✦ History

Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)

October 7, 2023

The Hamas attack on Israel and the war in Gaza set off fighting across the region. Hezbollah, the Houthis, Iran, Israel and the United States all took part.

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Battles and events 9

October 8, 2023
Hezbollah–Israel conflict (2023–present) Southern Lebanon
October 19, 2023
Red Sea crisis Middle East
July 20, 2024
July 2024 Houthi–Israel attacks Al Hudaydah
July 31, 2024
Assassination of Ismail Haniyeh Tehran
September 23, 2024
September 2024 Israeli attacks against Lebanon Lebanon
December 8, 2024
Israeli invasion of Syria (2024–present) Quneitra Governorate Ahmed al-Sharaa, Benjamin Netanyahu
January 21, 2025
Iron Wall (Israeli military operation)
March 15, 2025
March–May 2025 United States attacks in Yemen Sanaa
June 2025 – June 24, 2025
Twelve-Day War Middle East Donald Trump, Ali Khamenei, Masoud Pezeshkian

Key commanders

Israel 4

Donald Trump belligerent leader Benjamin Netanyahu belligerent leader Dan Caine belligerent leader Pete Hegseth belligerent leader

Iran 3

Ali Khamenei belligerent leader Masoud Pezeshkian belligerent leader Gholam Ali Rasheed belligerent leader

Syrian government 1

Ahmed al-Sharaa military commander