residential areas. **The IDF launches airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in
Chihine Shihin () is a municipality in Southern Lebanon, located in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon. Etymology According to E. H. Palmer, the name comes from a personal name. History In 1875 Victor Guérin found here 200 Metawileh inhabitan ...
and related infrastructure in southern Lebanon. **Hezbollah shells and launches
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on IDF outposts in
Ramot Naftali Ramot Naftali () is a moshav in northern Israel. Located in the Upper Galilee near the Lebanese border, it falls under the jurisdiction of Mevo'ot HaHermon Regional Council. In it had a population of . History File:רמות נפתלי - יש ...
,
Biranit Biranit (, ''lit.'' small fortress) is a military camp and former kibbutz in northern Israel on the border with Lebanon. It is the headquarters of the 91st Division (IDF), Galilee Division of the Israel Defense Forces, and is located around a kilo ...
, Zaura,
Kiryat Shmona Kiryat Shmona () is a city in the Northern District (Israel), Northern District of Israel on the western slopes of the Hula Valley near the Lebanon, Lebanese border. In it had a population of . Located near the Blue Line (withdrawal line), Israel ...
, Jal al-Allam, Malikiya, al-Marj,
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and
Ghajar Ghajar (, or ), also Rhadjar, is an Alawite-Arab village on the Hasbani River, on the border between Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied portion of the Golan Heights. The name of the village means "gypsy" in Arabic. As of , it had a population ...
in the
Golan Heights The Golan Heights, or simply the Golan, is a basaltic plateau at the southwest corner of Syria. It is bordered by the Yarmouk River in the south, the Sea of Galilee and Hula Valley in the west, the Anti-Lebanon mountains with Mount Hermon in t ...
. *23 August – **Hezbollah launches rocket strikes on IDF targets in
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and
al-Malikiyah Al-Malikiyah (; ; ) also known as Derik, is a city in northeastern Syria and the center of an administrative district belonging to Al-Hasakah Governorate. The district constitutes the northeastern corner of the country, and is where the Syrian ...
that were intercepted by the
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and caused
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. *24 August – Hamas refuses any
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conditions that allow Israel to hold onto the
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and the Philadelphi Corridor, and accuses the United States of spreading false optimism to support Democratic nominee
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's
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instead of implementing constructive diplomatic measures. *25 August – **The IDF says that it has launched
preemptive strikes A preemptive war is a war that is commenced in an attempt to repel or defeat a perceived imminent offensive or invasion, or to gain a strategic advantage in an impending (allegedly unavoidable) war ''shortly before'' that attack materializes. I ...
on Hezbollah in Lebanon ahead of an expected major missile and
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on Israel. **Defence Minister
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declares an "emergency situation" in Israel for the next 48 hours due to the "special situation in the home front. **At least 71 people are killed and 112 others are injured in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip. *27 August – **The IDF says commandos have rescued from an underground tunnel in Gaza Qaid Farhan Al-Qadi, a
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hostage who was kidnapped by Hamas during the 7 October attack on Israel. **Five Palestinians are killed in an Israeli airstrike on the
Nur Shams Nur Shams () is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Tulkarm Governorate in the northwestern West Bank, located east of Tulkarm. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Nur Shams had a population of 6,479 inhabitants in 2007 and ...
refugee camp in the
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. Separately, a Palestinian man is killed and six other people are injured in an attack by
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in Wadi Rahal village. **Four civilians are injured in IDF airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in Bint Cabal,
Chihine Shihin () is a municipality in Southern Lebanon, located in Tyre District, Governorate of South Lebanon. Etymology According to E. H. Palmer, the name comes from a personal name. History In 1875 Victor Guérin found here 200 Metawileh inhabitan ...
,
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,
Khiam Al-Khiyam (; sometimes spelled Khiam) is a large town and municipality in the Nabatieh Governorate of Southern Lebanon. Etymology According to Edward Henry Palmer, the name means tents. Haifa Nassar, a Khiyam-based journalist, cites sources that ...
, Meiss el-Jabal, Majadel and
Odaisseh Al-Aadaissah or Odaisseh ( / BGN: Aadaïssé / ISO 233: ; also ''Adaisseh'', , , ''Odeissah'' and other spellings) is a municipality in south Lebanon. It is located close to the Blue Line border with Israel, opposite the Israeli kibbutz of Misga ...
. * 28 August – ** The IDF launches a major military operation in the
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, mainly in
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and
Tulkarm Tulkarm or Tulkarem (, ''Ṭūlkarm'') is a Palestinians, Palestinian city in the West Bank, the capital of the Tulkarm Governorate of the State of Palestine. The Israeli city of Netanya is to the west, and the Palestinian territories, Palestinia ...
, with at least nine Palestinians killed and several others injured. The Al-Israa Specialised Hospital and the Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital are surrounded, and ambulances are blocked from entering. ** The
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imposes sanctions on
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group Hashomer Yosh and a civilian security coordinator for the
Yitzhar Yitzhar () is an Israeli settlement located in the West Bank, south of the city of Nablus, just off Route 60, north of the Tapuach Junction. The predominantly Orthodox Jewish community falls under the jurisdiction of Shomron Regional Council. ...
settlement for settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. *29 August – ** Mohammed "Abu Shujaa" Jaber, the leader of the
Tulkarm Brigade The Tulkarm Brigade or Tulkarm Battalion () is a Palestinian militias in the West Bank, Palestinian militant group in the West Bank which is affiliated with various Palestinian political factions. The Tulkarm Brigade appeared first in March 20 ...
, is killed during an Israeli attack against the
Nur Shams Nur Shams () is a Palestinian refugee camp in the Tulkarm Governorate in the northwestern West Bank, located east of Tulkarm. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Nur Shams had a population of 6,479 inhabitants in 2007 and ...
refugee camp in
Tulkarm Tulkarm or Tulkarem (, ''Ṭūlkarm'') is a Palestinians, Palestinian city in the West Bank, the capital of the Tulkarm Governorate of the State of Palestine. The Israeli city of Netanya is to the west, and the Palestinian territories, Palestinia ...
. Four other militants are also killed. ** The number of
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killed since the beginning of the operation on 28 August increases to 18, while dozens are wounded and at least 20 more arrested. ** Israeli airstrikes hit Hezbollah targets in Kafr Kila and Yarine in southern Lebanon. ** The IDF carries out an airstrike on a humanitarian aid convoy in Gaza that kills five workers. ** Israel and Hamas agree to three separate three-day humanitarian pauses to allow the
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to vaccinate more than 600,000 children against
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in the Gaza Strip. *30 August – Three Palestinian fighters, including
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leader Wissam Hazem, are killed in a drone strike inside the
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. Separately, an Israeli soldier is killed and others injured in an IED attack in the camp. *31 August – **Israeli strikes kill at least 48 people in the Gaza Strip. **The IDF recovers the bodies of six hostages kidnapped by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Israel, including Israeli-American citizen
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, from an underground tunnel near
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.


September

* 1 September – **
2024 Tarqumiyah shooting On 28 August 2024, Israel launched a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank. It was Israel's largest military operation in the West Bank in more than 20 years since its Operation Defensive Shield in 2002, and marked a signific ...
: Three Israeli police officers are killed during a shooting on a road in Tarqumiyah in the West Bank. ** September 2024 Israel hostage deal protests: Hundreds of thousands of Israelis, including approximately 300,000 in
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, protest in cities across the country following the recovery of the bodies of six hostages from Gaza, with the
Histadrut Histadrut, fully the New General Workers' Federation () and until 1994 the General Federation of Labour in the Land of Israel (, ''HaHistadrut HaKlalit shel HaOvdim B'Eretz Yisrael''), is Israel's national trade union center and represents the m ...
calling for a
general strike A general strike is a strike action in which participants cease all economic activity, such as working, to strengthen the bargaining position of a trade union or achieve a common social or political goal. They are organised by large coalitions ...
on 2 September and for Prime Minister Netanyahu to resign after failing to negotiate a
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. At least 29 people are arrested on accusations of
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,
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, and attacking police officers. * 2 September – The general strike called by the Histadrut commences, but is ordered stopped by the
Labor Courts of Israel The Labor courts of Israel () are a network of Israeli courts established under the Law of the Labor Court, 1969. This court system is the appellate judiciary specializing in Israeli labor law and social security (National Insurance, Health Insu ...
following an intervention from finance minister
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. * 4 September – A civilian is killed and seven others are injured in Israeli airstrikes and shelling in southern Lebanon. * 5 September – Six people are killed and another is wounded during an Israeli airstrike on a vehicle in
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. Separately, a teenager is shot dead in the city by Israeli soldiers. * 6 September – ** Turkish-American activist
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is shot dead by Israeli soldiers during an anti-Israeli settlement protest in the West Bank. ** The IAF launches airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in
Blida Blida () is a city in Algeria. It is the capital of Blida Province, and it is located about 45 km south-west of Algiers, the national capital. The name ''Blida'', i.e. ''bulaydah'', is a diminutive of the Arabic word ''belda'', city. Ge ...
,
Aita al-Shaab Ayta ash-Shaab (; also transliterated ''Ayta al-Sha'b'' or ''Ayta al-Shab'') is a municipality located in southern Lebanon, about 2.22 km northeast of the Israeli border. The majority of its population are Shia Muslims. History Antiquity ...
, al-Matmura and Yarin and uses
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artillery rounds on Tell en-Nhas and al-Hamams that causes wildfires in southern Lebanon. In response, Hezbollah launches missiles on
Metula Metula () is a town in the Northern District of Israel. It abuts the Israel-Lebanon border, and had a population of in . History Bronze and Iron Age Metula is located near the sites of the biblical cities of Dan, Abel Beth Maacah, and Ijon ...
,
Manara Manara may refer to: Places * Manara, Israel, a kibbutz in Upper Gallilee adjacent to the Lebanese border * Manara, Western Beqaa, a municipality in the Beqaa Governorate, Lebanon, near the Syrian border * Manara, Beirut, a district of Beirut, Le ...
and IDF Zabadin barracks in Ruwaysat al-Qarn of the
Shebaa Farms The Shebaa Farms, also spelled Sheba'a Farms (, '; ''Havot Sheba‘a),'' also known as Mount Dov (), is a strip of land on the Lebanese–Syrian border that is currently occupied by Israel. Lebanon claims the Shebaa Farms as its own territory ...
in northern Israel. ** At least 27 Palestinians are killed by Israeli airstrikes in cities across the Gaza Strip, including in the
Nuseirat refugee camp Nuseirat Camp () is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the middle of the Gaza Strip, five kilometers north-east of Deir al-Balah. The refugee camp is in the Deir al-Balah Governorate, Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of ...
. * 8 September – ** IDF claims Hezbollah militants are killed in airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in Aitaroun,
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and
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in southern Lebanon. ** Hezbollah launches
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on
Kiryat Shmona Kiryat Shmona () is a city in the Northern District (Israel), Northern District of Israel on the western slopes of the Hula Valley near the Lebanon, Lebanese border. In it had a population of . Located near the Blue Line (withdrawal line), Israel ...
and Shamir in northern Israel. ** Three Israelis are killed by Jordanian gunmen in an attack at the
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of the Jordanian border. ** Israel launches several
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s in central Syria, including the
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and
Hama Hama ( ', ) is a city on the banks of the Orontes River in west-central Syria. It is located north of Damascus and north of Homs. It is the provincial capital of the Hama Governorate. With a population of 996,000 (2023 census), Hama is one o ...
governorates. * 9 September – At least eight people are killed and dozens are wounded in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip, bringing the confirmed Palestinian death toll to over 41,000. * 10 September – At least 40 people are killed and over 60 are injured during an Israeli airstrike in Al-Mawasi, according to Hamas. Twenty tents for displaced people are hit during the attack. The IDF claims that it struck senior Hamas commanders who were operating in a command center embedded inside a designated humanitarian area. They are later named as Samer Abu Daqqa, the head of Hamas’s aerial forces; Osama Tabash, the head of surveillance and targets in Hamas’s intelligence division; and Ayman Mabhouh, another senior Hamas officer. All three were directly involved in the October 7 attack, according to the IDF. * 11 September – ** Five Palestinians are killed by an Israeli drone strike in
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, West Bank. ** Six
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staffers are killed in Israeli airstrikes on a school in central Gaza. ** An IAF
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helicopter crashes in Rafah during a mission to evacuate an injured
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, killing two personnel on board. * 12 September – ** The death toll from Israel's military operation in the West Bank increases to 50, with three people killed after a drone strike in
Tulkarm Tulkarm or Tulkarem (, ''Ṭūlkarm'') is a Palestinians, Palestinian city in the West Bank, the capital of the Tulkarm Governorate of the State of Palestine. The Israeli city of Netanya is to the west, and the Palestinian territories, Palestinia ...
. ** The
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approves $165 million in weapons sales to Israel to fund
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s along with spare parts, tool kits, and technical and logistics support. The parts are expected to be delivered in 2027. * 15 September – The Houthis in Yemen fire a
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into an open area in central Israel. * 17–18 September – At least 42 people are killed and more than 3,500 others are injured in explosions of pagers and walkie-talkies across Lebanon mostly targeting Hezbollah and affiliated individuals. Israel is accused of orchestrating the attacks. which is denied by Israeli officials. * 19 September – Two Israeli soldiers are killed and eight others are injured in Hezbollah
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and anti-tank missile attacks on the
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. * 20 September –
Assassination of Ibrahim Aqil On 20 September 2024, Israel launched an air attack that leveled an apartment building in the Dahieh suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. The attack killed at least 45 people, including 16 Hezbollah militants, including commanders Ibrahim Aqil and Ahmed ...
: The IAF launches airstrikes on
Dahieh Dahieh (, ) is a predominantly Shia Muslim suburb in the south of Beirut, in the Baabda District of Lebanon. It has a minority of Sunni Muslims, Christians, and a Palestinian refugee camp with 20,000 inhabitants. It is a residential and commerc ...
, Beirut targeting Hezbollah’s operations commanders
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and Ahmed Wehbe. At least 45 people are killed, while more than 68 others are injured. * 21 September – At least 22 people are killed and 30 others are injured in an Israeli airstrike on a school in the Zeitoun area of Gaza City. * 22 September – ** Hezbollah launches a barrage of rockets at an IDF base in
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, in retaliation for the assassination of Ibrahim Aqil. An Israeli civilian is slightly injured by an
Iron Dome Iron Dome () is an Israeli mobile all-weather air defense system, developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries. The system is designed to intercept and destroy short-range rockets and artillery shells fired f ...
interception. ** At least seven people are killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Kafr Qasim school on the
Al-Shati refugee camp Al-Shati (), also known as Shati or Beach camp, is a Palestinian refugee camp located in the northern Gaza Strip along the Mediterranean Sea coastline in the Gaza Governorate, and more specifically Gaza City. Al-Shati was established in 1948 fo ...
in the Gaza Strip. ** Israeli forces raid and order the closure of the offices of
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in
Ramallah Ramallah ( , ; ) is a Palestinians, Palestinian city in the central West Bank, that serves as the administrative capital of the State of Palestine. It is situated on the Judaean Mountains, north of Jerusalem, at an average elevation of abov ...
in the West Bank. * 23 September – ** The IAF launches Operation Northern Arrows, conducting over 1,300 airstrikes against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, killing at least 558 people, including 50 children, and wounding over 1,835 others. ** The IDF advises Lebanese civilians in southern Lebanon to evacuate north. * 24 September – ** The Israeli government declares a nationwide state of emergency amid its conflict with Lebanon. ** The IDF announces that they killed Ibrahim Qubaisi, Hezbollah's missile and rocket force commander, in an airstrike in
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. * 25 September – ** Hezbollah launches a
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targeting the
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headquarters in
Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( or , ; ), sometimes rendered as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, and usually referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a popula ...
, which is
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, while Israel conducts a further 260
airstrikes An airstrike, air strike, or air raid is an offensive operation carried out by aircraft. Air strikes are delivered from aircraft such as blimps, balloons, fighter aircraft, attack aircraft, bombers, attack helicopters, and drones. The official d ...
across Lebanon. ** The United States, the
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, and several other countries call for an immediate 21-day
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along the Blue Line on the Israel–Lebanon border. * 26 September – ** Two people are killed and 15 injured during an
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in
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. 115 airstrikes across the rest of Lebanon kills at least 60, and injures 81. ** Israel rejects proposals from the United States, Australia, and the European Union to initiate a temporary 21-day
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with Hezbollah. ** The United States grants Israel a US$8.7 billion military aid package. Secretary of Defense
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states that the US will not change its commitment to giving military aid to Israel regardless of a reporter's question regarding U.S. "red lines". * 27 September – ** At least fifteen airstrikes are carried out against
Beirut Beirut ( ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the List of largest cities in the Levant region by populatio ...
, in what is described as the worst attack in the city so far. Israel claims they have targeted Hezbollah's central headquarters. Four buildings are destroyed. Hezbollah Secretary-General
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is also killed in the attacks, along with
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, an Iranian
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deputy commander. ** Israel launches an airstrike against a
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post near Kfeir Yabous,
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, killing five soldiers and wounding one. * 28 September – ** The IDF begins a blockade of
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in order to prevent the shipment of Iranian weapons to Lebanon. The blockade will not affect the operation of civilian flights at the airport. ** The
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launch a
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from Yemen towards
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in Israel, prompting air raid sirens in
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and most of Central Israel. * 29 September – ** Israel carries out
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on Houthi targets in Ras Isa and
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in Yemen. **
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leader
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joins the Netanyahu cabinet as a minister without portfolio. * 30 September – ** Three militants of the
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are killed during an Israeli airstrike in Kola District,
Beirut Beirut ( ; ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, just under half of Lebanon's population, which makes it the List of largest cities in the Levant region by populatio ...
. Separately,
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's commander in Lebanon,
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, is killed alongside his family in
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. ** Israel tells the
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it will launch an imminent ground invasion of
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. The
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will focus on clearing out Hezbollah infrastructure near Israeli border communities, according to officials. ** A
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soldier is killed in an Israeli
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in
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.


October

* 1 October – ** Israeli forces launches full-scale ground operations in southern Lebanon against
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for the first time since the 2006 war. ** Israel launches an
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in the
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in
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targeting Munir al-Maqdah, an official with the
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in Lebanon. ** An explosion is reported in
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, while a drone is intercepted over the
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. ** Iran launches ''Operation True Promise 2'', a series of missile attacks against Israel. ** Palestinian gunmen open fire on a light rail train station in
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, killing seven people. The two suspects are killed, while Hamas' military wing, the
Al-Qassam Brigades Al-Qassam Brigades, also known as the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades (EQB; ), are the military wing of the Palestinian nationalist Sunni Islamist organization Hamas. Led by Mohammed Deif until his death on 13 July 2024, Al-Qassam Brigades are ...
claims responsibility. * 2 October – ** Foreign Minister
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declares United Nations Secretary-General
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''persona non grata'' in Israel for not condemning the
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in a statement on the Middle East conflict. ** Israeli strikes kill 51 people in southern Gaza, ** Hezbollah kills two Israeli soldiers and wounds 18 others who conducted an incursion into Lebanon. ** The US imposes sanctions against the Israeli settler group Hilltop Youth and two other Israelis for attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank. ** Israel introduces new customs regulations and restrictions on
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deliveries into the Gaza Strip, significantly impeding food and essential supply delivery via the
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route. * October 3 – ** An Israeli airstrike kills Abdul Aziz Saleha, known for his role in the
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, in central Gaza. ** Israel launches an airstrike against an Islamic Health Authoriy's office in Beirut, Lebanon, killing nine medics. ** Two Lebanese army soldiers are killed in separate Israeli strikes on south Lebanon. ** The IDF announces that it killed Rawhi Mushtaha, the head of the Hamas government in Gaza, along with Sameh al-Siraj and Sami Oudeh, who were responsible for security in Hamas in an airstrike in July. ** Hossein Ali Hazimeh, head of Hezbollah's intelligence headquarters, is killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut. ** A
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woman is freed from Gaza in an operation involving U.S. and Israeli forces, the woman was kidnapped from her home in
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aged 11 and sold and trafficked to Gaza. Her captor was recently killed presumably from an Israeli airstrike allowing her to escape and seek repatriation. ** The
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open fire on Israeli troops near
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for the first time since the invasion began. ** The IAF launches an airstrike on
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in the
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, reportedly killing at least 16 people. ** Senior Hezbollah official
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, who is expected to succeed Hassan Nasrallah as the group's secretary-general following his assassination, is killed by an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, later confirmed by Hezbollah on October 23. *October 4 – ** Hamas' armed wing, the
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confirms the death of commander Zahi Yaser Oufi in an Israeli strike in
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in the
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. ** Two rockets launched from Gaza at Israeli communities of
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and
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. *October 5 – Hamas says that an Israeli strike killed Saeed Atallah, a leader in the
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, along with three family members in a Palestinian
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in
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. * October 6 – A knife-wielding gunman kills a border police officer and injures ten people at a
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at the central bus station of
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before being killed by a responding medic. * October 7 ** Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis fire rockets across Israel on the anniversary of the
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. ** The National Memorial Ceremony of October 7 Families * October 9 – ** Two civilians are killed in a Hezbollah rocket attack on
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. ** One person is killed and five others are injured in a mass stabbing in
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. *October 11 – A building in
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is hit by a drone attack from Lebanon, causing power outages in the area. *October 13 – Four soldiers are killed and 61 others are injured in a Hezbollah drone strike on Binyamina. *October 17 – Israeli forces
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, chairman of the Hamas political bureau, during an encounter in Rafah. *October 18 – The IDF kills two assailants south of the
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who entered the country from Jordan in an encounter that leaves two Israeli soldiers injured. The
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in Jordan claims responsibility for the incursion. *October 19 – ** A 2024 drone attack on Benjamin Netanyahu's residence, drone attack is made on the residence of Benjamin Netanyahu in Caesarea (modern town), Caesarea. No casualties are reported, while Hezbollah claims responsibility for the attack. **Israeli October 2024 Beit Lahia attacks, airstrikes kill at least 50 people in
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in the North Gaza Governorate, northern Gaza Strip with Attacks on refugee camps in the Gaza war, at least 33 people, including 21 women, killed at the
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which the
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strongly condemns. *October 20 – **Colonel Ehsan Daxa, the commander of the IDF's 401st Brigade (Israel), 401st Armored Brigade, is killed by an Improvised explosive device, IED attack in
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in northern Gaza, becoming the most senior officer to have been killed in the fighting in Gaza. ** United States Department of Defense, U.S. Defense Department officials announce an investigation into the leaking of two confidential United States Intelligence Community, U.S. intelligence documents to a pro-Iranian Telegram (software), Telegram channel showing U.S. assessments of and intelligence given for
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's detailed military preparations for October 2024 Iranian strikes against Israel, retaliatory attacks against
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. **Three Lebanese soldiers are killed in an Israeli strike on their truck after being mistakenly identified as Hezbollah militants, prompting an apology from the IDF. *October 21 – **Israeli airstrikes kill thirteen people and injure 57 more near Rafik Hariri University Hospital in
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. **Israel launches airstrikes across
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, including in Beirut and the
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, targeting alleged Hezbollah financial institutions. *October 22 – **At least fifteen people killed in an Israeli drone strike on
Beit Lahia Beit Lahia or Beit Lahiya () is a city in the Gaza Strip, north of Jabalia, in the North Gaza Governorate of the State of Palestine. It sits next to Beit Hanoun and close to the border with Israel. According to the Palestinian Central Burea ...
, North Gaza Governorate, Northern Gaza. **The Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI announces an investigation into the leaking of classified United States Intelligence Community, U.S. intelligence documents regarding military plans for Israeli retaliation against
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. *October 23 – Israeli airstrikes across Gaza kill 42 people. *October 24 – **Five Israeli soldiers are killed and seven others are injured in clashes with Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon. **An Israeli airstrike on a school kills at least 17 Palestinians, including children in
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. *October 25 – ** Kamal Adwan Hospital siege, Israeli forces storm Kamal Adwan Hospital in Jabalia, Gaza. **Israeli airstrikes across Gaza kill 72 people with at least 38 killed in Khan Younis. **Three soldiers from the IDF's Armored Corps (Israel), Armored Corps are killed in an Improvised explosive device, IED attack in Jabalia, Gaza. **Two Al Mayadeen and Al-Manar cameramen and a technician are killed in an Israeli airstrike at a guest house in Hasbaya,
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with several more injured. *October 26 – Israel launches October 2024 Israeli strikes on Iran, Operation Days of Repentance (also known as ''"Days of Atonement"'' against
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, with multiple airstrikes against
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, Karaj and Imam Khomeini International Airport in response to October 2024 Iranian strikes against Israel, recent ballistic missile attacks launched by Iran. Four Iranian soldiers are killed. *October 27 – ** 2024 Tel Aviv truck attack, One person is killed and at least 40 others are injured, ten of the critically in a truck-ramming at a bus stop near Glilot military base and
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headquarters in the Tel Aviv neighbourhood of Ramat HaSharon, the suspect is shot dead. **Four IDF soldiers, including a military rabbi, are killed and five personnel are injured in fighting in southern Lebanon. **22 people are killed in Israeli airstrikes in Beit Lahia. **Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi proposes a temporary two-day
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in
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to prisoner exchange, exchange four Israeli hostages for several Palestinians in Israeli custody, Palestinian prisoners. *October 28 – **The
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passes legislation designating the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (
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) as a "List of designated terrorist groups, terrorist organization", which will take effect "within 90 days". **Seven people are killed in Battle of Tyre (2024), IDF raids and airstrikes on
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. ** 2024 Beqaa Valley airstrikes, Israeli airstrikes kill at least 60 people and injure 58 others in the
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, Lebanon. *October 29 – **At least 93 people are killed and 40 others are reported missing in 29 October 2024 Beit Lahia airstrike, Israeli airstrikes on a residential building in Beit Lahia. **The World Food Programme warns of intensifying Famine, famine conditions in northern Gaza caused by ongoing Israeli Blockade of the Gaza Strip, aid blockades. **Sixteen people are killed in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon, including ten in Sarafand, Lebanon, Sarafand. **Eight Austrian UN peacekeeper, peacekeepers are injured when a rocket hits the UNIFIL headquarters in
Naqoura An-Naqoura (, ''Enn Nâqoura, Naqoura, An Nāqūrah'') is a municipality in southern Lebanon. Since March 23, 1978, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has been headquartered in An-Naqoura. Etymology According to E. H. Palmer ( ...
, Lebanon. *October 30 – **Nineteen people are killed in 2024 Beqaa Valley airstrikes, Israeli airstrikes on two villages in
Baalbek Baalbek (; ; ) is a city located east of the Litani River in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, about northeast of Beirut. It is the capital of Baalbek-Hermel Governorate. In 1998, the city had a population of 82,608. Most of the population consists of S ...
,
Lebanon Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south ...
. **Mustafa Ahmad Shahadi, deputy head of the Radwan Force, is killed in an Israeli airstrike in Nabatieh, Lebanon. *October 31 – **A Hezbollah missile barrage kills at least seven people and critically wounds one other near
Metula Metula () is a town in the Northern District of Israel. It abuts the Israel-Lebanon border, and had a population of in . History Bronze and Iron Age Metula is located near the sites of the biblical cities of Dan, Abel Beth Maacah, and Ijon ...
,
Haifa Haifa ( ; , ; ) is the List of cities in Israel, third-largest city in Israel—after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv—with a population of in . The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the third-most populous metropolitan area i ...
and Kiryat Ata in
northern Israel The Northern District (; ) is one of Israel's six administrative districts. The Northern District has a land area of 4,473 km2, making it the second largest district in Israel. The Golan Heights has been run as a sub-district of the North ...
with the victims entailing four foreign agricultural workers and two Arab citizens of Israel, Israeli Arabs. **At least six medics are killed and four others are wounded in 2024 Beqaa Valley airstrikes, Israeli attacks on areas in Duris, Lebanon, Duris and around
Baalbek Baalbek (; ; ) is a city located east of the Litani River in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, about northeast of Beirut. It is the capital of Baalbek-Hermel Governorate. In 1998, the city had a population of 82,608. Most of the population consists of S ...
,
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.


November

* 1 November – The
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declares the situation in northern Gaza as "apocalyptic", with the entire Palestinian population at "imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence" due to Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip, Israeli bombardments and Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip (2023–present), aid blockage. * 2 November – Six people are injured, including two children, in an Israeli strike on a polio vaccination centre in northern Gaza as the
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vaccination campaign resumes with its second phase. * 3 November – ** More than 50 children are killed in Israeli airstrikes in
Jabalia Jabalia, also spelled Jabalya (), is a city in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, located north of Gaza City, in the North Gaza Governorate of the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Jabalia had a population of 172, ...
in northern Gaza in the past two days. ** At least 31 people are killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, primarily in northern Gaza, according to Palestinian medics. ** 18 people are killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes on over two dozen settlements in the Beqaa Valley. ** Three people are killed and nine others are injured in Israeli airstrikes in
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, Lebanon. * 4 November – ** At least twelve Palestinians are killed in Israeli attacks across the
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, including seven at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in
Beit Lahia Beit Lahia or Beit Lahiya () is a city in the Gaza Strip, north of Jabalia, in the North Gaza Governorate of the State of Palestine. It sits next to Beit Hanoun and close to the border with Israel. According to the Palestinian Central Burea ...
. ** Police arrest a top aide to Prime Minister Netanyahu after opponents accuse the aide of leaking allegedly false classified intelligence to prevent a potential Gaza 2023 Gaza war ceasefire, ceasefire and hostage deal. ** At least three people are killed in an Israeli attack on residential buildings in Ghazieh and Sidon. * 5 November – ** At least 29 Palestinians are killed in Israeli airstrikes on several refugee camps across the Gaza Strip. ** Thirty people are killed after an Israeli airstrike against a residential building in Barja, Lebanon. **
Yoav Gallant Yoav Gallant (; born 8 November 1958) is an Israeli politician and former military officer who served as Ministry of Defense (Israel), minister of defense between 2022 and 2024. Gallant was an officer in the Southern Command (Israel), Southern ...
is dismissed as defense minister by Prime Minister Netanyahu and is replaced by foreign minister
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, who is in turn replaced by Gideon Saar. The decision leads to widespread Protests against the firing of Yoav Gallant, protests. * 6 November – ** Israeli airstrikes in the Beqaa Valley kill 55 people and injure 59 others. **
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fires rockets at
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, Israel, with a rocket striking
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. * 7 November – ** At least twelve Palestinians are killed and several others are injured in Israeli airstrikes on a school used to shelter displaced people in the
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in the Gaza Strip. ** The Ministry of Defense (Israel), Israeli Ministry of Defence announces that it has signed an agreement to acquire 25 Boeing F-15EX Eagle II, F-15EX fighter jets from Boeing as part of a $5.2 billion aid package from the U.S. government. At least four jets will be delivered annually beginning in 2031. ** Hezbollah launches drones at the IDF base in Kfar Bilu and the Haifa naval base. No casualties are reported. **
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forcibly enter the French-administered Church of the Pater Noster compound in
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and detain two Consulate General of France, Jerusalem, French consulate employees. Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (France), French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot cancels his visit to the site while the French government summons the Israeli ambassador Aliza Bin-Noun in response. ** The
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passes a law allowing for the deportation of relatives of Palestinians and Arab-Israelis who engage in attacks deemed as terrorism. * 8 November – November 2024 Amsterdam riots, Pro-Palestinian locals attack supporters of Israeli football team Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. after 2024–25 UEFA Europa League, a match with AFC Ajax in Amsterdam, Netherlands, following instances of Anti-Palestinianism during the Gaza war, anti-Palestinian and Anti-Arab racism, anti-Arab chants and vandalism by Maccabi ultras. At least 30 people are injured, with five hospitalized, and 62 people are arrested. Dutch authorities condemn the attacks as antisemitic with the government of Amsterdam subsequently banning protests and demonstrations in the city for three days. * 9 November – ** At least one Palestinian man is killed and two others are injured in a raid by Israeli forces in Aqqaba in the
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. ** At least 40 people, including several children, are killed in Israeli airstrikes on several cities in Lebanon. * 10 November – ** At least 40 people are killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, including at least 24 in the Jabalia refugee camp. The IDF claims they killed a top
Palestinian Islamic Jihad The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine (, ''Harakat al-Jihād al-Islāmi fi Filastīn''), commonly known simply as Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), is a Palestinian Islamist paramilitary organization formed in 1981. PIJ formed as an offsh ...
commander in the strikes. ** An Israeli airstrike on a house in Gaza City kills Wael al-Khour, a minister in the Hamas-run government, along with his wife and their three children. **
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withdraws from ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel as mediator due to "a refusal to negotiate a deal in good faith" from both sides. ** An Israeli airstrike in the village of Aalmat, Lebanon, kills at least 23 people, including seven children, and injures six others. * 11 November – ** At least 30 people are killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip, including at least 20 in the Nuseirat refugee camp. ** At least 44 people are killed and 88 more injured during Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon. * 12 November – ** At least 40 people are killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, including ten in a double tap strike on a designated humanitarian corridor, humanitarian zone in the Al-Mawasi, Rafah#Designation as safe zone, Al-Mawasi refugee camp in
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. ** At least 14 people are killed and at least 15 others are injured in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Ain Yaaqoub, northern Lebanon. * 13 November – ** Six Israeli soldiers from the Golani Brigade are killed in a three-hour gun battle with Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon. ** Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announces that Turkey has suspended all diplomatic relations with and will not develop any further relations with
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. However, the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv will continue to operate. Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel), foreign ministry denies any change in its diplomatic relationship with Turkey. * 14 November – ** Fifteen rescue workers are killed during an Israeli airstrike on the Lebanese Civil Defense's headquarters in
Baalbek Baalbek (; ; ) is a city located east of the Litani River in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley, about northeast of Beirut. It is the capital of Baalbek-Hermel Governorate. In 1998, the city had a population of 82,608. Most of the population consists of S ...
. ** Sixteen people are killed and 15 others are injured in Israeli airstrikes against residential buildings in Damascus,
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. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad announces that a number of its militants are among the fatalities. * 17 November – ** Pope Francis calls for the global community to investigate whether Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. ** At least 72 people are killed, a third of whom are children, in an Israeli strike against a residential building in Beit Lahia. ** An Israeli airstrike on the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party – Lebanon Region, Lebanese Ba'ath Party headquarters in Ras el-Nabaa, Beirut, kills seven people, including Hezbollah spokesman Mohammed Afif. Sixteen others are wounded. Three people are also killed and 29 more injured in another airstrike in Mar Elias, Beirut, Mar Elias. * 18 November – ** Hezbollah launches more than 100 missiles at Israel, mainly targeting Tel Aviv, killing one person and injuring dozens of others. ** Five people are killed and 24 others are injured in an Israeli airstrike on Zuqaq al-Blat, Beirut. **Hezbollah and Lebanon both agree to an American proposal for a ceasefire. * 19 November – Three Lebanese Armed Forces, Lebanese soldiers are killed and 17 other people are injured in an Israeli airstrike in Sarafand, Lebanon, Sarafand. * 20 November – ** The
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vetoes a United Nations Security Council proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, citing the proposal's not linking the ceasefire to the return of Gaza war hostage crisis, hostages taken during the conflict. ** The United States Senate rejects three resolutions by senator Bernie Sanders that would block the sale of weapons to Israel in its war in Gaza. ** Thirty-six people are killed and more than 50 others are injured in Israeli
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s in Palmyra,
Syria Syria, officially the Syrian Arab Republic, is a country in West Asia located in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Levant. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the west, Turkey to Syria–Turkey border, the north, Iraq to Iraq–Syria border, t ...
. * 21 November – ** The
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issues arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant and Hamas military commander
Mohammed Deif Mohammed Diab Ibrahim al-Masri (; 12 August 1965 – 13 July 2024), better known as Mohammed Deif (), was a Palestinian militant who served as the sixth commander of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades. He succeeded Salah Shehade following t ...
for war crimes committed during the
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. ** Hezbollah fires a rocket barrage at Northern District (Israel), northern
Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...
, killing one person in Nahariya. * 22 November – ** An Israeli airstrike targeting the Dar El Amal Hospital in Duris, Lebanon, Duris in the Bekaa Valley, kills the hospital director and six other health workers. ** At least five medics are killed when Israeli airstrikes hit a multistorey building in Chyah, Beirut. * 23 November – ** 2024 Basta airstrikes, 29 people are killed and 67 others are injured in an Israeli airstrike in Basta, Beirut, Basta, Beirut. ** Two people are killed and three others are injured in an Israeli drone strike on
Tyre, Lebanon Tyre (; ; ; ; ) is a city in Lebanon, and one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities, oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It was one of the earliest Phoenician metropolises and the legendary birthplace of Europa (cons ...
. The victims are Palestinian refugee] from the nearby Rashidieh, Rashidieh refugee camp. ** Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon kill 18 people, including four children, in Shmustar, Roumieh, and Bodai. * 24 November – ** The government approves a resolution barring government funding agencies from communicating or placing advertisements with the newspaper ''Haaretz'' following critical articles on the Israel–Hamas war and statements made by publisher Amos Schocken. ** Israeli artillery targets a Lebanese Army base in Tyre District, killing one soldier and injuring 18 others. ** Hezbollah launches over 300 missiles at Israel, targeting the Ashdod Naval Base for the first time and injuring eleven people. ** At least six people are killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, one in the Nuseirat refugee camp, two in the Maghazi refugee camp, and three in Rafah. The IDF issues a new evacuation order in
Shuja'iyya Shuja'iyya (), also ''Shejaiya'', ''Shijaiyeh'', ''Shujayya'', ''Shuja'ia'', ''Shuja'iya'', is the southern quarter of Old City of Gaza, and the only quarter of the Old City located outside the historical city walls. It is one of the largest neig ...
, Gaza City. ** Missing Israeli-Moldovan rabbi Death of Zvi Kogan, Zvi Kogan is found murdered in the United Arab Emirates, with three Uzbek nationals later arrested for the murder. ** An unidentified gunman injures three Public Security Directorate, police officers near the Israeli embassy in Amman,
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, before being shot dead. * 25 November – Foreign ministers of the G7 nations hold a meeting in Fiuggi and Anagni, Italy, to discuss ceasefire efforts between Israel and Lebanon as well as the
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's arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Mohammed Deif. * 26 November – ** The Security Cabinet of Israel agrees to a 60-day ceasefire in Lebanon. ** For the first time since the start of the conflict, the IDF issues evacuation orders for central
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, warning residents of four neighbourhoods to leave as soon as possible. Airstrikes are later carried out by the IAF across several areas of Beirut, hitting at least 20 locations and resulting in several casualties. * 27 November – ** 2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement, A ceasefire agreement comes into effect between Israel and Hezbollah, under which both of its forces would withdraw from southern Lebanon south of the Litani River in exchange for the Lebanese army being deployed in the area. **Seventeen people, including one journalist, are killed in Israeli strikes on the Kamal Adwan Hospital and the Nuseirat refugee camp. ** The
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provisionally approves a $680 million military arms package to Israel, including hundreds of GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb, small diameter bombs and thousands of Joint Direct Attack Munition, JDAMs. * 28 November –
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and
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accuse each other of violating ceasefire terms that came into action the prior day, following an Israeli airstrike on a Hezbollah Weapon storage area, missile storage facility and the IDF opening fire on suspected combatants moving into southern Lebanon. * 29 November – A gunman injures eight people on a bus near the Israeli settlement of Ariel (Israeli settlement), Ariel in the West Bank. The attack is claimed by al-Qassam Brigades. * 30 November – Two people are killed and six more injured in three Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon, despite the mutually agreed ceasefire.


December

* 8 December – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders the IDF to seize control over the buffer zone separating it and Syrian forces in the
Golan Heights The Golan Heights, or simply the Golan, is a basaltic plateau at the southwest corner of Syria. It is bordered by the Yarmouk River in the south, the Sea of Galilee and Hula Valley in the west, the Anti-Lebanon mountains with Mount Hermon in t ...
that had been in place since 1974 following the collapse of the regime of President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus. * 9 December – The IDF destroys multiple vessels of the Syrian Navy following attacks on the ports of Al-Bayda, Tartus Governorate, Al-Bayda and Latakia. * 12 December – Paraguay moves its embassy in Israel to
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for the second time since relocating it to
Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( or , ; ), sometimes rendered as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, and usually referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a popula ...
in 2018. * 15 December – Israel announces that it will close its embassy in Republic of Ireland, Ireland due to what it describes as "the extreme anti-Israel policies of the Irish government". An Taoiseach Simon Harris calls the decision "deeply regrettable", while the Tánaiste Micheál Martin says that there are no plans to close the Irish embassy in Israel. * 21 December – A rocket fired from Yemen hits
Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( or , ; ), sometimes rendered as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, and usually referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a popula ...
, injuring 16 people.


Holidays

: * 23 April – Passover * 29 April – Passover#Seventh day of Passover, Seventh day of Passover * 14 May – Independence Day (Israel), Independence Day * 12 June – Shavuot, Feast of Shavuot * 3 October – Rosh Hashanah * 12 October – Yom Kippur * 17 October – Sukkot * 24 October – Simchat Torah


Art and entertainment

* List of Israeli submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film


Deaths

* 2 January – Zvi Zamir (b. 1925), soldier in the Palmach and officer in the
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, director of the
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(1968–1974). * 6 January – Sabetai Unguru (b. 1931), History of mathematics, historian of mathematics and History of science, science, professor, and director of the Institute for the History and Philosophy of Science and Ideas at Tel Aviv University. * 13 January – Ran Poliakine (b. 1967), business, wireless power industry executive, founder of Powermat Technologies. * 15 January – Dror Kashtan (b. 1941), football player (Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C., Hapoel Petah Tikva, Israel national football team, national team) and manager (national team). * 18 January – Amnon Rubinstein (b. 1931), politician, Knesset, MK (1977–2002), minister of Ministry of Communications (Israel), communications (1984–1987) and Ministry of Education (Israel), education (1993–1996), winner of the Israel Prize for Legal Studies (2006). * 19 January – Raymond Apple (rabbi), Raymond Apple (b. 1935), Australian-Israeli rabbi. * 22 January – Lior Lubin (b. 1977), basketball player (Maccabi Ironi Ramat Gan, Ironi Ramat Gan, Maccabi Tel Aviv B.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv, Hapoel Tel Aviv B.C., Hapoel Tel Aviv) and coach. * 25 January – Bat-Sheva Dagan, (b. 1925), Polish-Israeli Holocaust survivor, educator and author. * 2 February – Baruch Weisbecker, (b. 1940),
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rabbi. * 10 February – Yoram Dinstein, (b. 1936), scholar. * 14 February – Dani Koren, (b. 1945), politician, member of
Knesset The Knesset ( , ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Israel. The Knesset passes all laws, elects the President of Israel, president and Prime Minister of Israel, prime minister, approves the Cabinet of Israel, cabinet, and supe ...
(2006). * 18 February – Emile Shoufani, (b. 1947), Melkite Greek Catholic archimandrite, educator and activist. * 24 February – Charlie Biton, (b. 1947), social activist and politician, Knesset, MK (1977–1992). * 28 February – Avraham Shochat, (b. 1936), politician, Ministry of Finance (Israel), minister of finance (1992–1996, 1999–2001). * 4 March – Amnon Weinstein, (b. 1939), luthier. * 7 March – Nili Tal, (b. 1944), journalist, film director, producer. * 11 March – Tamar Pelleg-Sryck, (b. 1926), lawyer and human rights activist. * 14 March – ** , (b. 1943), businessman. ** Joshua Zak, (b. 1929), theoretical physicist (Zak transform) and writer. * 15 March – Salim Joubran, (b. 1947), Arab-Israeli Supreme Court of Israel, Supreme Court judge (2003–2017). * 24 March – Judith Hemmendinger, (b. 1923), German-born researcher and author. * 27 March – ** Avraham Grossman, (b. 1936), historian and professor. ** Alfred Hassner, (b. 1930), organic chemist. ** Sara Japhet, (b. 1934), biblical scholar. ** Daniel Kahneman, (b. 1934), Israeli-American psychologist, author, Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences recipient (2002). * 1 April – Sami Michael, (b. 1926), Iraqi-Israeli author and activist. * 2 April – Yagutil Mishiev, (b. 1927), Russian-Israeli author. * 9 April – Edna Solodar, (b. 1930), politician, member of
Knesset The Knesset ( , ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Israel. The Knesset passes all laws, elects the President of Israel, president and Prime Minister of Israel, prime minister, approves the Cabinet of Israel, cabinet, and supe ...
(1982–1992). * 15 April – Naomi Polani, (b. 1927), musical and theater director, producer, actress, singer, dancer. * 21 April – Haim Levin, (b. 1937), footballer (Maccabi Haifa F.C., Maccabi Haifa, Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C., Maccabi Tel Aviv, Israel national football team, national team). * 4 May – Avraham Harshalom, (b 1925), Czech-Israeli businessman and The Holocaust, Holocaust survivor. * 9 May – Avner Ben-Gal, (b. 1966), artist. * 18 May – ** Yael Dayan, (b. 1939), lawmaker, activist, member of
Knesset The Knesset ( , ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Israel. The Knesset passes all laws, elects the President of Israel, president and Prime Minister of Israel, prime minister, approves the Cabinet of Israel, cabinet, and supe ...
(1992–2003). ** Agustín Ramón Martínez, (b. 1961), Paraguayan-Israeli serial killer and fraudster. * 2 June – ** David Levy (Israeli politician), David Levy, (b. 1937), Moroccan-Israeli activist, member of
Knesset The Knesset ( , ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Israel. The Knesset passes all laws, elects the President of Israel, president and Prime Minister of Israel, prime minister, approves the Cabinet of Israel, cabinet, and supe ...
(1969–2006). ** Uzi Geller, (b. 1931), chess master. * 4 June – Matilda Koen-Sarano, (b. 1939), Italian-born writer. *7 June – Daliyah Yaʼiri, Daliyah Ya'iri, (b. 1936), journalist, author, poet. *20 June – Zeev Kun, (b. 1930), Hungarian-born painter. *22 June – Rafael Edri, (b. 1937), Moroccan-born politician, member of
Knesset The Knesset ( , ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Israel. The Knesset passes all laws, elects the President of Israel, president and Prime Minister of Israel, prime minister, approves the Cabinet of Israel, cabinet, and supe ...
(1981–1999), minister without portfolio (1988–1990), Ministry of Environmental Protection (Israel), minister of the environment (1990). *27 June – Alon Confino, (b. 1959), historian. * 9 July – ** Yehuda Deri, (b. 1958), Chief Rabbi of
Beersheba Beersheba ( / ; ), officially Be'er-Sheva, is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the centre of the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in Israel, the eighth-most p ...
. ** Ana Šomlo, (b. 1935), Serbian-Israeli writer and journalist. * 17 July – Avraham Trahtman, (b. 1944), Soviet-born mathematician and academic. * 19 July – Eliyahu Rips, (b. 1948), Latvian-born mathematician. * 22 July – Alex Dancyg, (b. 1948), Polish-born Israeli historian and hostage. * 25 July – Harold Zvi Schiffrin, (b. 1922), American-born sociologist and intelligence officer (Ritchie Boys). * 9 August – Lee Spetner, (b. 1927), American-Israeli biophysicist and creationist author. * 11 August – Ofra Bikel, (b. 1929), Israeli-American documentary filmmaker and television producer. * 31 August – Hersh Goldberg-Polin, (b. 2001), Israeli-American
Hamas The Islamic Resistance Movement, abbreviated Hamas (the Arabic acronym from ), is a Palestinian nationalist Sunni Islam, Sunni Islamism, Islamist political organisation with a military wing, the Qassam Brigades. It has Gaza Strip under Hama ...
hostage. * 1 September – Naftali Hershtik, (b. 1947), Hungarian-born hazzan. *8 September – Ian Froman, (b. 1937), South African-born tennis player. *17 September – Joseph Ciechanover, (b. 1933), diplomat and civil servant. *23 September – Murray Greenfield, (b. 1926), American-born writer and publisher. * 30 September – Dan Tichon, (b. 1937), Likud lawmaker (1981–1999), Speaker of the Knesset (1996–1999). * 3 October – Yeshayahu Gavish, (b. 1925), general, chief commander of the Southern Command (Israel), Southern Command (1965–1969). *4 October – Chazom Chazom, (b. 1948), footballer (Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C., Hapoel Petah Tikva, Hapoel Yehud F.C., Hapoel Yehud, Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim F.C., Hapoel Ramat Gan Givatayim). *6 October – Shimon Kagan, (b. 1942), chess player. * 7 October – Elhanan Tannenbaum, (b. 1946), Polish-born businessman and former hostage of
Hezbollah Hezbollah ( ; , , ) is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and paramilitary group. Hezbollah's paramilitary wing is the Jihad Council, and its political wing is the Loyalty to the Resistance Bloc party in the Lebanese Parliament. I ...
. * 18 October – Yehuda Bauer, (b. 1926), Czech-born The Holocaust, Holocaust historian. * 20 October – Ehsan Daxa, (b. 1983), Druze in Israel, Druze colonel and commander of the 401st Brigade (Israel), 401st Brigade. * 24 October – Paul R. Mendes-Flohr, (b. 1941), American-Israeli historian and scholar. *27 October – Yaakov Turner, (b. 1935), air force pilot, politician, General Commissioner of the
Israel Police The Israel Police (; ) is the civilian police force of Israel. As with most other police forces in the world, its duties include crime fighting, traffic control, maintaining public safety, and counter-terrorism. It is under the jurisdiction o ...
(1990–1993), mayor of
Beersheba Beersheba ( / ; ), officially Be'er-Sheva, is the largest city in the Negev desert of southern Israel. Often referred to as the "Capital of the Negev", it is the centre of the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in Israel, the eighth-most p ...
(1998–2008). *2 November – Yaakov Cohen (actor), Yaakov Cohen, (b. 1958), Moroccan-born actor, comedian, stand-up artist. *6 November – Yigal Shilon, (b. 1946), television host and prankster. * 8 November – Michael Eitan, (b. 1944), politician, member of
Knesset The Knesset ( , ) is the Unicameralism, unicameral legislature of Israel. The Knesset passes all laws, elects the President of Israel, president and Prime Minister of Israel, prime minister, approves the Cabinet of Israel, cabinet, and supe ...
(1984–2013), Science, Culture and Sport Minister of Israel, minister of science and technology (1997–1998), Improvement of Government Services Minister of Israel, minister of improvement of government services (2009–2013). * 20 November – Zhabo Erlich, (b. 1953), historian. * 21 November – Zvi Kogan, (b. 1996), Israeli-Moldovan rabbi and Chabad emissary. * 26 November – Shalom Nagar, (b.1936/1938), Yemeni-born prison guard, executioner of Adolf Eichmann. * 2 December – Eli Lancman, (b. 1936), historian. * 9 December – Elisheva Barak-Ussoskin, (b. 1936), jurist, judge (1995–2006) and vice president (2000–2006) of the Labor Courts of Israel, National Labor Court. * 11 December – Corinne Allal, (b. 1955), Tunisian-born rock musician and music producer. * 14 December – ** Israel Charny, (b. 1931), psychologist and genocide scholar. ** Rachel Dror, (b. 1921), German-Israeli teacher and Holocaust survivor. * 22 December – Eduard Kuznetsov (dissident), Eduard Kuznetsov, (b. 1939), Russian-Israeli dissident, journalist, and writer, co-leader of the Dymshits–Kuznetsov hijacking affair.Умер правозащитник и публицист Эдуард Кузнецов


See also

* Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2024


References


External links

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Online calendar
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