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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.
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 ...
Israel's attack on Gaza in 2009. Although closure has a long history in Gaza dating back to 1991 when it was first imposed, it was made more acute after 2000 with the start of the second intifada. Closure was tightened further after the 2005 disengagement and then again in 2006, after Hamas’s electoral victory. [207]
As the Israel-Hamas war goes on, almost 12 months of unbridled war death and destruction in Gaza has proved the deadliest conflict on record for journalists.
Israel strikes 1500 sites in Gaza, [172] including rocket launchpads, weapon depots, government facilities and apartment blocks. [173] Gaza officials said 133 Palestinians had been killed in the conflict of whom 79 were militants, 53 civilians and 1 was a policeman [174] and estimated that 840 Palestinians were wounded. Hamas fired over 1,456 ...
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.
The IDF reports the total count of targets hit in Gaza as 1500, and reports that 4360 rockets had been fired at Israel since the beginning of the 2021 Israel—Palestine crisis. The report states that approximately 3400 rockets from Gaza landed in Israeli territory, with approximately 680 falling inside the Gaza Strip, and 280 into the sea.
An armed conflict between Israel and Hamas -led Palestinian militant groups [ab] 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. [134]