Two months in the past, on Oct. 7, Hamas and different militant teams primarily based in Gaza launched a cross-border attack in Israel that killed some 1,200 individuals, in accordance with Israeli officers. In response, Israel launched a navy 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 navy estimates that it has killed a number of thousand Hamas fighters.
Here’s a timeline of some key occasions within the warfare:
Oct. 7: Hamas and different militant teams fireplace hundreds of rockets into Israel and gunmen infiltrate border communities, military bases and an outside music competition, killing a whole bunch and abducting about 240 individuals. It’s the deadliest assault on Israel since its founding. Israeli authorities have mentioned they’re investigating reports that the attackers committed widespread sexual violence.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel says in a televised assertion that the nation is “at war,” and he calls up hundreds of navy reservists.
Oct. 9: Israel orders a “complete siege” of the Gaza Strip, saying that “no electricity, no food, no water, no fuel” can be allowed into the enclave. Its military pounds Gaza with airstrikes amid indicators that it’s making ready for a floor invasion.
Oct. 10: Israeli troops principally retake control of towns close to the Gaza Strip from Palestinian gunmen.
Oct. 11: Mr. Netanyahu kinds an emergency authorities, including two opposition lawmakers, each former military chiefs, to his cupboard.
Oct. 13: Israel’s navy orders civilians to evacuate northern Gaza, sparking panic and chaos as hundreds 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 companies say that a failed Palestinian rocket launch precipitated 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 have been errors the USA 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 more hostages, Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, and, Nurit Cooper, 79.
Oct. 27: Amid heavy airstrikes, and shrouded in secrecy and ambiguity, Israel launches a ground invasion into north Gaza from three instructions. Cellphone and web service within the enclave is lower off.
Oct. 31: Israel’s navy strikes the Jabaliya neighborhood north of Gaza Metropolis with two 2,000-pound bombs, killing dozens of individuals and wounding a whole bunch, in accordance with Gazan well being officers. Israel says it was focusing on a Hamas commander.
Nov. 6: Israel’s navy says it has successfully surrounded Gaza Metropolis and split Gaza into north and south.
Nov. 15: Israel’s navy storms Gaza’s largest hospital, Al-Shifa, which it says doubles as a Hamas navy command middle, an allegation that Hamas denies. Israel later says it discovered weapons and different proof that helps its assertions that Hamas operated in a community of tunnels underneath the advanced.
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 assist to Gaza’s civilians.
Dec. 2: The truce collapses. The Israeli navy heavily bombards southern Gaza, claiming to strike greater than 400 targets, and orders residents to evacuate a number of cities and villages, spreading confusion and fear as individuals sought shelter.
Dec. 5: The Israeli navy describes house-to-house gun battles with Hamas fighters within the southern metropolis of Khan Younis. Civilians and assist staff describe a number of the heaviest bombardment of the battle and deteriorating humanitarian circumstances.
