List of military engagements during the Israel–Hamas war
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This is a list of notable engagements during the 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.
Major engagements and key events
Campaigns
| Name | Location | Start date[a] | End date[a] | Belligerents | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel |  Southern District | 2023-10-07 | 2023-10-16[1] | Israel |  Palestinian Joint Operations Room: | — |
| Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present) |   Lebanon, Shebaa Farms, Golan Heights, and Northern District (Israel) | 2023-10-08 | Israel | Ongoing | ||
| Israeli incursions in the West Bank | West Bank | 2023-10-12[b] | Israel Settler militias |
| Ongoing | |
| Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria |  Iraq, Syria,  Jordan | 2023-10-17 |  United States | Ongoing | ||
| Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip | Gaza Strip | 2023-10-27 | Israel | Ongoing | ||
| Red Sea crisis | Red Sea, Indian Ocean | 2023-10-19 | Israel, other vessels |  Houthis | Ongoing | |
| Operation Prosperity Guardian |  Yemen, Red Sea | 2023-12-18 (announced) | Houthis | Ongoing | ||
Major battles
Hamas-led attack on Israel
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Early in the morning of 7 October 2023, approximately 3000 militants,[29][30] from Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the PFLP, and DFLP,[31] breached the Gaza fence and attacked multiple locations in Southern Israel.[29][30] Following this the IDF blockaded, bombed, and then invaded the Gaza Strip.
| Attack | Location | Deaths | Hostages | Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Civilian [a] | Military [b] | Start | End | |||
| 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel | Southern District (Israel) | total = 1,139 | total = | total = | total = 200+ Hostages | 2023-10-07 (Dawn) | |
| Battle of Sderot | Sderot | 15[33] | |||||
| Re'im music festival massacre | Near Re'im | 364 [34][35] | 40 Hostages [36] | ||||
| Be'eri massacre | Be'eri | 117+ [37] | |||||
| Nahal Oz attack | Nahal Oz lookout base[38] | 15+[38] | none | 15+[38] | 7+ Hostages [38] | 2023-10-07 | |
| Kibbutz Nahal Oz | 80+ | 12+ | 46+ | 20+ missing[c] | |||
| Nahal Oz | 100+ | 12+ | 61+ soldiers | 7 to 30 Hostages | |||
| Kfar Aza massacre | Kfar Aza | 52+[39][40] | |||||
| Zikim attack | Zikim | 35+ [41] | 19 [42] | ||||
| Nir Oz massacre | Nir Oz | 27+[43] | 2023-10-07 09:45 [d] | ||||
| Netiv HaAsara massacre | Netiv HaAsara | 21+ [44][45] | |||||
| Alumim massacre | Alumim | 19+ [46][47] | |||||
| Kissufim massacre | Kissufim | 16+[48][49] | |||||
| Holit attack | Holit | 13+ [50] | |||||
| Ein HaShlosha attack | Ein HaShlosha | 5+[51] | |||||
| Nirim attack | Nirim | 5+[52][53] | |||||
| Nir Yitzhak attack | Nir Yitzhak | 5+[51] | |||||
Clickable map of some of the massacres on 7 October 2023
Reported violence against unarmed people (from 9 October onwards)
| Event | Accused | Location | Deaths | Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Civilian | Military [a] | Start | End | |||
| Attacks on journalists in Lebanon |  Israel Defense Forces, 188th Armored Brigade | South Lebanon | 4[54] | 4[54] | none reported | 2023-10-13 | present |
| Shadia Abu Ghazala School massacre[b][56][57][55] |  Israeli Ground Forces [c] | Shadia Abu Ghazala School in the Gaza Strip.[d] | "dozens"[55] | "dozens" [e] | none reported | 2023-12-12 | 2023-12-13 |
| Flour massacre | Israel Defense Forces | Nablusi junction, Gaza | 118+[58] | 760[59] | none reported | 2024-02-29 | |
| Al-Maghazi playground massacre[60][61] | Israel Defense Forces | Al Maghazi | 13 [citation needed] | 13 [citation needed] | none | 2024-04-15 | |
Attacks
Long distance attacks against Israel
Disputed strikes
| Name | Date | Accused | Location | Deaths | Injured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attacks on Palestinians evacuating Gaza City | 2023-10-13 | Israel  Hamas | Gaza City | 70+ [66] | 200+ [66] |
| Al-Ahli Arab Hospital explosion | 2023-10-18 | Israel | Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza | 100–300 (United States Director of National Intelligence)[67] [citation needed] | 314 (Gaza Health Ministry)[68] |
Israeli attacks
Notable targeted assassinations
| Target | Affiliation | Date | Location | Perpetrator | Deaths | Injuries | Notes and Other Notable Casualties |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbas Raad |  Redwan Force | 22 November 2023 | Beit Yahoun, Lebanon | Israel | 5[95] | 0 | Raad was the son of Hezbollah MP Mohammad Raad.[95] |
| Razi Mousavi |  Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps | 25 December 2023 | Sayyidah Zaynab, Syria | Israel | 4[96] | Unknown | Iranian general serving in the IRGC's Quds Force. |
| Saleh al-Arouri | Hamas | 2 January 2024 | Dahieh, Beirut, Lebanon | Israel | 7 | Unknown | Also killed Al Qassam commanders Sami Fendi[97] and Azzam Al-Aqra[98] |
| Mushtaq Talib Al-Saeedi | Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba | 4 January 2024 | Baghdad, Iraq | United States | 1+ | Unknown | Former senior commander of the 12th brigade of the Popular Mobilization Forces.[99] |
| Wissam al-Tawil[100] | Redwan Force | 8 January 2024 | Majdel Selm, Lebanon | Israel | 2 | Unknown | Senior commander of Hezbollah's Radwan Force |
| Ali Hussein Barji | Hezbollah | 9 January 2024 | Khirbet Selm, Lebanon | Israel | 1 | 0 | Death denied by Hezbollah[101] |
| Sadegh Omidzadeh | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps | 20 January 2024 | Mezzeh, Damascus, Syria | Israel | 10 | Unknown | Also killed four other Iranian officials, Ali Aghazadeh, Saeed Karimi, Hossein Mohammadi,[102] and Mohammad Amin Samadi[103] |
| Fadi Suleiman | Hezbollah | 21 January 2024 | Kafra, Lebanon | Israel | 3 | 6[104] | Target survived; other Hezbollah affiliates killed.[104] |
| Abu Baker al-Saadi | Kata'ib Hezbollah | 7 February 2024 | Baghdad, Iraq | United States | 3[105] | Unknown | Commanders of Kata'ib Hezbollah killed by a U.S. airstrike in Baghdad in response to the Tower 22 drone attack.[105] |
| Arkan Al-Alawi | |||||||
| Abbas al-Dabs | Hezbollah | 8 February 2024 | Nabatieh, Lebanon | Israel | 2 | 3[106] | Hezbollah operative that worked with IRGC.[107] |
| Basil Salah[108] | Hamas | 10 February 2024 | Jadra, Lebanon[108] | Israel | 3 | 5 | Target survived; civilians and other Hezbollah affiliates killed. |
| Hadi Ali Mustafa | Hamas | 13 March 2024 | Tyre, Lebanon | Israel | 2 | Unknown | Salah was a member of Hamas' construction bureau.[109] |
| Mohammad Reza Zahedi | Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps | 1 April, 2024 | Damascus, Syria | Israel | 6 | Unknown | Iranian senior military officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps |
| Taleb Abdallah | Hezbollah | 12 June, 2024 | Jwaya, Lebanon | Israel | 4[110] | 2[111] | Abdallah was the commander of the Nasr unit of Hezbollah. |
Hostage rescue operations
| Name | Date | Location | Rescued | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rescue of Ori Megidish | 30 October 2023 | Al-Shati refugee camp | 1 | Unknown | Unknown |
| Operation Golden Hand | 12 February 2024 | Rafah | 2 | 67–100+[112] | Unknown |
| 2024 Nuseirat rescue operation | 8 June 2024 | Nuseirat | 4 | 270+ | 698 |
See also
- Outline of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2023
- Casualties of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- List of wars involving Israel
- List of massacres in Israel
- 2023 attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq and Syria
- Israeli war crimes
- Palestinian political violence
- Moshe Dayan's eulogy for Ro'i Rothberg