{"slug": "gaza-strip", "label": "Gaza Strip", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39760", "qid": "Q39760", "description": "self-governing Palestinian territory next to Egypt and Israel", "entries": 18, "years": 15, "span": [520, 2025], "span_label": ["520 CE", "2025 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 13}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 3}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 1}, {"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "hamas", "label": "Hamas", "shared": 10}, {"slug": "israel", "label": "Israel", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "palestinian-people", "label": "Palestinian people", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "hezbollah", "label": "Hezbollah", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "south-africa", "label": "South Africa", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": 520, "year_label": "520 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "The monastery of Seridus, where Barsanuphius and John the Prophet lived as hermits, is founded in the region of Gaza.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1364908909#Religion", "title": "520", "revid": 1364908909, "section": "Events › By topic › Religion"}}, {"year": 1987, "year_label": "1987 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December 8", "text": "December 8 – Israeli–Palestinian conflict: The First Intifada begins in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372769014#December", "title": "1987", "revid": 1372769014, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 2004, "year_label": "2004 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "April 17", "text": "April 17 – Israeli helicopters fire missiles at a convoy of vehicles in the Gaza Strip, killing Hamas leader Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373088592#April", "title": "2004", "revid": 1373088592, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 2005, "year_label": "2005 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 12", "text": "September 12 – Israel demolishes multiple settlements and withdraws its army from the Gaza Strip.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368527363#September", "title": "2005", "revid": 1368527363, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 2006, "year_label": "2006 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 28", "text": "June 28 – Israel launches an offensive in the Gaza Strip in response to rocketfire by Hamas into Israeli territory.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373069605#June", "title": "2006", "revid": 1373069605, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 2007, "year_label": "2007 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "June 10", "text": "June 10–15 – Fatah-Hamas conflict: The Battle of Gaza is fought between Fatah and Hamas, and ends with Hamas gaining control of the Gaza Strip.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370930640#June", "title": "2007", "revid": 1370930640, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 2008, "year_label": "2008 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December 27", "text": "December 27 – Israel invades the Gaza Strip, in response to rockets being fired into Israeli territory by Hamas, and due to weapons being smuggled into the area.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372634791#December", "title": "2008", "revid": 1372634791, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 2009, "year_label": "2009 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "January 21", "text": "January 21 – Israel withdraws from the Gaza Strip, officially ending its three-week war with Hamas. However, intermittent air strikes by both sides continue in the following weeks.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367728140#January", "title": "2009", "revid": 1367728140, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 2011, "year_label": "2011 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "April 7", "text": "April 7 – The Israel Defense Forces use their Iron Dome missile system to successfully intercept a BM-21 Grad launched from Gaza, marking the first short-range missile intercept ever.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372940525#April", "title": "2011", "revid": 1372940525, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 2012, "year_label": "2012 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 14", "text": "November 14–21 – Israel launches Operation Pillar of Defense against the Palestinian-governed Gaza Strip, killing Hamas military chief Ahmed Jabari. In the following week 140 Palestinians and five Israelis are killed in an ensuing cycle of violence. A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is announced by Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr and US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after the week-long escalation in hostilities in Southern Israel and the Gaza Strip.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373434549#November", "title": "2012", "revid": 1373434549, "section": "Events › November"}}, {"year": 2014, "year_label": "2014 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "July 8", "text": "July 8–August 26 – Amid growing tensions between Israel and Hamas following the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teenagers in June and the revenge killing of a Palestinian teenager in July, Israel launches Operation Protective Edge against Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip starting with numerous missile strikes, followed by a ground offensive a week later. In seven weeks of fighting, 2,100 Palestinians and 71 Israelis are killed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373534475#July", "title": "2014", "revid": 1373534475, "section": "Events › July"}}, {"year": 2021, "year_label": "2021 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 11", "text": "May 11 – 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis: Israel hits the Gaza Strip with airstrikes as Hamas increases rocket fire. This follows tensions over the possible eviction of several Palestinians due to a long-standing property dispute in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372689859#May", "title": "2021", "revid": 1372689859, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 2021, "year_label": "2021 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 15", "text": "May 15 – Fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants continues to escalate, as the death toll exceeds 150. An Israeli airstrike destroys a high-rise office building in Gaza occupied by Associated Press, Al Jazeera, and other media outlets.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372689859#May", "title": "2021", "revid": 1372689859, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 2022, "year_label": "2022 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "August 5", "text": "August 5 – August 7 – Israel launches airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, killing Islamic Jihad military leader Tayseer Jabari. Both parties agree to a ceasefire after three days of skirmish.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371998228#August", "title": "2022", "revid": 1371998228, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 2023, "year_label": "2023 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December 29", "text": "December 29 – A genocide case against Israel is brought towards the International Court of Justice by South Africa for Israel's invasion and subsequent bombardment of the Gaza Strip, and its role in the subsequent humanitarian crisis.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372811827#December", "title": "2023", "revid": 1372811827, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 2023, "year_label": "2023 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "October 7", "text": "October 7 – Gaza war: Hamas launches an incursion into southern Israel from the Gaza Strip, killing more than 1,100 Israelis and taking about 240 hostages, prompting a military response from the Israel Defense Forces. Israel launches numerous air strikes on Lebanon after rockets are fired by Hezbollah and further attempts are made to penetrate Israel.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372811827#October", "title": "2023", "revid": 1372811827, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 2025, "year_label": "2025 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "March 18", "text": "March 18 – Israel launches widespread aerial bombardments and attacks on the Gaza Strip, killing at least 591 people, including children, ending the ceasefire agreement reached in January.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372865033#March", "title": "2025", "revid": 1372865033, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 2025, "year_label": "2025 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "October 1", "text": "October 1 – Israel intercepts the Global Sumud Flotilla, a fleet carrying humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, in international waters, arresting 443 activists from 47 countries.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372865033#October", "title": "2025", "revid": 1372865033, "section": "Events › October"}}]}