The Palestinian Islamist terrorist group Hamas launched its biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday, firing a barrage of rockets from Gaza and sending fighters across the border.
Israel said it was on a war footing and began its own attacks on Hamas targets in Gaza, and Israeli media reported gunfights between gangs of Palestinian fighters and security forces in southern Israel.
The following timeline, beginning with Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in 2005, details major outbreaks of conflict between Israel and Palestinian groups in the overcrowded coastal enclave, which is home to 2.3 million people.
August 2005 – Israeli forces unilaterally withdraw from Gaza 38 years after seizing it from Egypt in the Middle East war, abandoning settlements and leaving the enclave under the control of the Palestinian Authority.
January 25, 2006 – The Islamist group Hamas wins the majority of seats in a Palestinian legislative election. Israel and the United States cut off aid to the Palestinians because Hamas refuses to renounce violence and recognize Israel.
The Palestinian Islamist terrorist group Hamas launched its biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday, firing a barrage of rockets from Gaza. EPA
June 25, 2006 – Hamas militants capture Israeli army recruit Gilad Shalit in a cross-border raid from Gaza, prompting Israeli airstrikes and raids. Shalit is eventually freed more than five years later in a prisoner exchange.
June 14, 2007 – Hamas takes control of Gaza in a brief civil war, overthrowing Fatah forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who are based in the West Bank.
December 27, 2008 – Israel launches a 22-day military offensive in Gaza after Palestinians fire rockets at the southern Israeli city of Sderot. Around 1,400 Palestinians and 13 Israelis are reported to have been killed before a ceasefire is agreed.
Israel said it was on a war footing and began its own attacks on Hamas targets in Gaza, and Israeli media reported a shootout between Palestinian fighters and security forces in southern Israel. AP
November 14, 2012 – Israel kills Hamas military chief of staff Ahmad Jabari. Eight days of rocket fire by Palestinian militants and Israeli airstrikes follow.
July-August 2014 – The kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers by Hamas leads to a seven-week war in which more than 2,100 Palestinians are reported to have been killed in Gaza and 73 Israelis have been killed, 67 of them military.
March 2018: Palestinian protests begin on Gaza’s fenced border with Israel. Israeli troops open fire to keep protesters away. More than 170 Palestinians were reported killed in several months of protests, which also sparked clashes between Hamas and Israeli forces.
The conflict between the two nations began with Israel’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in 2005, creating conflict between the two groups. AP
May 2021 – After weeks of tension during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, hundreds of Palestinians are injured in clashes with Israeli security forces at the Al Aqsa complex in Jerusalem, Islam’s third-holiest site.
After demanding Israel withdraw security forces from the compound, Hamas unleashed a barrage of rockets from Gaza toward Israel. Israel responds with airstrikes against Gaza. The fighting lasts 11 days and kills at least 250 people in Gaza and 13 in Israel.
August 2022 – At least 44 people, including 15 children, are killed in three days of violence that began when Israeli airstrikes hit a top Islamic Jihad commander.
Palestinians take control of an Israeli tank after crossing the border fence with Israel from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. AFP via Getty Images
Israel says the strikes were a preemptive operation against an imminent attack by the Iranian-backed militant movement, targeting commanders and weapons depots.
In response, Islamic Jihad fired more than 1,000 rockets toward Israel. Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system prevents serious damage or casualties.
January 2023: Islamic Jihad in Gaza fires two rockets toward Israel after Israeli troops storm a refugee camp, killing seven Palestinian gunmen and two civilians. The rockets set off alarms in Israeli communities near the border, but caused no casualties. Israel responds with airstrikes against Gaza.
Palestinians and militants from the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades run towards the Erez crossing between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip. AFP via Getty Images A wounded Israeli officer gestures as he arrives at a hospital, following the massive infiltration.REUTERS
October 2023: Hamas launches the biggest attack on Israel in years from the Gaza Strip, with a surprise attack that combines gunmen crossing the border with a heavy barrage of rockets.
Islamic Jihad says its fighters have joined the attack.
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Israel’s military said it was on a war footing, adding that it had carried out attacks against Hamas in Gaza and had called up reservists.
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