Gaza–Israel conflict
May 15, 1948
Israel and Palestinian militant groups have fought repeated wars in and around the Gaza Strip since 1948, when many refugees settled there. The conflict includes the ongoing Gaza war, by far the deadliest of them.
Battles and events 11
March 3, 2008
December 27, 2008 – January 18, 2009
August 18, 2011
2011 southern Israel cross-border attacks
Israeli military victory
Southern District
Ido Nehoshtan, Ismail Haniyeh, Yoram Cohen
March 9–14, 2012
March 2012 Gaza–Israel clashes
Gaza Strip
November 14–21, 2012
2012 Gaza War
Ceasefire, both sides claim victory
Gaza Strip
Ehud Barak, Benjamin Netanyahu, Ismail Haniyeh
July 8 – August 26, 2014
March 30, 2018
May 2021 – May 21, 2021
Operation Guardian of the Walls
Return to status quo ante bellum; ceasefire went into effect
Southern Levant
August 2022 – August 7, 2022
2022 Gaza–Israel clashes
Ceasefire on 23:30 (UTC+3), 7 August 2022
Gaza Strip
Yair Lapid, Aviv Kochavi, Benny Gantz
May 2023 – May 13, 2023
May 2023 Gaza–Israel clashes
Ceasefire as of 13 May at 10 p.m. (19:00 GMT)
Gaza Strip
Benjamin Netanyahu, Herzi Halevi, Yoav Gallant
October 7, 2023
Key commanders
Israel 11
Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister of Israel, Led Israel's war
Ehud Olmert
belligerent leader
Dan Halutz
military commander
Yoav Gallant
military commander
Ehud Barak
military commander
Yoram Cohen
military commander
Benny Gantz
military commander
Ido Nehoshtan
military commander
Herzi Halevi
military commander
Yair Lapid
belligerent leader
Aviv Kochavi
military commander
