Washington Post

Israel at war 2023-2024: key facts

Oct. 7: Hamas launches deadly attack on Israel
Oct. 9: Israel orders ‘complete siege’ of Gaza
Oct. 11: Netanyahu forms emergency government
Oct. 12: Israel warns people to evacuate northern Gaza
Oct. 17: At least 100 people killed in blast at al-Ahli Hospital
Oct. 21: Rafah crossing reopens
Oct. 27: Israel launches ground invasion
Oct. 31: Israeli strikes on Jabalya kill more than 100 people
Nov. 6: Death toll tops 10,000
Nov. 15: Israeli forces raid al-Shifa Hospital
Nov. 19: Houthis hijack commercial vessel
Nov. 24: Israel, Hamas pause fighting in hostages-for-prisoners deal
Dec. 4: Israeli forces push into southern Gaza
Dec. 15: Israeli forces mistakenly kill three hostages
Dec. 22: Gaza death toll passes 20,000
Dec. 28: U.N. condemns situation in West Bank
Jan. 2: Senior Hamas leader killed in blast in Beirut
Jan. 11: South Africa presents genocide case against Israel before U.N. court
January: Fears grow of a wider regional conflict
Jan. 21: 21 Israeli soldiers killed while trying to build Gaza buffer
Jan. 26: U.N. court orders emergency measures
Jan. 26: UNRWA fires staff amid accusations of Oct. 7 involvement
Feb. 23: Netanyahu outlines hard-line vision for postwar Gaza
Feb. 29: Death tolls passes 30,000
March: Donors deliver aid by air and sea