Hamas and Israel have agreed on a ceasefire in Gaza, but what happened during the war that lasted more than 15 months?
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Qatar’s prime minister says that Israel and Hamas, the extremist organization that manages the Gaza Strip, have reached an agreement on a ceasefire. The truce is scheduled to begin on January 19.
This is how the Gaza war, which started with the attack by Hamas on October 7, 2023, has progressed.
October 7, 2023
More than a thousand Hamas terrorists invade Israel from the Gaza Strip. Hamas kills about 1,200 people in its attack on Israel. In addition, the organization takes 251 hostages.
Israel responds with force and begins airstrikes on Gaza.
30 October 2023
The Israeli army begins its ground operation in Gaza. Israel declares the goal of the attack to be the release of the hostages and the destruction of the armed wing of the extremist organization Hamas.
November 22, 2023
The Israeli government initially accepts the four-day ceasefire agreement.
November 24th 2023
The ceasefire between Israel and the extremist organization Hamas begins. Hamas promises to release about 50 women and children it took hostage.
In return, Israel accepts at least a four-day ceasefire in Gaza. Israel also commits to extend the ceasefire for one additional day against the ten newly released hostages.
During the ceasefire Hamas releases eventually 105 hostages.
Israel releases hundreds of Palestinian women and children from Israeli prisons and allows more humanitarian aid and fuel to Gaza.
1 December 2023
The temporary cease-fire between Israel and Hamas ends.
The battles between the parties continue.
January 11, 2024
The international court, ICJ, begins to deal with the lawsuit brought on the basis of Israel’s actions. South Africa accuses Israel of the genocide of the Palestinians and hopes that justice will demand an immediate end to hostilities in Gaza.
March 26, 2024
The UN Security Council publishes a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Israel is disappointed with the UN’s decision.
31 July 2024
Israel assassinates the head of the political wing of Hamas to Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran. of the New York Times statement According to reports, the Hamas leader was killed by an explosive device that was taken to his residence in advance.
September 28, 2024
Israel kills the top leader of Hezbollah, a Hamas ally, in Lebanon Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike on Beirut. According to Israel, numerous other leaders of the Iran-backed Hezbollah organization also died in the same attack.
30 September 2024
Israel begins a ground operation in Lebanon near the border between the two countries. With its attack, Israel aims to destroy the ability of Hezbollah operating in Lebanon to attack Israel, so that people living near the border could return to their homes.
Weeks before launching the ground offensive, Israel blew up paging devices used by Hezbollah members in Lebanon.
17 October 2024
Israel confirms it has killed the leader of Hamas by Yahya Sinwari in its attack in southern Gaza. Sinwari was considered one of the masterminds of the October 7 terror attack.
The video of the leader’s last moments was recorded on a video filmed by an Israeli army drone.
November 21, 2024
The International Criminal Court ICC issues an arrest warrant for the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu and the country’s former defense minister of Yoav Gallant. The court suspects the duo of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza between October 8, 2023 and May 20, 2024.
November 27, 2024
A truce begins in Lebanon. Both Israel and the extremist organization Hezbollah commit to withdrawing their forces from southern Lebanon within 60 days. According to the agreement, the Lebanese army will deploy thousands of soldiers in southern Lebanon to monitor the border.
15 January 2025
Hamas and Israel reach an agreement on a new ceasefire, initially lasting six weeks. During the conflict that has lasted for more than 15 months in Gaza, according to Hamas’ announcement, nearly 47,000 Palestinians have died and the majority of the residents of the Gaza Strip have had to flee their homes. More than 2.3 million people live in the Gaza Strip.