-- On Oct. 8, 2023, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a "state of war" and vowed to dismantle Hamas, initiating widespread airstrikes on Gaza. -- On Oct. 27, 2023, Israel launched a large-scale ground invasion into Gaza. -- On Nov. 24-Dec. 1, 2023, a temporary fo...
After weeks of fighting, Israel and Hamas announce the first truce of the war. They agree to pause fighting for four days to exchange women and child hostages held in Gaza for Palestinian women and teenagers detained or jailed by Israel on security grounds, and...
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...
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" Hamas. Oct. 9, 2023: Israeli Defense Mini...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells his country, "Israel is at war." President Joe Biden tells Netanyahu in a phone call that the United States "condemns" Hamas' assault and has Israel's back. In a televised address from the White House, Biden says, "Israel has a right to def...
Since 2008, there have been four (to date) major conflicts between Hamas and Israel we can refer to asthe Gaza Wars. The latest of these is the major attack by Hamas on Israel commencing on October 7, 2023. In addition, it must be noted that Israel is also in a proxy war (or shad...
The release of the hostages is one of the two primary goals Israel has set in the war with Hamas. The second goal is the complete destruction of the terror group’s political and military infrastructure, and its removal from power in Gaza. ...
Timeline of events for Israel-Hamas prisoner swap
The length of the ceasefire has been a key sticking point in previous failed negotiation attempts. Hamas seeks to end the war entirely, while Israel insists on removing Hamas' control over Gaza before any resolution and maintaining a military presence in the Palestinian enclave even after the ceas...
After Swift attended Ramy Youssef’s stand-up comedy show in Brooklyn, New York — an event that doubled as a fundraiser for humanitarian relief in Gaza amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war — Kelly had some thoughts to share during an episode of her show. In additi...