Two months in the past, on Oct. 7, Hamas and different militant teams primarily based in Gaza launched a cross-border assault in Israel that killed some 1,200 individuals, in response to Israeli officers. In response, Israel launched a army marketing campaign to eradicate Hamas that has devastated Gaza, with the Gazan well being authorities saying that greater than 15,000 individuals have been killed, most of them ladies and kids. Israel’s army estimates that it has killed a number of thousand Hamas fighters.
Here’s a timeline of some key occasions within the conflict:
Oct. 7: Hamas and different militant teams fireplace 1000’s of rockets into Israel and gunmen infiltrate border communities, military bases and an outside music competition, killing a whole lot and abducting about 240 individuals. It’s the deadliest assault on Israel since its founding. Israeli authorities have stated they’re investigating stories that the attackers dedicated widespread sexual violence.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel says in a televised assertion that the nation is “at conflict,” and he calls up 1000’s of army reservists.
Oct. 9: Israel orders a “full siege” of the Gaza Strip, saying that “no electrical energy, no meals, no water, no gasoline” can be allowed into the enclave. Its army kilos Gaza with airstrikes amid indicators that it’s getting ready for a floor invasion.
Oct. 10: Israeli troops principally retake management of cities close to the Gaza Strip from Palestinian gunmen.
Oct. 11: Mr. Netanyahu varieties an emergency authorities, including two opposition lawmakers, each former military chiefs, to his cupboard.
Oct. 13: Israel’s army orders civilians to evacuate northern Gaza, sparking panic and chaos as 1000’s transfer south.
Oct. 17: An explosion exterior the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza Metropolis kills and wounds many individuals. Palestinian officers blame an Israeli strike. Israeli and American intelligence businesses say that a failed Palestinian rocket launch brought about the explosion.
Oct. 18: President Biden visits Israel, the place he embraces Mr. Netanyahu and says in a speech that he understands Israel’s “all-consuming rage.” He additionally warns Israeli leaders about what he says had been errors america made after the 9/11 assaults.
Oct. 20: Hamas releases two American hostages held in Gaza, Judith Raanan and her daughter, Natalie Raanan, after negotiations involving officers in Qatar. Days later, it releases two extra hostages, Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, and, Nurit Cooper, 79.
Oct. 27: Amid heavy airstrikes, and shrouded in secrecy and ambiguity, Israel launches a floor invasion into north Gaza from three instructions. Cellphone and web service within the enclave is lower off.
Oct. 31: Israel’s army strikes the Jabaliya neighborhood north of Gaza Metropolis with two 2,000-pound bombs, killing dozens of individuals and wounding a whole lot, in response to Gazan well being officers. Israel says it was concentrating on a Hamas commander.
Nov. 6: Israel’s army says it has successfully surrounded Gaza Metropolis and cut up Gaza into north and south.
Nov. 15: Israel’s army storms Gaza’s largest hospital, Al-Shifa, which it says doubles as a Hamas army command heart, an allegation that Hamas denies. Israel later says it found weapons and different proof that helps its assertions that Hamas operated in a community of tunnels below the complicated.
Nov. 24: Israel and Hamas pause combating in a deal that permits for the discharge of 102 hostages and for greater than 200 Palestinians held in Israeli jails over the course of a number of days. It additionally permits for the supply of extra help to Gaza’s civilians.
Dec. 2: The truce collapses. The Israeli army closely bombards southern Gaza, claiming to strike greater than 400 targets, and orders residents to evacuate a number of cities and villages, spreading confusion and concern as individuals sought shelter.
Dec. 5: The Israeli army describes house-to-house gun battles with Hamas fighters within the southern metropolis of Khan Younis. Civilians and help staff describe a few of the heaviest bombardment of the battle and deteriorating humanitarian circumstances.