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* The [[al-Ahli Arab Hospital]], in which thousands of displaced Palestinians were seeking shelter, was bombed; the initial estimated fatalities range in the hundreds. The IDF claims that a [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]] (PIJ) rocket attack had failed, whereas the Gazan Health ministry claims that it was an IAF air strike.<ref>https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-october-17-2023</ref><ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-middle-east-67141589</ref> Protests erupted worldwide, including in [[Ramallah]] and [[Hebron]] in the occupied West Bank.<ref>{{Citation |title=Thousands protest in occupied West Bank city of Hebron |url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/92YBsKpBPeI |access-date=2023-10-18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=PA forces fire tear gas at West Bank protesters after Gaza hospital strike |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/17/pa-forces-fire-tear-gas-at-west-bank-protesters-after-gaza-hospital-strike |access-date=2023-10-18 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref> |
* The [[al-Ahli Arab Hospital]], in which thousands of displaced Palestinians were seeking shelter, was bombed; the initial estimated fatalities range in the hundreds. The IDF claims that a [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]] (PIJ) rocket attack had failed, whereas the Gazan Health ministry claims that it was an IAF air strike.<ref>https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/iran-update-october-17-2023</ref><ref>https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-middle-east-67141589</ref> Protests erupted worldwide, including in [[Ramallah]] and [[Hebron]] in the occupied West Bank.<ref>{{Citation |title=Thousands protest in occupied West Bank city of Hebron |url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/92YBsKpBPeI |access-date=2023-10-18 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=PA forces fire tear gas at West Bank protesters after Gaza hospital strike |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/17/pa-forces-fire-tear-gas-at-west-bank-protesters-after-gaza-hospital-strike |access-date=2023-10-18 |website=www.aljazeera.com |language=en}}</ref> protestors from Ramallah are demanding the "downfall" of Palestinian president [[Mahmoud Abbas]].<ref>{{Citation |title=Protests in Ramallah against Mahmoud Abbas |url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ptF7Rd9oXW4 |access-date=2023-10-18 |language=en}}</ref> |
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== October 18 == |
== October 18 == |
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On October 7, 2023 Hamas launched an unprecedented multi-faceted and sustained assault on Israel from the Gaza Strip, on the 50th Anniversary of the Yom Kippur War.[1]
Inasmuch as some developments may become known or fully understood only in retrospect, this is not an exhaustive list. Events on the ground for which the precise time is known are in Israel Summer Time (UTC+3).
October 7
- At 6:35 a.m. IST, the first air raid sirens were activated in southern and central Israel in response to Hamas missiles. Concurrently, Hamas's first public statement was made by Muhammad Deif, the leader of the military wing of Hamas, in a ten-minute recorded message published online. In it, Deif declared the start of "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood", and that "the enemy will understand that the time of their rampaging without accountability has ended,"[2] urging Palestinians to attack Israeli settlements with whatever weapons they had.[3][4]
- 07:00: The Supernova Music Festival near the Re'im secular kibbutz was attacked by Hamas militants, some of whom arrive via motorized paragliders.[5] Of the approximately 3,000 to 5,000 people at the festival, at least 260 were killed and many others abducted.[6]
- 07:40: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced that Hamas militants had entered southern Israel and asked residents of Sderot and other cities to remain indoors.
- 08:15: Sirens were activated in Jerusalem following a rocket barrage that landed in the forested hills on the city's western edge.
- 08:23: Israel declared a state of alert for war, activating its reservists, in response to continued rocket attacks.
- 08:34: Israel announced that it had begun counteroffensive operations against Hamas.
- 10:47: The first Israeli Air Force (IAF) fighter jets attacked Gaza.
- 11:35: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made his first statement about the conflict via Twitter,[7] declaring that Israel is at war.
- At 12:21, the IDF began operations to relieve cities in southern Israel as the number of rockets launched from Gaza increased to over 1,200.
- 12:29: The United States made its first statement, through the National Security Council, which condemned the terrorist attack and reaffirmed U.S. support for Israel.
- 16:08: President Joe Biden spoke with Netanyahu and expressed his condolences and support, later declaring during a speech that U.S. support for Israel was "...solid and unwavering".
October 8
- Israel formally declares a state of war under article Article 40A, the first time it has been invoked since the 1973 Yom Kippur War, half a century ago;[8] 300,000 reservists are called up, the most in the nation's history. The declared aim: eliminating Hamas's military capabilities and ending its rule over the Gaza Strip.[9]
- Evacuations of residents in Israel living near the Gaza Strip were ordered,[10][11] and Netanyahu appointed former brigadier general Gal Hirsch as the government's point man on missing and kidnapped citizens.[12] A total lockdown was imposed on the West Bank by the IDF.[13]
- US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin orders the deployment of the USS Gerald Ford carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean.[14] US Air Force, F-35, F-15, F-16, and A-10 squadrons are augmented.[15] Hamas condemns the US Navy deployment as "aggression against the Palestinian people".[16]
October 9
- Alim Abdallah, deputy commander of the Israeli 300th Brigade of the 91st Division, was killed by a Hezbollah attack at the Lebanese border.
- Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced a "total" blockade of the Gaza Strip that would cut electricity and block the entry of food and fuel, adding that "We are fighting human animals and we are acting accordingly."[17]
- The IAF deployed C-130 and C-130J heavy transport planes across Europe to collect hundreds of off-duty IDF personnel to be deployed in the conflict.[18]
October 10
- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) announces that four of its employees have died in airstrikes in Gaza.[19]
- The IAF strikes more than 70 targets in and around Daraja Tuffah.[19]
- Advanced weaponry from the U.S. arrives the U.S., its first shipment such shipment of the war.[19]
- President Biden noted in an afternoon briefing that "Hamas does not stand for the Palestinian people's right to dignity and self-determination. Its stated purpose is the annihilation of the State of Israel and the murder of Jewish people,"[20][21][22] and characterized its assault as "an act of sheer evil".[23]
- Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi announced that any intervention in Gaza by the United States would result in a Houthi intervention.[24]
October 11
- Israeli warplanes struck and destroyed several buildings of the Islamic University of Gaza.[25]
- Children were reported amongst the dead at the Kfar Aza massacre.[26]
- The Ministry of Health of Palestine reported the death toll from Israeli airstrikes at 1,055, with 5,184 wounded, while more than 2,600 Gazans had left their homes. The death toll in Israel was adjusted to 1,200.
- The sole power plant in Gaza ceased operations after running out of fuel because of Israel's blockade.[27]
- Pope Francis called for the release of all hostages and expressed concern over the "total siege" of Gaza.
- Hezbollah took responsibility for attacks with "precision missiles".
- Seventeen UK nationals were reported dead or missing, and fourteen Thailand nationals were reported to have been taken hostage.
- The Israel Border Police fatally shot two Palestinians in East Jerusalem.
- The United States held talks with Egypt regarding a humanitarian corridor via its Gaza border crossing near Rafah.[28]
- The Israeli army bombed the Gaza–Egypt Rafah border crossing.[29]
October 12
- The IDF announced on social media that more than 1,000 Israelis had been killed and confirmed 50 people were hostages or missing.
- The Palestinians[which?] announced that more than 900 were dead in Gaza.
- U.S. military equipment arrived at Nevatim Airbase, and the USS Gerald Ford strike group was stationed in the eastern Mediterranean.
- Australia and Canada made plans to airlift their citizens out of Israel via Tel Aviv.
- More than 260,000 Palestinians were displaced due to Israeli airstrikes on Gaza per the UN. The IAF had attacked more than 200 targets.
- IDF soldiers were carrying out artillery strikes in Syria after a number of mortars were launched toward northern Israel.[30]
- Around 1500 bodies of militants of Hamas fighters had been accounted for in Israel[31]. Some militants had not fled back to Gaza and were being sought out by the IDF using military dragnets, killing 18 in the past day.[verification needed]
- Israel announced that Gaza would not receive water, fuel, or electricity until the hostages were freed.[32][33][34][35]
- Israel confirmed the bombing of Damascus and the Aleppo International Airport in Syria.[36]
October 13
- Gazans flee to the south of the enclave (de facto beyond Wadi Gaza)[37] after an IDF warning the day before of combat operations of 24 hours notice. The UN, warning of a humanitarian catastrophe, urges[38] Israel to rescind its evacuation order,[39] as does Amnesty International.[40]
- One evacuation route on Salah al-Din street is bombed; the Gaza health ministry claims 70 dead.[41]
- Hamas told Gazans in the northern region (some 1.1 million people) to remain in place.[42]
- The Vatican offered mediation.[43]
- The IDF launched localized raids on Hamas cells. On the first week of the war the death toll in Gaza stands at 1,900 and the number of wounded at 7,696 according to the Gaza health ministry.[44]
- Turkish aid arrived in Egypt.[45]
October 14
- The IDF announced two routes with safe passage between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. IDT (07:00–13:00 UTC) for mass evacuation.
- Israel and Egypt announced that the Rafah crossing will be open for foreign nationals from from noon to 5:00 p.m.[46]
- The US authorized the departure of non-emergency personnel from its embassy.[47]
- Of the more than 1,300 killed by Hamas in Israel, more than 100 are foreigners.[48] The UN announces that more than 1,000 buildings have been destroyed in Gaza.[49]
- Red Crescent ambulances are deliberately struck by IAF.[50]
- The IAF bombs a building in southern Khan Younis.[51]
- The commander of Hamas's aerial unit, who was intimately involved in planning the attack, is killed.[52]
- United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) announced on Twitter that its shelters are no longer safe, which it deems an unprecedented situation.[38] Furthermore, water was running out.[53]
- Israel deems that the war could take months. A record number of 360,000 reservists had reported for duty.[49]
- During a meeting with UN diplomat Tor Wennesland, Iranian foreign minister asserted that Iran will intervene in the war if Israel continues its military operations or launches a ground invasion against Gaza.[54]
October 15
- Israel Border Police arrest more than 50 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank as per Wafa (Palestinian New Agency). One million people have been displaced in Gaza in one week. Iran's foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian declares in remarks in a meeting with Qatar’s Emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani that "If the attacks of the Zionist regime [Israel] against the defenseless citizens and people of Gaza continue, no one can guarantee the control of the situation and the non-expansion of the conflict,"; furthermore, minor Hezbollah/IDF action and reaction continues in and around Sheeba Farms[55] and elsewhere at the Lebanon–Israel border.[55]
- The IDF confirms 126 Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, and to date some 279 of its soldiers killed.[56]
- The stated aim of Operation Iron Swords according to unclassified documents is to destroy the current leadership of Gaza: Hamas.[57][58]
- Israel informs the White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan that water pipes have been turned back on in southern Gaza.[59]
- The Egyptian Red Crescent, WHO, and other assorted NGOs and volunteer groups stockpile humanitarian supplies at Rafah Crossing (which has remained closed from the Egyptian side since the beginning of hostilities).[56]
- Four Gazan hospitals are no longer functional and the IDF demands that 21 hospitals in northern Gaza evacuate according to WHO. A Gazan surgeon working for Doctors Without Borders notes that Al Shifa hospital is going through a month to a month-and-a-half of supplies daily.[60]
- As per the Committee to Protect Journalists at least twelve journalists have been killed and eight wounded to date. Furthermore, two are missing.[61] They variously free-lanced or worked for Agence France-Press, Ain Media, Al-Aqsa Radio, Al-Ghad, Al-Jazeera TV, Al-Khamsa News, Fourth Authority News Agency, "Khabar" News Agency, Israel Hayom, Sky News Arabia, Reuters, Sowt Al-Asra Radio (Radio Voice of the Prisoners, and Smart Media. [62]
October 16
- The carrier USS Eisenhower leaves Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia to join USS Gerald R. Ford as an added measure of deterrence for state and non-state actors.[63][64]
- Iran threatened "pre-emptive" attacks against Israel, indicating further region-wide escalation of the war. Iranian foreign minister stated: "The possibility of pre-emptive action by the resistance front is expected in the coming hours... All options are open and we cannot be indifferent to the war crimes committed against the people of Gaza."[65][66]
- President Biden in an interview on 60 Minutes says that an Israeli occupation of Gaza "would be a big mistake", adding "I am confident Israel will act under the rules of war".[67][68] He also said that Hamas must be eliminated, that there must be a path to a Palestinian state,[41] and regarded the initial Hamas attack as consequential as "The Holocaust".[69]
- Khan Younis, a city of 400,000, is swamped by a million refugees.[41]
- Hamas releases its first video of a hostage (an Israeli). Abu Obeida, the spokesperson for the military wing of Hamas, claims that it (Hamas) holds ~200 hostages, with "dozens" in the hands of various factions. [70][71][72]
- Israel attacked the Al-Rafah border crossing at the Egyptian-Gazan border.[73]
October 17
- The al-Ahli Arab Hospital, in which thousands of displaced Palestinians were seeking shelter, was bombed; the initial estimated fatalities range in the hundreds. The IDF claims that a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) rocket attack had failed, whereas the Gazan Health ministry claims that it was an IAF air strike.[74][75] Protests erupted worldwide, including in Ramallah and Hebron in the occupied West Bank.[76][77] protestors from Ramallah are demanding the "downfall" of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas.[78]
October 18
See also
- Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2023
- List of military engagements during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- Gaza–Israel conflict
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