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The history of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict traces back to the late 19th century when Zionists sought to establish a homeland for the Jewish people in Ottoman-controlled Palestine, a region roughly corresponding to the Land of Israel in Jewish tradition. [1][2][3][4] The Balfour Declaration of 1917, issued by the British government ...
The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the territory of the former Mandatory Palestine. [22] [23] [24] Key aspects of the conflict include the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the status of Jerusalem, Israeli settlements, borders, security, water rights, [25] the permit regime, Palestinian ...
See here for a more detailed map. The Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip is a major part of the Israel–Hamas war. Starting on 7 October 2023, immediately after the Hamas-led attacks, Israel began the bombing of Gaza Strip; on 13 October, Israel began ground operations in Gaza, and on 27 October, a full-scale invasion was launched.
An armed conflict between Israel and Hamas -led Palestinian militant groups [aa] has been taking place in the Gaza Strip and Israel since 7 October 2023. It is the fifth war of the Gaza–Israel conflict since 2008, and the most significant military engagement in the region since the Yom Kippur War, in 1973. [133]
On 15 December, Israel assassinated a senior Palestinian commander in Jenin, sparking a round of attacks between Israel and Hamas. [149] On 17 December, a 40-year-old Palestinian was killed by IDF fire in Northern Gaza. [150] The following day, 18 December, Hamas declared the end of the cease-fire, a day before the truce officially expired. [151]
Egyptian and Palestinian militants attacked southern Israel and killed 8 Israelis, including six civilians. 40 injured. Five Egyptian soldiers are also killed. [159] September Palestine Authority moved a resolution in UN for recognition of Palestine statehood, calling it a 'Palestine Spring'. [160] November
The 2021 Gaza War, sometimes called the Unity Intifada, [ 34 ][ 35 ][ 36 ] was a major outbreak of violence in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict that mainly commenced on 10 May 2021, and continued until a ceasefire came into effect on 21 May. It was marked by protests and police riot control, rocket attacks on Israel by Hamas and Palestinian ...
Most were civilians on both sides. [ 1 ][ 2 ] The Gaza–Israel conflict is a localized part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict beginning in 1948, when 200,000 Palestinians fled or were expelled from their homes, settling in the Gaza Strip as refugees. [ 3 ] Since then, Israel has been involved in about 15 [ 4 ] wars against the Gaza Strip.