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Events in the year 2021 in the State of Palestine.
Incumbents[edit]
| Photo | Post | Name |
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President (PLO) | Mahmoud Abbas |
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Prime Minister | Mohammad Shtayyeh |
Events[edit]
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Palestine
- 4 February - Israel razed Khirbet Humsa al-Fawqa for the second time because of what it claimed was an illegal settlement next to a military firing range. The Israeli rights group B'Tselem called the demolition "unusually broad," accusing Israel of seeking "to forcibly transfer Palestinian communities in order to take over their land."[1]
- 23 April - More than 100 people are injured after clashes in East Jerusalem.[2]
- 27 April - Palestinian National Authority President Mahmoud Abbas decided to postpone the 2021 Palestinian parliamentary elections.[3]
- 6 May
- Dozens of Israeli settlers attacked a Palestinian village in West Bank in response to the drive-by shooting of three Israelis days prior.[4]
- Multiple Palestinian factions including members from Hamas rejected President Mahmoud Abbas' decision to postpone the 2021 Palestinian parliamentary elections.[5]
- 7 May - At least 200 Palestinians and 6 Israeli police officers are injured following clashes in Al-Aqsa Mosque compound after reports of Israel's intention to evict Palestinians from land claimed by Jewish settlers.[6]
- 8 May - Second night of clashes in Al-Aqsa Mosque injures 100 Palestinians.[7]
- 9 May
- 10 May
- Hamas launches more than 100 rockets into Jerusalem in retaliation to the storming of Al-Aqsa by Israeli forces a day prior.[10]
- IDF launches missile attack on Gaza Strip, killing 20 people including 9 children.[11]
- 11 May
- Hamas launches another 130 barrage of rockets to Israel.[12]
- A total of 28 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the worsening crisis between Palestine and Israel.[13]
- 7 July - Khirbet Humsa al-Fawqa was demolished by Israel again for at least the third time.[14]
- 6 September - Six Palestinian prisoners escape from Gilboa Prison, a maximum security prison in northern Israel.[15]
- 10 September - Palestinians hold rallies across West Bank following calls from Hamas and other Palestinian factions to hold "day of rage" in solidarity with the escaped Gilboa prisoners.[16]
- 20 October - A Palestinian woman is held in detention and prevented from breastfeeding her baby by Israeli police officers.[17]
Deaths[edit]
- 1 February – Abd al-Sattar Qasim, writer (born 1948).[18]
- 2 February – Naim Attallah, Palestinian-born British book publisher (born 1931).[19]
- 14 February – Mourid Barghouti, poet and writer (born 1944).[20]
- 5 May - Izz al-Din Manasirah, poet, critic, intellectual and academic (born 1946). [21]
- 17 July - Mohammed Milhim, politician (born 1929).[22]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Israel begins razing Palestinian Bedouin village for second time 4 February 2021 www.nbc.com accessed 18 April 2021
- ^ "East Jerusalem clashes leave over 100 injured". BBC News. 23 April 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "PA President Abbas tells EU he decided to postpone Palestinian elections: report". i24News. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Israeli settlers attack Palestinian village after shooting". ABC News. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Palestinian factions mull next steps after Abbas calls off elections". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "Al-Aqsa mosque: Dozens hurt in Jerusalem clashes". BBC News. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ "At least 100 injured in 2nd night of clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians in Jerusalem, Palestinian Red Crescent says". CNN. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "25 wounded, 23 arrested as Palestinians, Arab Israelis protest across Israel". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "Israel airstrikes kill 20 in Gaza, Palestinians say, after militants fire rockets at Jerusalem". Yahoo News. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Hamas targets Jerusalem after clashes at revered mosque". The Canadian press. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "'20 killed' in Gaza Strip air strikes after Hamas fires rockets towards Jerusalem". Sky News. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- ^ "Hamas says launched 130 rockets towards Tel Aviv". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Hamas rockets target Tel Aviv after Israeli raid flattens Gaza tower as tensions escalate". SBS News. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ Israel again tears down contested Palestinian hamlet in Jordan Valley 7 July 2021 www.timesofisrael.com accessed 14 July 2021
- ^ "Six Palestinian prisoners escape Israeli jail through tunnel". BBC News. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Palestinians hold 'day of rage' solidarity protests for escapees". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Israel Police Prevented a Palestinian Detainee From Breastfeeding Her Baby". Haaretz. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
- ^ "وفاة-الأكاديمي-الفلسطيني-عبد-الستار-قاسم وفاة الأكاديمي الفلسطيني عبد الستار قاسم". arabi21.com (in Arabic). February 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Quartet chairman Naim Attallah dies, aged 89". thebookseller.com. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ "Palestinian poet Mourid Barghouti dies at the age of 76". english.ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
- ^ Hana, Rim (5 April 2021). "Prominent Palestinian poet Izz al-Din Manasirah dies". Tunisie Numerique. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "الرئيس ينعى عضو اللجنة التنفيذية الأسبق محمد ملحم". WAFA Agency. Retrieved 17 July 2021.