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A timeline of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

The Middle East has seen decades of unrest, much of it stemming from the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The current Israel-Hamas war is the latest outbreak of violence that threatens lasting peace across the region and the globe. The World has compiled a timeline of key events in the conflict.

A timeline of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
A Palestinian man walks between scorched cars in a scrapyard, in the town of Hawara, near the West Bank city of Nablus, Feb. 27, 2023.

Israel beefs up troops after unprecedented settler rampage

Israel beefs up troops after unprecedented settler rampage
A banner with a picture of a Palestinian prisoner in an Israeli jail reads in Arabic "Karim Younis, the icon of patience and will, 35 years in captivity, for how long," in the West Bank city of Ramallah

Israel releases longest-serving Palestinian prisoner

Israel releases longest-serving Palestinian prisoner
Shireen Abu Akleh, a journalist for Al Jazeera network who was shot and killed in Jenin

Al Jazeera reporter killed during Israeli raid in West Bank

Al Jazeera reporter killed during Israeli raid in West Bank
Palestinian laborers work building new houses in the West Bank Jewish settlement of Bruchin near the Palestinian town of Nablus

Israel approves nearly 3,000 new Jewish settlement homes in the West Bank

Israel approves nearly 3,000 new Jewish settlement homes in the West Bank
A gas station is empty because the gas pumps are out of service in Tehran, Iran, after a widespread outage of a system that allows consumers to buy fuel with a government-issued card

Iran faces widespread gas station outage, believed to be a cyberattack.

A network outage across Iran — believe to be a cyberattack — has shut down a government system that manages fuel subsidies. Also, protesters burn tires and block roads a day after a military coup in Sudan. And, Egypt ends its state of emergency after four years.

Iran faces widespread gas station outage, believed to be a cyberattack.
Tel Aviv City Hall is lit up with the flags of the United Arab Emirates and Israel as the countries announced they would soon be establishing full diplomatic ties, Aug. 13, 2020. 

UAE-Israel normalization: A 'real breakthrough' for Arab Gulf state, former ambassador says

Israel and the United Arab Emirates look set to establish full normalization of relations. As part of that framework, Israel has agreed to suspend annexation plans in the West Bank.

UAE-Israel normalization: A 'real breakthrough' for Arab Gulf state, former ambassador says
Dr. Mohammed al-Khatib, founder of the Museum of Memories in Beirut. He started the museum with a question for one of his patients: Do you have something from Palestine?

Objects from Palestine are now enshrined at a makeshift museum in this Beirut refugee camp

In the Shatila camp in Beirut, there's a tiny museum crammed with hundreds of items that Palestinians brought with them when they fled what is now Israel.

Objects from Palestine are now enshrined at a makeshift museum in this Beirut refugee camp
Yasmeen Mjalli

She started #NotYourHabibti to shine a light on sexual harassment in the Palestinian territories

The 21-year-old activist is gathering women’s stories of sexual harassment and carefully typing them out on her antiquated machine.

She started #NotYourHabibti to shine a light on sexual harassment in the Palestinian territories
A worker prepares lights ahead of Christmas celebrations in the Church of the Nativity in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Dec. 19, 2017.

Christmas in Bethlehem goes on in the shadow of Trump's Jerusalem announcement

As usual, Palestinians in the West Bank city of Bethlehem are hosting Christmas festivities for thousands of visitors to the site where Jesus Christ is believed to have been born. But this year, US President Donald Trump's controversial decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital has caused tensions and dampened the holiday mood.

Christmas in Bethlehem goes on in the shadow of Trump's Jerusalem announcement
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas meets with White House senior advisor Jared Kushner in the West Bank City of Ramallah on June 21, 2017.

New leak: Jared Kushner says there may be ‘no solution’ to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

It was supposed to be an off-the-record briefing. But comments from Jared Kushner about the Middle East peace process he's been tasked with are getting some attention.

New leak: Jared Kushner says there may be ‘no solution’ to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Palestinians stand behind a fence as they wait for the arrival of their relatives at Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza Strip.

Islamic Jihad rejects Palestine state within 1967 borders

The radical Palestinian group Islamic Jihad has rejected Hamas' new policy of easing its stand on Israel and accepting the establishment of a Palestinian state limited to the 1967 borders.

Islamic Jihad rejects Palestine state within 1967 borders
Hamas Gaza leader Ismail Haniyeh

It was exhaustion, more than a real desire for peace, that fueled the latest cease-fire in Gaza

Israel and Hamas fought to a stand-still in Gaza in their latest conflict. Neither side won, but neither side was defeated either. And, in the end, Israel may regret that the whole conflict may lead to a stronger Palestine.

It was exhaustion, more than a real desire for peace, that fueled the latest cease-fire in Gaza
A protester picks up a gas canister to throw back towards the police after tear gas was fired at demonstrators during a protest in Ferguson, Missouri.

Palestinians and Missourians find common cause amidst the tear gas

In the midst of protests in Ferguson — marked by increasingly militaristic police intervention — Palestinian protestors have offered their support, solidarity and advice to those on the front lines of the St. Louis suburb. An unexpected dialogue has emerged on Twitter between the two groups — protestors who live halfway across the world from each other but face similar battles.

Palestinians and Missourians find common cause amidst the tear gas
The "psychedelic fun-house mirror" of Israeli TV showing Hamas TV showing Israeli TV.

There's one place where Israelis and Hamas speak directly — on TV

A couple of years ago, Hamas and Israeli TV news stations happened to be simultaneously showing live feeds from the other's show, when the Israel anchor decided to try talking to the Hamas anchor. That led to a conversation that is still happening, occasionally, today.

There's one place where Israelis and Hamas speak directly — on TV