January 23 – The
Palestine Papers: thousands of confidential documents relating to diplomatic correspondence detailing the inner workings of the
Israeli-Palestinian peace process, are exposed by the
Al-Jazeera news network.[11][12][13] Following this, the
Palestinian Authority condemns Al-Jazeera for releasing the documents and denies that the Palestinian Authority had agreed to make far-reaching concessions on
Jerusalem as the documents purportedly reveal.[14]
February 17 –
Israeli troops kill three Palestinian militants near
Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, who were approaching the border apparently in an attempt to plant a bomb; the
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine identified one of the men as a member of the group and said he had been killed "during a mission carried out by our military wing."[17][18][19]
February 19 – The U.S.
vetoes a draft of a
U.N.Security Council resolution which was critical of
Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The resolution was supported by all other council members and co-sponsored by almost 120 nations. This veto resolution is the ninth U.N. resolution on the Israel-Palestine conflict to be vetoed by the U.S. since 2000.[20][21]
March 12 –
Itamar attack: Two
Palestinian teens armed with knives infiltrated the
West Bank settlement of
Itamar and stabbed to death five Israeli family members, including the parents and three of their children, aged 11, 3 and a month old infant.[22]
March 15 – The
Israeli Navy intercepts the cargo ship "
Victoria" which was carrying a long list of advanced weapons that were smuggled from
Iran and were allegedly bound for the militant organizations operating in the
Gaza Strip.[23]
March 16 – The
Israeli Air Force attacks a training site of the Palestinian militant group
Al Qassam brigades in the southern part of
Gaza city in response to a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip at the Israeli southern communities in the
Sdot Negev Regional Council in the southern district of Israel. Palestinians reported that three people were killed in the attack and three were wounded.[24][25]
April 7 –
2011 Israeli school bus anti-tank missile attack: An anti-tank missile fired from the Gaza Strip hits a school bus, moderately wounding the bus driver, and critically injuring a 16-year boy who later died of his wounds.[27]
April 15 – Italian reporter, writer and pro-Palestinian activist,
Vittorio Arrigoni, is kidnapped and murdered in
Gaza by militants.[28]
April 27 – Rival
Palestinian factions
Hamas and
Fatah sign a unity deal, calling for the foundation of a single government in the
Gaza Strip and
Palestinian Authority-controlled areas of the
West Bank, presidential and legislative elections in a year, and the release of prisoners.[29][30]
July 19 – The French-flagged yacht Dignité Al Karama, which was to have been part of the
Freedom Flotilla II, is intercepted and boarded without incident by Israeli commandos, off the coast of Gaza, and escorted to the
Port of Ashdod.[31]
January 23 – The
Palestine Papers: thousands of confidential documents relating to diplomatic correspondence detailing the inner workings of the
Israeli-Palestinian peace process, are exposed by the
Al-Jazeera news network.[11][12][13] Following this, the
Palestinian Authority condemns Al-Jazeera for releasing the documents and denies that the Palestinian Authority had agreed to make far-reaching concessions on
Jerusalem as the documents purportedly reveal.[14]
February 17 –
Israeli troops kill three Palestinian militants near
Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, who were approaching the border apparently in an attempt to plant a bomb; the
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine identified one of the men as a member of the group and said he had been killed "during a mission carried out by our military wing."[17][18][19]
February 19 – The U.S.
vetoes a draft of a
U.N.Security Council resolution which was critical of
Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The resolution was supported by all other council members and co-sponsored by almost 120 nations. This veto resolution is the ninth U.N. resolution on the Israel-Palestine conflict to be vetoed by the U.S. since 2000.[20][21]
March 12 –
Itamar attack: Two
Palestinian teens armed with knives infiltrated the
West Bank settlement of
Itamar and stabbed to death five Israeli family members, including the parents and three of their children, aged 11, 3 and a month old infant.[22]
March 15 – The
Israeli Navy intercepts the cargo ship "
Victoria" which was carrying a long list of advanced weapons that were smuggled from
Iran and were allegedly bound for the militant organizations operating in the
Gaza Strip.[23]
March 16 – The
Israeli Air Force attacks a training site of the Palestinian militant group
Al Qassam brigades in the southern part of
Gaza city in response to a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip at the Israeli southern communities in the
Sdot Negev Regional Council in the southern district of Israel. Palestinians reported that three people were killed in the attack and three were wounded.[24][25]
April 7 –
2011 Israeli school bus anti-tank missile attack: An anti-tank missile fired from the Gaza Strip hits a school bus, moderately wounding the bus driver, and critically injuring a 16-year boy who later died of his wounds.[27]
April 15 – Italian reporter, writer and pro-Palestinian activist,
Vittorio Arrigoni, is kidnapped and murdered in
Gaza by militants.[28]
April 27 – Rival
Palestinian factions
Hamas and
Fatah sign a unity deal, calling for the foundation of a single government in the
Gaza Strip and
Palestinian Authority-controlled areas of the
West Bank, presidential and legislative elections in a year, and the release of prisoners.[29][30]
July 19 – The French-flagged yacht Dignité Al Karama, which was to have been part of the
Freedom Flotilla II, is intercepted and boarded without incident by Israeli commandos, off the coast of Gaza, and escorted to the
Port of Ashdod.[31]