Timeline of the Israel–Hamas war

The Israel–Hamas war began on 7 October 2023 when Hamas launched an unprecedented multi-faceted and sustained assault on Israel from the Gaza Strip.^[1] As of 8 May 2024^[update], over 36,000 people (34,844 Palestinian^[2] and 1,410 Israeli^[10]) have been reported as killed in the Israel–Hamas war, including 97 journalists (92 Palestinian, 2 Israeli and 3 Lebanese)^[11] and over 224 humanitarian aid workers, including 179 employees of UNRWA.^[12]

Timeline of the Israel–Hamas war
Initial attacks      (7 October – 27 October 2023) Invasion of the Gaza Strip      (28 October – 23 November 2023) First ceasefire      (24 November 2023 – 11 January 2024) Yemen airstrikes      (12 January 2024 – 6 May 2024) Rafah offensive      (7 May 2024 – present)

The vast majority of casualties have been in the Gaza Strip. The death toll reported by the UN OCHA comes from the Gaza Health Ministry.^[13] The breakdown of the figures in the UN OCHA report only includes casualties whose identities have been confirmed while the overall figure is the number of reported deaths.^[14] According to several articles, the total death toll in Gaza is presumed to be higher than reported,^[15][16] with thousands remaining unaccounted for, including those trapped under rubble.^[17]

The October 7 attacks on Israel killed 1,139 people, including 764 civilians and 373 Israeli security personnel. A further 252 persons were taken hostage during the initial attack on Israel to the Gaza Strip.^[3][18][19]

A further 479 Palestinians, including 116 children, and 9 Israelis have been killed in the West Bank (including East Jerusalem).^[2] Casualties have also occurred in other parts of Israel, as well as in southern Lebanon, and Syria.^[20] Some developments may become known or understood only in retrospect, so this is not an exhaustive list. Events on the ground for which the precise time is known are in Israel Summer Time (UTC+3) until October 29 when Israel Standard Time (UTC+2) resumed.

Initial attacks

Main article: Timeline of the Israel–Hamas war (7 October – 27 October 2023)

Invasion of the Gaza Strip

Main article: Timeline of the Israel–Hamas war (28 October – 23 November 2023)

First ceasefire

Main article: Timeline of the Israel–Hamas war (24 November 2023 – 11 January 2024)

Yemen airstrikes

Main article: Timeline of the Israel–Hamas war (12 January 2024 – present)

See also

•  Israel portal
•  Palestine portal
•  Politics portal

• Outline of the Israel–Hamas war
• Gaza–Israel conflict
• List of engagements during the Israel–Hamas war
• Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2023
• Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2024
• Timeline of the Gaza Strip healthcare collapse
• Timeline of the Red Sea crisis
• Timeline of the Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)

References

1. . Institute for the Study of War. 24 March 2022. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
2. "Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel | Flash Update #163". UN OCHA. 8 May 2024. from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
3. "Israel social security data reveals true picture of Oct 7 deaths". France 24. Agence France-Presse. 15 December 2023. from the original on 17 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
4. "14 kids under 10, 25 people over 80: Up-to-date breakdown of Oct 7 victims we know about". Times of Israel. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
5. Abraham, Yuval (6 November 2023). . +972 magazine. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023.
6. "רשימת שמות החטופים לעזה" [The list of names of those abducted to Gaza]. The list of names of those abducted to Gaza (in Hebrew). Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
7. Emanuel, Fabian; Horovitz, Michael. "Israeli civilian killed by anti-tank missile in north as Hezbollah attacks continue". Times of Israel. No. 7 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
8. Fabian, Emanuel (14 January 2024). "Israeli man killed in Hezbollah anti-tank missile attack in Kfar Yuval, northern Israel". Times of Israel. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
9. Fabian, Emanuel. "Authorities name 347 soldiers, 58 police officers killed in Gaza war". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 5 November 2023. Six soldiers have also been killed in attacks claimed by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the Hezbollah terror group on the border with Lebanon since the fighting started. One soldier was killed in a West Bank terror attack. The military's list also includes a soldier killed by friendly fire in the West Bank, a soldier killed due to malfunctioning ammunition on the Lebanon border, and two soldiers killed in a tank accident in northern Israel.
10. Including:
    • 810 civilians
      • 695 Israelis, 5 Gazans and 71 foreign citizens on 7 October^[3][4][5]
      • 29 hostages in Gaza^[6]
      • 5 on the Lebanese border^[7][8]
      • 4 in Jerusalem
      • 1 in Ra'anana
    • 600 combatants^[9]
      • 529 soldiers
      • 61 Israel Police officers
      • 10 Shin Bet personnel
11. "Journalist casualties in the Israel-Gaza war". Committee to Protect Journalists. 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
12. "The IDF is supposed to protect aid workers. Aid agencies say the Israeli military has been attacking them for months". NBC News. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 8 April 2024.
13. "United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - occupied Palestinian territory | Hostilities in the Gaza Strip and Israel - reported impact | Day 215". United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs - occupied Palestinian territory. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
14. "UN seemingly halves estimate of Gazan women, children killed". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
15. "Huge Gaza death toll is likely to be even higher than reported - occupied Palestinian territory". reliefweb.int. OCHA. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
16. Salama, Vivian. "State Department Says Gaza Death Toll Could Be Higher Than Reported". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
17. Abu Shahma, Mohammad; Asrar, Shakeeb; Antonopoulos, Konstantinos. "Under the rubble: The missing in Gaza". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
18. Vinograd, Cassandra; Kershner, Isabel (2 November 2023). "Israel's Attackers Took About 240 Hostages. Here's What to Know About Them". The New York Times. from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
19. "Images of the Mass Kidnapping of Israelis by Hamas". The Atlantic. 9 October 2023. from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
20. Shurafa, Wafaa; Mroue, Bassem (11 November 2023). "Fighting intensifies at Gaza's largest hospital. Its director says patients have died because the power is out". AP News. Retrieved 11 November 2023.