Palestine, 2023 to today
From the late Ottoman period to today, fact by fact and source by source.
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- 7 Oct 2023Thin record: Settler and army violence in the West Bank since October 2023
OCHA publishes running counts of settler attacks and of Palestinians killed and displaced in the West Bank. Each incident, with its source, belongs here.
- 13 October 2023Israel tells 1.1 million people in northern Gaza to move south
The Israeli military told the UN that everyone living north of Wadi Gaza, about 1.1 million people, should relocate to southern Gaza within 24 hours. The UN said such a movement was impossible without devastating humanitarian consequences and asked for the order to be rescinded.
Land & people1 source1 independent root - From 21 January 2025Israeli operation in northern West Bank refugee camps
The Israeli military began an operation it named Iron Wall in Jenin refugee camp, then expanded it to the Tulkarm, Nur Shams and El Far'a camps. By February UNRWA said 40,000 Palestine refugees had been displaced.
Land & people1 source1 independent root - 2 March 2025Israel halts all aid deliveries into Gaza
A day after the first phase of the ceasefire ended, Israel stopped all humanitarian aid and fuel deliveries into Gaza and closed the crossings, saying Hamas had rejected a US proposal to extend the ceasefire.
Land & people1 source1 independent root - 20 August 2025Israel gives final approval to the E1 settlement plan
A Defence Ministry planning committee gave final approval to E1, a settlement plan of about 3,400 housing units east of Jerusalem that had been proposed decades earlier. Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said it practically erased the idea of a two-state solution.
Land & people2 sources2 independent roots - December 2025date uncertainOCHA counts 925 movement obstacles in the West Bank
By December 2025 OCHA counted 925 obstacles to Palestinian movement in the West Bank, including 232 road gates, 43 percent more than the annual average of the preceding 20 years.
Land & people1 source1 independent root - 28 May 2026Netanyahu says he has directed the army to take control of 70 percent of Gaza
Speaking at a conference in a West Bank settlement, Netanyahu said he had directed the army to expand its control of Gaza to 70 percent of the Strip, up from an estimated 64 percent.
Land & people1 source1 independent root - June 2026date uncertainArea of Gaza under direct Israeli control reaches 64.9 percent
OCHA reported that the "orange line" placed 64.9 percent of the Gaza Strip under tighter and more direct Israeli control, up from about 53 percent at the yellow line of October 2025.
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