2024-01-07 16:45:00
Three months following the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, we review the key moments of the conflict
A Palestinian child cries next to his mother following he was rushed to Nasser hospital, following an Israeli attack, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on November 13, 2023. (Photo: Mohammed Salem/Archyde.com).
Three months have passed since the devastating Hamas attack that sparked Israel’s war in Gaza, and the deadly fighting has caused a serious humanitarian crisis in the area.
The Israeli military began an offensive once morest the Palestinian enclave following Hamas fighters launched a brutal attack on Israel on October 7, in which gunmen killed regarding 1,200 people and took more than 200 hostage, according to Israeli authorities. .
In the three months since the attack, more than 22,700 Gazans have died, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry.
Here, some of the key moments of the conflict:
October 7: Hamas attack. The Hamas surprise assault on October 7 was the largest terrorist attack in Israel’s history. At least 1,500 Hamas fighters crossed the border with Israel by land, sea and air using paragliders. Shortly followingward, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was “at war.”
October 9: Israel orders “total siege” of Gaza. Two days later, Netanyahu said the Israeli military would attack Hamas with force “like never before,” aiming to destroy the extremist group.
October 13: a growing exodus. The Israeli military ordered 1.1 million people in northern Gaza to evacuate their homes immediately, as it intensified its response. Since the conflict began, the UN estimates that up to 1.9 million people have been displaced.
October the 17th: hundreds dead in a Gaza hospital. A deadly explosion devastated Gaza’s Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital, which was housing thousands of displaced people. CNN found that the explosion was likely due to the malfunction of a rocket fired by Palestinian militants and not an Israeli attack.
October 27th: Israel expands its ground offensive. Following a war carried out largely from the air, the Israel Defense Forces announced that they were “expanding ground operations” in Gaza.
November 15: assault on Al-Shifa hospital. Israel launched a “targeted” operation once morest Hamas inside Gaza’s largest hospital, where thousands of Palestinians are believed to be taking refuge. Conditions at the hospital deteriorated rapidly during the days of fighting. The raid sparked international criticism.
November 24: a truce begins. After days of careful negotiations, a truce between Israel and Hamas puts a pause on the fighting. As part of the truce, groups of hostages who were held captive in Gaza were released daily.
December 1st: The truce collapses. A week later, the Israeli army resumed fighting once morest Hamas in Gaza, accusing the group of breaking truce terms. Israel’s focus began to shift from the north to the south of Gaza.
December 15: hostages killed in botched raid. Israeli soldiers shot and killed three Israeli hostages in northern Gaza following mistakenly identifying them as threats. The IDF stated that the shooting contravened its rules of engagement and that the soldiers involved would face disciplinary procedures.
January 1: Israel announces a partial withdrawal. On the first day of the new year, Israel announced that it would soon begin withdrawing thousands of soldiers from Gaza to prepare for a new phase of the conflict, although a senior official warned that he expected fighting to continue throughout the year.
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