Palestine
From the late Ottoman period to today, fact by fact and source by source.
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- 1 Aug 1914to 9 Dec 1917Thin record: Life inside Palestine during the First World War
Conscription, requisitions, hunger and the 1915 locust plague are barely recorded here yet. Salim Tamari's Year of the Locust, built on the diary of the Jerusalem soldier Ihsan Hasan al-Turjman, is a place to start.
- June 2007date uncertainBlockade of Gaza begins after Hamas takes control of the Strip
In June 2007, after Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip, Israeli authorities intensified existing restrictions on movement into a land, sea and air blockade that has shaped daily life in Gaza since.
Inside Palestine1 source1 independent root - 2007–2018Nothing recorded for 11 years. Add what happened
- 22 October 2018Photograph of protester Aed Abu Amro at the Gaza fence
A photograph of 20-year-old Aed Abu Amro, taken during a protest in Beit Lahiya, spread widely online. About two weeks later he was wounded by Israeli fire at the northern Gaza border.
Inside Palestine2 sources2 independent roots - 27 May – 31 July 2025Palestinians killed while seeking food near aid sites and convoys
The UN human rights office recorded at least 1,373 Palestinians killed while seeking food in Gaza between 27 May and 31 July 2025, 859 of them near sites run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and 514 along food convoy routes.
Inside Palestine1 source1 independent root - 22 August 2025Famine confirmed in Gaza Governorate
An analysis by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) found famine conditions in Gaza Governorate, projected to spread to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis.
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