BEIJING, Feb. 9 (Xinhua) -- Israel and Hamas on Saturday completed the fifth prisoner-for-hostage swap under the first phase of the ongoing Gaza ceasefire agreement, according to Israeli and Palestinian sources. The following is a timeline of key events related to the swaps since Israel and ...
Timeline of events for Israel-Hamas prisoner swap
Here are some key events of conflict: Oct. 7, 2023: Hamas gunmen launch a surprise attack on southern Israel. Heavy Israeli airstrikes attack densely populated areas in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declares a state of war, pledging to release the hostages and "eliminate" Hama...
launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The massacre of some 1,200 people ignited a devastatingwar in the Gaza Strip, a densely-packed Palestinian territory that had been ruled by Hamas for almost two decades. The Hamas-run Ministry of Health says Israeli military...
What follows is by no means an exhaustive timeline, but it aims to capture some of the more salient moments in the devastating conflict. Hamas attack and Israeli retaliation Image:A destroyed Israeli tank at the Gaza Strip fence on 7 October. Pic: AP ...
A timeline of events since 7 October Image:Wreckage at a school in Gaza City after an Israeli strike. Pic: Reuters 'I am an innocent Palestinian civilian' Dr Naim was also asked if last year's brutal attack on Israel by Hamas triggered the escalation in v...
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That timeline has now been extended indefinitely. 12:21 a.m. 2:11:33, January 17, 2024 Far-right Israeli minister criticizes IDF for pulling an army division out of Gaza From CNN’s Ivana Kottasová and Nic Robertson Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrives for a ...
Decades of Dispute Hamas’ attack of Israel on the morning of Oct. 7, 2023, reignited an intractable and bloody conflict in the Middle East that’s been going on for decades. The militant group – designated a terrorist organization by many countries – invaded from the Gaza Strip and launch...
Sharabi’s body is still being held by Hamas, the kibbutz said. It called on the Israeli government to do “everything possible to bring the Sharabi family back home, as well as the other hostages.” In a separate statement, Kibbutz Be’eri also announced the death of Itai Svirsky. ...