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This is a list of notable engagements during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, encompassing land, naval, and air engagements, covering events which took place or began during the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel on the 7 October, events and immediately afterwards, Israel's declaration of war on 8 October, the imposition of the 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, and active operations in the Gaza Strip.
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Early in the morning of 7 October 2023, approximately 3000 militants, [37] [38] from Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the PFLP, and DFLP, [39] breached the Gaza fence and attacked multiple locations in Southern Israel. [37] [38] Following this the IDF blockaded, bombed, and then invaded the Gaza Strip.
(For mass casualty events caused by airstrikes - see below)
Attack | Location | Israelis and foreign nationals | Militants from Gaza | Date | ||||||||
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Type | Name | Pop. [a] | Total | Civilian [b] | Military [c] | Hostages | Number | Deaths | POWs | Start | End | |
2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel | Border checkpoints + Military Bases + Civilian Housing | Southern District (Israel) | total population = | total = 1,139 | total = | total = | total = 200+ Hostages | total ≈ 3000 [ citation needed] |
total ≈ 1000 [ citation needed] |
total = ? | 2023-10-07 (Dawn) | |
Battle of Sderot |
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Sderot | 33,002 | 15 [43] | ||||||||
Re'im music festival massacre |
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Near Re'im | ~3500 on the day [d] | 357+ [47] [48] | 40 Hostages [49] | |||||||
Be'eri massacre |
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Be'eri | 1,071 | 117+ [50] | ||||||||
Nahal Oz attack | ![]() |
Nahal Oz lookout base [51] | 24+ [e] | 15+ [51] | none | 15+ [51] | 7+ Hostages [51] | 2023-10-07 | ||||
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Kibbutz Nahal Oz | 479 | 80+ | 12+ | 46+ | 20+ missing [f] | ||||||
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Nahal Oz | subtotals | 100+ [52] | 12+ | 61+ soldiers | 7 to 30 Hostages | ||||||
Kfar Aza massacre |
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Kfar Aza | 52+ [53] [54] | |||||||||
Zikim Beach massacre |
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Zikim | (city) |
35+ [55] | 19 [56] | |||||||
Nir Oz massacre |
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Nir Oz | 380 | 27+ [57] | 2023-10-07 09:45 [g] | |||||||
Netiv HaAsara massacre |
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Netiv HaAsara | 21+ [58] [59] | |||||||||
Alumim massacre |
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Alumim | 531 | 19+ [60] [61] | ||||||||
Kissufim massacre |
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Kissufim | 294 | 16+ [62] [63] | ||||||||
Holit massacre |
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Holit | 210 | 13+ [64] | ||||||||
Ein HaShlosha massacre |
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Ein HaShlosha | 353 | 5+ [65] | ||||||||
Nirim attack |
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Nirim | 416 | 5+ [66] [67] | ||||||||
Nir Yitzhak massacre |
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Nir Yitzhak | 633 | 5+ [65] |
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Event | COLUMN TWO | Location | Deaths | Hostages or Prisoners | Date | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Name | Pop. | Total | Civilian | Military [a] | Start | End | |||
Shadia Abu Ghazala School massacre [b] [69] [70] [68] | ![]() |
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Shadia Abu Ghazala School in the Gaza Strip [e] | unknown | "dozens" [68] | "dozens" [f] | none reported | "all of the men" [g] | 2023-12-12 |
2023-12-13 |
On 7 October 2023, as part of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood at the beginning of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, Palestinian militants abducted around 250 people from Israel to the Gaza Strip [71] [72] [73] [74] [75] [76] with the stated goal of forcing Israel to release Palestinian prisoners. [77]
Date | Summary | Details |
---|---|---|
2023-10-07 | Hostages taken |
|
2023-10-08 | Analysis from the Washington Post determines that at least four hostages were killed shortly after being taken captive. [78][ citation needed] | |
2023-10-09 | Hamas's Al-Qassam Brigades threatened hostage executions if civilian homes were bombed "without warning" | |
2023-10-17 | Hamas releases a video of hostage Mia Schem; after her release she describes the video as being coerced. [79] [80] | |
2023-10-22 | Hamas releases two American hostages [81] | |
2023-10-24 | Hamas releases two Israeli hostages [82] | |
2023-10-30 | Israeli forces rescue Ori Megidish, an Israeli female soldier. [83] | |
2023-11-04 | Hamas says that more than 60 hostages are missing "because of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza". [84] | |
2023-11-16 | Israel announces that it has recovered the bodies of two hostages, Yehudit Weiss and Corporal Noa Marciano, from building adjacent to Al-Shifa hospital. [85] | |
2023-11-21 | Israel releases footage that it says shows hostages being taken into Al-Shifa hospital by armed men. According to Israel, a third hostage, Corporal Noa Marciano, was also taken to the hospital and executed there. [86] | |
2023-11-24 to 2023-11-30 | Hamas releases 105 hostages in exchange for the release of 210 prisoners. [87] | 81 from Israel 23 from Thailand 1 from the Philippines |
2023-11-26 | Separate from the broader hostage release Hamas releases a Russian hostage, "as a result of the movement’s appreciation for President Putin’s positions". [88] | |
2023-12-08 | Hamas says that a hostage, Sahar Baruch, was killed in a failed rescue attempt. In a possibly related incident, the IDF reported that two soldiers were wounded while attempting to rescue a hostage. [89] | |
2023-12-15 | Killing of Alon Shamriz, Yotam Haim, and Samer Talalka | Alon Shamriz Yotam Haim Samer Talalka |
2024-01-04 | Israel releases a statement saying that they believe 112 hostages are still alive and being held in the Gaza Strip [b]. In addition, they believe that 24 hostages are dead and their bodies remain in Gaza. [90] |
Name | Date | Attacker | Weapons | Target |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rocket barrage into Israel | 7 October 2023 | ![]() [ citation needed] |
Rockets and drones | Numerous civilian and military locations in Israel, mostly near the Gaza strip. |
Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2023 | 8 October 2023 – Ongoing | ![]() |
Rockets | Israel |
Projectile attacks from Lebanon on Israel and the Golan Heights | 8 October 2023 – Ongoing | ![]() |
"projectiles" | Israel and the Golan Heights |
Houthi missile and drone attacks on Israel [92] | 19 October 2023 – Ongoing | ![]() |
Long-range missile | Eilat, Israel |
Taba and Nuweiba drone attacks | 27 October 2023 | ![]() |
Drones | Possibly Israel, hit Taba and Nuweiba, Egypt |
Iraqi missile strike on Haifa [93] | 7 January 2024 | Islamic Resistance in Iraq | Long-range cruise missile | Haifa, Israel |
2024 Erbil attack [b] | 15 January 2024 | ![]() |
Long-range missiles |
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Name | Date | Accused | Location | Deaths | Injured |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Attacks on Palestinians evacuating Gaza City | 13 October 2023 | ![]() ![]() |
Gaza City | 70+ [95] | 200+ [95] |
Al-Ahli Arab Hospital explosion | 18 October 2023 | ![]() |
Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza | 100–300 (
United States Director of National Intelligence)
[96] [ citation needed] |
314 (Gaza Health Ministry) [97] |
Golani soldiers from the 51st and 13th battalions fought along 30km of the border at numerous points and took heavy casualties between October 7 and 9.
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(For mass casualty events caused by airstrikes - see below)
Attack | Location | Israelis and foreign nationals | Militants from Gaza | Date | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Name | Pop. [a] | Total | Civilian [b] | Military [c] | Hostages | Number | Deaths | POWs | Start | End | |
2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel | Border checkpoints + Military Bases + Civilian Housing | Southern District (Israel) | total population = | total = 1,139 | total = | total = | total = 200+ Hostages | total ≈ 3000 [ citation needed] |
total ≈ 1000 [ citation needed] |
total = ? | 2023-10-07 (Dawn) | |
Battle of Sderot |
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Sderot | 33,002 | 15 [4] | ||||||||
Re'im music festival massacre |
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Near Re'im | ~3500 on the day [d] | 357+ [8] [9] | 40 Hostages [10] | |||||||
Be'eri massacre |
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Be'eri | 1,071 | 117+ [11] | ||||||||
Nahal Oz attack | ![]() |
Nahal Oz lookout base [12] | 24+ [e] | 15+ [12] | none | 15+ [12] | 7+ Hostages [12] | 2023-10-07 | ||||
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Kibbutz Nahal Oz | 479 | 80+ | 12+ | 46+ | 20+ missing [f] | ||||||
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Nahal Oz | subtotals | 100+ [13] | 12+ | 61+ soldiers | 7 to 30 Hostages | ||||||
Kfar Aza massacre |
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Kfar Aza | 52+ [14] [15] | |||||||||
Zikim Beach massacre |
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Zikim | (city) |
35+ [16] | 19 [17] | |||||||
Nir Oz massacre |
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Nir Oz | 380 | 27+ [18] | 2023-10-07 09:45 [g] | |||||||
Netiv HaAsara massacre |
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Netiv HaAsara | 21+ [19] [20] | |||||||||
Alumim massacre |
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Alumim | 531 | 19+ [21] [22] | ||||||||
Kissufim massacre |
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Kissufim | 294 | 16+ [23] [24] | ||||||||
Holit massacre |
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Holit | 210 | 13+ [25] | ||||||||
Ein HaShlosha massacre |
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Ein HaShlosha | 353 | 5+ [26] | ||||||||
Nirim attack |
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Nirim | 416 | 5+ [27] [28] | ||||||||
Nir Yitzhak massacre |
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Nir Yitzhak | 633 | 5+ [26] |
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Early in the morning of 7 October 2023, approximately 3000 militants, [37] [38] from Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the PFLP, and DFLP, [39] breached the Gaza fence and attacked multiple locations in Southern Israel. [37] [38] Following this the IDF blockaded, bombed, and then invaded the Gaza Strip.
(For mass casualty events caused by airstrikes - see below)
Attack | Location | Israelis and foreign nationals | Militants from Gaza | Date | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Name | Pop. [a] | Total | Civilian [b] | Military [c] | Hostages | Number | Deaths | POWs | Start | End | |
2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel | Border checkpoints + Military Bases + Civilian Housing | Southern District (Israel) | total population = | total = 1,139 | total = | total = | total = 200+ Hostages | total ≈ 3000 [ citation needed] |
total ≈ 1000 [ citation needed] |
total = ? | 2023-10-07 (Dawn) | |
Battle of Sderot |
![]() |
Sderot | 33,002 | 15 [43] | ||||||||
Re'im music festival massacre |
![]() |
Near Re'im | ~3500 on the day [d] | 357+ [47] [48] | 40 Hostages [49] | |||||||
Be'eri massacre |
![]() |
Be'eri | 1,071 | 117+ [50] | ||||||||
Nahal Oz attack | ![]() |
Nahal Oz lookout base [51] | 24+ [e] | 15+ [51] | none | 15+ [51] | 7+ Hostages [51] | 2023-10-07 | ||||
![]() |
Kibbutz Nahal Oz | 479 | 80+ | 12+ | 46+ | 20+ missing [f] | ||||||
![]() |
Nahal Oz | subtotals | 100+ [52] | 12+ | 61+ soldiers | 7 to 30 Hostages | ||||||
Kfar Aza massacre |
![]() |
Kfar Aza | 52+ [53] [54] | |||||||||
Zikim Beach massacre |
![]() |
Zikim | (city) |
35+ [55] | 19 [56] | |||||||
Nir Oz massacre |
![]() |
Nir Oz | 380 | 27+ [57] | 2023-10-07 09:45 [g] | |||||||
Netiv HaAsara massacre |
![]() |
Netiv HaAsara | 21+ [58] [59] | |||||||||
Alumim massacre |
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Alumim | 531 | 19+ [60] [61] | ||||||||
Kissufim massacre |
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Kissufim | 294 | 16+ [62] [63] | ||||||||
Holit massacre |
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Holit | 210 | 13+ [64] | ||||||||
Ein HaShlosha massacre |
![]() |
Ein HaShlosha | 353 | 5+ [65] | ||||||||
Nirim attack |
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Nirim | 416 | 5+ [66] [67] | ||||||||
Nir Yitzhak massacre |
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Nir Yitzhak | 633 | 5+ [65] |
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Event | COLUMN TWO | Location | Deaths | Hostages or Prisoners | Date | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Name | Pop. | Total | Civilian | Military [a] | Start | End | |||
Shadia Abu Ghazala School massacre [b] [69] [70] [68] | ![]() |
![]() |
Shadia Abu Ghazala School in the Gaza Strip [e] | unknown | "dozens" [68] | "dozens" [f] | none reported | "all of the men" [g] | 2023-12-12 |
2023-12-13 |
On 7 October 2023, as part of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood at the beginning of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, Palestinian militants abducted around 250 people from Israel to the Gaza Strip [71] [72] [73] [74] [75] [76] with the stated goal of forcing Israel to release Palestinian prisoners. [77]
Date | Summary | Details |
---|---|---|
2023-10-07 | Hostages taken |
|
2023-10-08 | Analysis from the Washington Post determines that at least four hostages were killed shortly after being taken captive. [78][ citation needed] | |
2023-10-09 | Hamas's Al-Qassam Brigades threatened hostage executions if civilian homes were bombed "without warning" | |
2023-10-17 | Hamas releases a video of hostage Mia Schem; after her release she describes the video as being coerced. [79] [80] | |
2023-10-22 | Hamas releases two American hostages [81] | |
2023-10-24 | Hamas releases two Israeli hostages [82] | |
2023-10-30 | Israeli forces rescue Ori Megidish, an Israeli female soldier. [83] | |
2023-11-04 | Hamas says that more than 60 hostages are missing "because of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza". [84] | |
2023-11-16 | Israel announces that it has recovered the bodies of two hostages, Yehudit Weiss and Corporal Noa Marciano, from building adjacent to Al-Shifa hospital. [85] | |
2023-11-21 | Israel releases footage that it says shows hostages being taken into Al-Shifa hospital by armed men. According to Israel, a third hostage, Corporal Noa Marciano, was also taken to the hospital and executed there. [86] | |
2023-11-24 to 2023-11-30 | Hamas releases 105 hostages in exchange for the release of 210 prisoners. [87] | 81 from Israel 23 from Thailand 1 from the Philippines |
2023-11-26 | Separate from the broader hostage release Hamas releases a Russian hostage, "as a result of the movement’s appreciation for President Putin’s positions". [88] | |
2023-12-08 | Hamas says that a hostage, Sahar Baruch, was killed in a failed rescue attempt. In a possibly related incident, the IDF reported that two soldiers were wounded while attempting to rescue a hostage. [89] | |
2023-12-15 | Killing of Alon Shamriz, Yotam Haim, and Samer Talalka | Alon Shamriz Yotam Haim Samer Talalka |
2024-01-04 | Israel releases a statement saying that they believe 112 hostages are still alive and being held in the Gaza Strip [b]. In addition, they believe that 24 hostages are dead and their bodies remain in Gaza. [90] |
Name | Date | Attacker | Weapons | Target |
---|---|---|---|---|
Rocket barrage into Israel | 7 October 2023 | ![]() [ citation needed] |
Rockets and drones | Numerous civilian and military locations in Israel, mostly near the Gaza strip. |
Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel in 2023 | 8 October 2023 – Ongoing | ![]() |
Rockets | Israel |
Projectile attacks from Lebanon on Israel and the Golan Heights | 8 October 2023 – Ongoing | ![]() |
"projectiles" | Israel and the Golan Heights |
Houthi missile and drone attacks on Israel [92] | 19 October 2023 – Ongoing | ![]() |
Long-range missile | Eilat, Israel |
Taba and Nuweiba drone attacks | 27 October 2023 | ![]() |
Drones | Possibly Israel, hit Taba and Nuweiba, Egypt |
Iraqi missile strike on Haifa [93] | 7 January 2024 | Islamic Resistance in Iraq | Long-range cruise missile | Haifa, Israel |
2024 Erbil attack [b] | 15 January 2024 | ![]() |
Long-range missiles |
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Name | Date | Accused | Location | Deaths | Injured |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Attacks on Palestinians evacuating Gaza City | 13 October 2023 | ![]() ![]() |
Gaza City | 70+ [95] | 200+ [95] |
Al-Ahli Arab Hospital explosion | 18 October 2023 | ![]() |
Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza | 100–300 (
United States Director of National Intelligence)
[96] [ citation needed] |
314 (Gaza Health Ministry) [97] |
Golani soldiers from the 51st and 13th battalions fought along 30km of the border at numerous points and took heavy casualties between October 7 and 9.
kerem
was invoked but never defined (see the
help page).shinbet
was invoked but never defined (see the
help page).… Israel Defense Forces battled Hamas militants to regain control of the city and its police station.
{{
cite news}}
: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)
{{
cite news}}
: |last1=
has generic name (
help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)
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Irtapil ( talk) 07:32, 25 January 2024 (UTC)
(For mass casualty events caused by airstrikes - see below)
Attack | Location | Israelis and foreign nationals | Militants from Gaza | Date | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Name | Pop. [a] | Total | Civilian [b] | Military [c] | Hostages | Number | Deaths | POWs | Start | End | |
2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel | Border checkpoints + Military Bases + Civilian Housing | Southern District (Israel) | total population = | total = 1,139 | total = | total = | total = 200+ Hostages | total ≈ 3000 [ citation needed] |
total ≈ 1000 [ citation needed] |
total = ? | 2023-10-07 (Dawn) | |
Battle of Sderot |
![]() |
Sderot | 33,002 | 15 [4] | ||||||||
Re'im music festival massacre |
![]() |
Near Re'im | ~3500 on the day [d] | 357+ [8] [9] | 40 Hostages [10] | |||||||
Be'eri massacre |
![]() |
Be'eri | 1,071 | 117+ [11] | ||||||||
Nahal Oz attack | ![]() |
Nahal Oz lookout base [12] | 24+ [e] | 15+ [12] | none | 15+ [12] | 7+ Hostages [12] | 2023-10-07 | ||||
![]() |
Kibbutz Nahal Oz | 479 | 80+ | 12+ | 46+ | 20+ missing [f] | ||||||
![]() |
Nahal Oz | subtotals | 100+ [13] | 12+ | 61+ soldiers | 7 to 30 Hostages | ||||||
Kfar Aza massacre |
![]() |
Kfar Aza | 52+ [14] [15] | |||||||||
Zikim Beach massacre |
![]() |
Zikim | (city) |
35+ [16] | 19 [17] | |||||||
Nir Oz massacre |
![]() |
Nir Oz | 380 | 27+ [18] | 2023-10-07 09:45 [g] | |||||||
Netiv HaAsara massacre |
![]() |
Netiv HaAsara | 21+ [19] [20] | |||||||||
Alumim massacre |
![]() |
Alumim | 531 | 19+ [21] [22] | ||||||||
Kissufim massacre |
![]() |
Kissufim | 294 | 16+ [23] [24] | ||||||||
Holit massacre |
![]() |
Holit | 210 | 13+ [25] | ||||||||
Ein HaShlosha massacre |
![]() |
Ein HaShlosha | 353 | 5+ [26] | ||||||||
Nirim attack |
![]() |
Nirim | 416 | 5+ [27] [28] | ||||||||
Nir Yitzhak massacre |
![]() |
Nir Yitzhak | 633 | 5+ [26] |