October 7th
At around 6:30 a.m. (3:30 p.m. Japan time) on Saturday morning, Hamas launched a massive rocket fire into southern Israel, with sirens heard as far away as Tel Aviv and Beersheva.
The group said it had fired 5,000 rockets in the first barrage. The Israeli military announced that 2,500 rockets were fired.
About an hour later, fighter jets entered Israel in an unprecedented multi-pronged operation by land, air and sea. Most of the fighters entered by breaking through the protective barrier separating Gaza and Israel.
Near the Reims military base, partygoers were attending the Supernova music festival, where Hamas fighters killed many participants. Hamas social media accounts shared footage showing prisoners being taken alive to Gaza.
Hamas’s surprise attack comes after Israeli settlers attacked the compound of Al-Aqsa Mosque in recent days, and a record number of Palestinians have been killed by Israel in recent months.
At 9:45 a.m. (6:45 GMT) an explosion was heard in Gaza, and at 10 a.m. (7:00 GMT) an Israeli military spokesperson announced that the air force was carrying out an attack in Gaza.
Gunfights continued between Israeli forces and Palestinian fighters in several locations in southern Israel.
October 8th
By Sunday, Hamas fighters were engaging Israeli forces in border towns, and rocket attacks were carried out from Gaza on cities such as Sderot and Ashkelon.
The Israeli military has announced it is evacuating settlements adjacent to the fence in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli forces launched attacks destroying buildings in Gaza City, Khan Yunis, and Rafah. Additionally, Reuters reported, citing three security sources, that a projectile launched from Lebanese territory in the early morning hours hit an Israeli military position in the Israeli-occupied Shebaa Farms.
October 9th-10th
Two days after Hamas first invaded Israel, the Israeli government announced a “total blockade” of the Gaza Strip, including a ban on water and food, as part of retaliatory measures. Israel also said it was amassing 100,000 troops on its southern border.
Rockets were fired from Gaza toward Israel over three days, including an attack on the Israeli town of Rahat. The Qassam Brigades also fired rockets towards Jerusalem.
The Israeli military intensified its bombing campaign in Gaza, attacking refugee camps, mosques, residential buildings, and educational institutions. Israeli airstrikes also caused chaos at the Rafah crossing, which connects the Gaza Strip and Egypt.
October 11th
Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that Israeli forces were dropping white phosphorous bombs in the Al Karama area, a claim later verified by Human Rights Watch (HRW). White phosphorus is a deadly chemical that can burn human skin and destroy deep tissue in the body.
By the fifth day, Gaza’s only power plant had run out of fuel, affecting vital services including hospitals. Air raids on Gaza also hit the headquarters of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society and the United Nations building, killing more than a dozen UN staff.
October 12th-13th
By the sixth day, strikes in Gaza were reported in Beit Rahiya, Jabalia refugee camp, Sabra, al-Zaytoun, al-Nafak, Tal al-Hawa, Khan Younis, Muqabarat, Shati refugee camp, and Nusayrat refugee camp It was done.
On Friday morning, the Israeli military ordered all 1.1 million Palestinians living north of Wadi Gaza to move south within 24 hours, raising fears that an Israeli ground operation was imminent. . A command that many people cried out as impossible. Hamas continued to fire rockets at Ashkelon and other cities in southern Israel.
Reuters cameraman Issam Abdallah was killed and six journalists from Reuters, Al Jazeera and AFP were injured as fighting intensified on Lebanon’s southern border with Israel on Friday night.
Israeli forces have killed scores of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem. At least 55 Palestinians were killed and more than 1,100 injured within a week.
October 14th-15th
On Saturday, the Israeli military announced that it would allow safe movement of Palestinians in Gaza from Beit Hanoun to Khan Yunis via two of Gaza’s main roads, al-Rashid and Salah al-Din. However, Israeli airstrikes continued to target Gaza, including routes used by Palestinian civilians to escape.
On Sunday, Israel declared its northern border with Lebanon a closed military zone after deadly clashes with Hezbollah. Israel also attacked airports in Aleppo and Damascus, Syria, in an apparent attempt to prevent Iran from using Syria to enter the conflict.
Hamas’s Qassam Brigades announced that they had fired 20 rockets from Lebanon into two Israeli settlements. Separately, Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it also targeted a barracks in Hanita, Israel, with guided missiles, causing casualties in “enemy camps.”