2023 in Israel

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Events of the year 2023 in Israel.

Incumbents

• President of Israel – Isaac Herzog
• Prime Minister of Israel – Benjamin Netanyahu
• President of the Supreme Court – Esther Hayut
• Chief of General Staff – Hertzi Halevi
• Government of Israel – Thirty-seventh government of Israel

Events

January

• 1 January – The second stage of the reform of Israel's kosher certification system that was scheduled to come into effect allowing the establishment of private kosher certification agencies to issue kosher certification is postponed by the new Shas party Minister of Religious Services, Michael Malchieli.
• 3 January – The visit of the Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem sparks protests by Palestinians and the condemnation of several Arab countries.
• 7 January – Start of the 2023 Israeli anti-Judicial reform protests - Thousands of Israelis protest in Habima square.
• 14 January – Over 80,000 Israelis demonstrate in Tel Aviv against the proposed judicial reform by the new government.
• 16 January – Herzi Halevi becomes the new IDF chief of staff.
• 19 January – The Supreme Court of Israel barres Aryeh Deri from serving in Israel's cabinet due to his previous fraud convictions.
• 22 January – Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismisses health and interior minister Aryeh Deri from his cabinet after the Supreme Court ruled that Deri was not allowed to hold a position as a cabinet minister due to his conviction for tax offenses.
• 27 January – 2023 East Jerusalem synagogue shooting: Seven Israelis are killed and ten more are injured in a mass shooting at a synagogue in Neve Yaakov, East Jerusalem. The Palestinian perpetrator is killed by police.
• 28 January – Two Israelis are shot and critically injured by a 13-year-old Palestinian in East Jerusalem. The attacker is shot and injured by one of his victims before being arrested.

March

• 1 March – A bill for the death penalty for those who are charged with terrorism offences passes by the Knesset in a preliminary vote of 55–9. The bill was supported and pushed by Itamar Ben-Gvir and Jewish Power party.
• 17 March – The Jerusalem Marathon takes place.
• 26 March – 2023 Israeli judicial reform protests: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismisses Defense Minister Yoav Gallant after Gallant called on the government to pause discussions on a controversial judicial reform bill.
• 27 March – Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a pause on his government's controversial judicial reform bill until April 30, the opening of the Knesset's summer session.

April

• 5 April – 2023 Al-Aqsa clashes.
• 7 April
  • Murders of Lucy, Maia and Rina Dee
  • 2023 Tel Aviv car-ramming.
• 9 April – Israel launches retaliatory airstrikes on Syrian territory after several rockets were launched toward the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights.
• 23 April – Jordanian MP Imad Al-Adwan is arrested by Israeli police and is accused of smuggling gold and weapons into the West Bank.

May

• 5 May – Murders of Lucy, Maia and Rina Dee: Israeli security units kill three wanted Palestinian men in Nablus, West Bank, who were responsible for the killing of a mother from Efrat and her two daughters during a shooting attack in the Jordan Valley last April.
• 22 May – Israeli security forces kill three Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades terrorists and injure six others during a raid in Nablus.

June

• 2 June – A heat wave across the country, with temperatures ranging between 35°C (95°F) in Jerusalem and 45°C (113°F) in the Jordan Valley, along with high winds, cause hundreds of wildfires, forcing roads to be closed and some buildings to be evacuated as well as rolling electricity outages; firefighters act quickly to control the brushfires, limiting property damage.

July

• 5 July – Demonstrations in solidarity with Tel Aviv police chief Amichai Eshed. Large crowds block Tel Aviv’s main highway and roads in other cities after Amichai Eshed announced his resignation.

August

• 18 August – The Red Line opens for public use in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area.

September

• 2 September – 2023 Eritrean clashes in Tel Aviv.
• 23 September – UNIFIL intervenes to prevent a confrontation between the Lebanese Army and the Israeli Army near the Shebaa Farms.

October

• 7 October – The 2023 Israel–Hamas war begins:
  • Hamas launches over 3,500 rockets towards Israel and infiltrates its Southern District. Israel retaliates with strikes in the Gaza Strip.
  • Battle of Re'im:
    • Hamas briefly seizes control of the IDF's 143rd "Gaza" Division headquarters in Re'im, Eshkol Regional Council, before Israeli troops retake it. Several Israeli soldiers are reportedly captured and taken to the Gaza Strip.
  • Battle of Sderot:
    • At least twenty Israeli police officers are killed by Hamas inside the police headquarters of Sderot after the building is seized.
  • Fighting and hostage taking in Be'eri and Ofakim
    • Hamas forces enter the Southern Israeli towns of Be'eri and Ofakim with heavy fighting underway.

• Hamas leader Mohammed Deif announces the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. Israel declares a state of war in response and asks Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip.
• At least 232 Palestinians are killed and over 1,600 are injured in the Gaza Strip by airstrikes launched by Israel. At least 300 Israelis are killed and hundreds more are injured by missile attacks and shootings.
• Dozens of Israeli civilians are also captured and taken to the Gaza Strip.
• 8 October –
  • Israel's Security Cabinet says it has approved a military operation against Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip.
  • The death toll in Palestine rises to 370 with over 2,200 wounded. The death toll in Israel rises to over 750 with over 2,000 wounded. Dozens of Israelis are also taken to Gaza.
  • October 2023 Hezbollah strike: Hezbollah in southern Lebanon open fire at Israeli positions in Shebaa Farms with artillery and guided rockets. Israel responds with airstrikes on Hezbollah artillery positions.
  • Battle of Sderot: Hamas forces and the IDF clash for a second day in Sderot.
  • Re'im music festival massacre: More than 260 bodies are found in Re'im, Southern Israel, after Hamas attacked a trance music festival. Foreign nationals are among those killed in the massacre.
  • Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog says that Americans have been taken hostage by Hamas in Gaza.
• 9 October –
  • The death toll from the Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip increases to 560 people, with more than 2,900 others injured.
  • The death toll in Israel climbs to 800 with over 2,500 wounded, while two terrorists from Lebanon are killed during a shootout at the border between the two countries.
  • The imposition of a total blockade of the Gaza Strip, including food and fuel items, is announced by Israel.
  • Israel launches airstrikes against the Jabalia Camp in the Gaza Strip, killing more than 50 people.
  • In Beita, Nablus, a Palestinian is shot by Israeli soldiers. Earlier in the day, one Palestinian was killed by Israeli forces in Hebron, West Bank, one in Jericho, and two in Ramallah.
  • In Duma, Nablus, a Palestinian is shot by Israeli soldiers, as Israeli settlers torch cars and attack farmers.
  • In Einabus, West Bank, two Palestinians are shot by Israeli soldiers. Twelve people are evacuated for teargas inhalation, with Israeli forces attempting to stop the evacuation.
  • At least 22 members of a Palestinian family, including seven children, are killed in an Israeli air strike in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. Six members of the family remain trapped under the rubble of the destroyed house.
  • The UN Security Council meets in an emergency session but fail to achieve the unanimity needed for a joint statement.
  • Israeli air attacks and shelling aimed at houses and apartment buildings displace at least 123,538 Palestinians in Gaza, according to the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs.
  • A member of Hezbollah is killed during an airstrike by Israel in Ayta ash Shab, Lebanon, while two others are killed during a shootout at the border with Israel.
  • Al-Shati Camp airstrike: Israel launches airstrikes on the Al-Shati refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, resulting in civilian casualties.
  • Jabalia camp market airstrike: Israel launches airstrikes on a market in the Jabalia Camp in the Gaza Strip, killing more than 60 civilians and injuring 120 others.
• 10 October –
  • The death toll from the Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip increases to 770 people, with more than 4,000 wounded. At least another 18 people were killed and 100 injured in the West Bank. The Israeli death toll passes 1,000.
  • Israeli airstrikes on Gaza hit residential buildings, large tower blocks, as well as schools and UN buildings, resulting in civilian casualties. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights condemns the actions, saying they are in violation of international law.
  • Israeli airstrikes destroy a Palestinian Telecommunications Company building in Gaza city, causing widespread outage of communications and internet.
  • An Israeli soldier and two Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists are killed in clashes on the border with Lebanon.
  • An Israeli airstrike kills Jawad Abu Shammala and Zakaria Abu Maamar, two members in Hamas political office.
  • Aftermath of the Kfar Aza massacre revealed.
  • The World Health Organization calls for a humanitarian corridor into Gaza, after thirteen health facilities are hit in Israeli attacks.
  • Israeli airstrikes hit near the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt, after an Israeli official advised Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip through the border crossing.
  • Kfar Aza massacre: An unknown number of Israeli civilians, including at least 40 children, are confirmed to have been killed by Hamas in the Kfar Aza kibbutz.
• October 11 –
  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Benny Gantz agree to form an emergency government during the war.
  • The Palestine Liberation Organization says Israel refused a request to bring food and medical supplies into the Gaza Strip. Israel also threatens a humanitarian convoy from Egypt carrying medical supplies into Gaza with an air strike.
  • Israeli air strikes destroy the Al-Fakhoora House of the Education Above All Foundation in Gaza. Israeli airstrikes have also hit the Islamic University of Gaza.
  • Dozens of Israeli fighter jets carry out more than 200 airstrikes overnight on the Al-Furqan neighborhood in Gaza City.
  • Israeli airstrikes destroy more than 22,600 residential units, 10 health facilities and damage 48 schools as Hamas continues to fire rockets from civilian areas in violation of international law. At least 260 children have been killed by Israeli attacks on Gaza.
  • The UN Palestine Agency says Israeli airstrikes have killed nine of its staff in Gaza.
  • At least 30 people are killed in a Israeli air strike on a law expert’s house when he was visiting his family in central Gaza City.
  • The Rimal and al-Karama neighbourhoods are destroyed by Israeli airstrikes, with eight 12-storey towers destroyed.
  • At least 16 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air raid on the southern city of Khan Younis.
  • At least three Palestinians are killed and nine wounded by Israeli soldiers in the Qusra, south of Nablus in the West Bank.
  • The Palestinian Red Crescent says four of its paramedics have been killed in Israeli air attacks.
  • At least 1,055 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s air attacks and 5,184 wounded. At least 1,300 people in Israel have been killed and 2,800 wounded, according to the Israeli army.
• October 12 –
  • The death toll in Gaza rises to 1,200, while the number of injuries has reached about 5,600. The death toll in Israel has reached 1,400.
  • At least 51 people are killed and 281 injured in Israeli air strikes on several areas of Gaza, including Al Zaytoun, Al Nafaq, Sabra, Tal Al Hawa and Khan Younis.
  • Three of five water plants in Gaza are out of service due to the Israeli bombings and lack of fuel, according to the International Committee of Red Cross.
  • The United Nations says that 338,934 Palestinians have been displaced in Gaza, as Israel continues to conduct bombing raids.
  • United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres says life-saving supplies, including food, fuel and water, must be allowed into Gaza.
  • Israeli Energy Minister Israel Katz says the blockade of Gaza will not end until all Israeli hostages are released by Hamas.
  • The Norwegian Refugee Council calls for humanitarian corridors to be established to allow the safe passage of personnel and relief supplies into Gaza.
  • The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt denied rumors that the Rafah border crossing was closed, asserting that the crossing remains operational and has not been closed since the onset of the crisis and called upon the international community willing to offer humanitarian aid to the Palestinians to route their aid to El Arish International Airport.
• October 13 –
  • The Israeli Defense Forces notifies the United Nations that all the 1.1 million Palestinians living north of Wadi Gaza in the Gaza Strip, have been ordered to relocate to Southern Gaza within 24 hours, ahead of an expected ground invasion.
  • The Israeli Air Force begins dropping evacuation leaflets over Gaza City warning residents to leave the city immediately.
  • Hamas tells Palestinians to remain in their houses and not flee to Southern Gaza, following Israel's orders to do so.
  • The United Kingdom begins evacuating British citizens from Israel.
  • At a press conference, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says the main goal of the coming military operation will be to "topple Hamas rule in Gaza".
  • Israeli soldiers open fire against protestors in the occupied West Bank, killing eleven people and injuring 124 more.
  • Human Rights Watch accuses the IDF of using white phosphorus munitions in its military operation in the Gaza area and Lebanon, saying it puts civilians at risk of serious and long-term injuries.
  • Hamas says that 13 hostages, including foreigners, have been killed in Israeli airstrikes.
  • Israeli troops conduct "localized raids" into Gaza in an attempt to locate Hamas-held hostages.
• October 14 –
  • October 2023 Hezbollah strike: Shia Islamist terrorist group Hezbollah fires on five Israeli outposts in the Shebaa Farms with guided missiles and mortar shells. A Hezbollah member is killed during a subsequent gunbattle with Israeli troops.
  • 2023 attacks on Palestinians evacuating Gaza City: 70 people have been killed in attacks on convoys evacuating Gaza City, according to Hamas.
  • At least 27 Palestinians are killed by Israeli airstrikes in Jabaliya in the Gaza Strip.
  • The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says that more than 50,000 pregnant women and newborn babies in Gaza do not have access to essential medical care.
  • The UN Palestine agency says that its shelters in Gaza are no longer safe and also warns that there is a shortage of water in Gaza.
  • October 2023 Jenin incursion: Israeli forces storm Jenin in the West Bank.
  • At least 15 hospitals are damaged by Israeli shelling and airstrikes, with two currently inoperable. 28 medical staff are killed and 23 ambulances are damaged or destroyed by Israeli airstrikes.
  • At least 2,268 Palestinians have been killed and 8,700 others injured in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza. At least 1,300 Israelis have been killed and at least 3,400 others are injured.
  • Amnesty International says that they have verified images of Israeli forces near Sderot using white phosphorus-based rounds.
  • Palestine's United Nations envoy says that Palestinians are in danger of mass ethnic cleansing.
  • The Israel Defense Forces announce that airstrikes in the Gaza Strip have killed Murad Abu Murad, the head of Hamas's air operations and Ali Qadi, a top Hamas commander, both of whom were involved in the October 7 invasion of Israel.
• October 15 –
  • October 2023 Hezbollah strike: United Nations peacekeeping force UNIFIL says its headquarters in Naqoura, Lebanon, has been hit by a rocket.
  • One civilian is killed and three others are injured in a cross-border attack by Hezbollah in Shtula. Israel retaliates with airstrikes on Hezbollah positions.
  • An estimated one million Gazans have been displaced, according to the United Nations Palestinian agency, as aid groups describe the situation in the besieged enclave as "catastrophic".
  • Human Rights Watch confirms that Israel has used white phosphorus in Gaza and Lebanon.
  • Israel conducts military operations in Ramallah in the West Bank, arresting more than 50 people.
  • The Israel Defense Forces kill senior Hamas commander Billal Al Kedra in an airstrike in Khan Yunis.
  • Lawyers and human rights organisations in Israel receive dozens of complaints from Palestinian workers and students who have been suspended from schools, universities and workplaces over social media posts or conversations with colleagues.
• October 16 –
  • The World Health Organization said 21 hospitals in Gaza have been ordered to evacuate by Israel, warning this "may amount to a violation of international humanitarian law”.
  • Israel begins evacuating 28 communities located within two kilometers of the border with Lebanon amid clashes with Hezbollah.
  • Hundreds of Americans and Israeli Americans are evacuated by sea from Haifa to Cyprus.
  • At least four hospitals in northern Gaza are no longer functioning following Israeli bombardments, according to the United Nations.
  • Palestinian protesters rally in the streets of several cities across the West Bank calling for an end to Israeli attacks on Gaza.
  • Hamas releases the first video of a hostage on Telegram since the war started, a 21-year-old Israeli woman from Shoham who was kidnapped during the Re'im music festival massacre. In the video, she claims to be receiving medical treatment by her captors.
  • Hamas forces launch a barrage of missiles at the two largest Israeli cities, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, saying it was in response to Israel's "targeting of civilians".
  • Israeli military forces carry out raids and make dozens of arrests in multiple areas in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, Nablus, Bethlehem, Hebron and the Aqabat Jabr camp in Jericho.
  • Several dozen raids are conducted by Israeli forces in the West Bank, detaining about 600 people. Most are held without charges under "administrative detention", where the individuals are not told the reasons for their arrest.
  • Colombia requests the departure of the Israeli ambassador following Colombian President Gustavo Petro's remarks criticizing Israel's actions. In response, Israel suspends security exports to the South American nation.
• 17 October –
  • Al-Ahli Arab Hospital explosion: Around 500 people are killed by an explosion at the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City. Hamas spokespersons blame an Israeli airstrike, while an IDF investigation shows explosion was caused by failed Hamas rocket launch.
  • Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declares three days of mourning in Palestinian territories following the hospital bombing.
  • October 2023 UNRWA school airstrike: An Israeli airstrike hits a United Nations school inside a refugee camp, killing six people.
  • The Israeli Ministry of Health says that 4,399 people in Israel have been wounded since the start of the war, of which 333 are still hospitalized.
  • October 18 –
    • The United States vetoes a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have called for a humanitarian pause in Gaza. Twelve other countries voted in favour of the resolution while two abstained.
    • UN Under-Secretary-General Martin Griffiths reiterates that there are rules of war after the US vetoed humanitarian pauses in the conflict.
    • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemns the UNSC for failing to pass a resolution for a humanitarian pause, adding that efforts to deescalate the conflict have been hindered by the collective punishment of Palestinians through airstrikes and the deployment of US aircraft carriers to the region.
    • U.S. President Joe Biden visits Israel and meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
  • October 19 –
    • Dozens of rockets are fired at the northern Israeli cities of Nahariya and Kiryat Shmona from southern Lebanon, injuring at least three civilians. Hamas says its cells in Lebanon were responsible for the rocket attacks. Israel responds with airstrikes on Hezbollah positions.
    • Five Palestinians are killed in clashes with the Israeli military at the Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarm, West Bank.
    • A member of the Security Cabinet of Israel says that the Israel Defense Forces has been given the "green light" to enter the Gaza Strip.
    • UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak visits Israel and meets with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announcing the UK's solidarity with Israel in its war with Hamas.
    • Israel withdraws its ambassador Irit Lillian and other diplomats from Turkey after urging its citizens to avoid all travel to the country.
  • October 20 –
    • Israel announces the total evacuation of Kiryat Shmona, a city of 20,000 near the border with Lebanon, amid rising tensions with the militant group Hezbollah.
    • Colombian President Gustavo Petro announces the establishment of an embassy to the State of Palestine in Ramallah, West Bank, and humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip amidst the ongoing war.
  • October 21 – The Rafah Border Crossing on the Egypt–Gaza border opens for the first time since the war began, allowing humanitarian aid trucks to enter Gaza.
  • October 22 –
    • Palestinian journalist Rushdi Sarraj is killed in an Israeli attack on his home in Gaza.
    • At least 55 people are killed in overnight raids on the Gaza Strip by Israel.
    • An Israeli tank accidentally hits an Egyptian position near the border with Gaza. Several Egyptian border guards sustained injuries from fragments of a shell.
    • At least 300 Palestinians are placed under administrative detention or have had detention orders renewed, allowing Israel to hold them without charge indefinitely under secret evidence.
    • Israel launches airstrikes against the Damascus International Airport, killing two workers.
  • October 23 –
    • Omar Daraghmeh, a senior Hamas official, dies while in Israeli prison, with Hamas spokespeople saying it was an assassination. He was arrested in the West Bank by the Israel Defense Forces, along with his son.
    • The Indonesian Hospital, the largest in northern Gaza, loses power after running out of fuel.
    • Hamas releases two Israeli hostages following mediation by Qatar and Egypt. The pair were taken to the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt.
    • Israeli airstrikes kill at least 436 Palestinians, including women and children, in northern Gaza's Al-Shati refugee camp as well as Khan Younis.
    • Israeli forces launch night raids in the West Bank, with heavily armed troops backed by armored vehicles seen in at least two areas.
    • Qatar's Emir Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani has warned the escalation of fighting in Gaza poses a threat to the region and the world. He asserted Israel should not be given a "green light for unconditional killing".
    • Israeli air raids target several locations in Lebanon including Ramesh, Markaba, Houla, Shebaa, and Kafr Shuba.
  • October 24 –
    • UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, saying there are clear violations of international humanitarian law in Gaza. He also pushed for more humanitarian relief to be allowed into the enclave.
    • Human Rights Watch has criticized Israel for "deliberately deepening the suffering of civilians in Gaza" by refusing to allow fuel shipment into the enclave and to restore the flow of water.
    • Israeli police have closed the Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem and stopped Muslim worshippers from entering the compound.
    • Israel launches airstrikes near the Red Crescent headquarters and Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis, where more than 4,000 displaced Palestinians are taking shelter.
    • UN Secretary-General António Guterres calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, saying that there are clear violations of international humanitarian law. Guterres also called for more humanitarian relief to be allowed into the enclave.
    • Human Rights Watch criticizes Israel for "deliberately deepening the suffering of civilians in Gaza" by refusing to allow shipments of fuel into the enclave and for not restoring the supply of water.
  • October 25 –
    • The Gaza Health Ministry says that at least 704 people have died in the past day. The UN relief agency says this was "the highest fatality toll reported in a single day".
    • At least 16 people are killed and several others injured following Israeli airstrikes across Gaza residential areas in Jabalia, Tal al-Hawa, Khan Younis and the Nuseirat refugee camp.
    • At least 11 people are arrested in Hebron in the West Bank following an Israeli raid. Israeli troops stormed several villages including al-Burj and al-Majd.
    • The UN Security Council holds an open debate, with many of the nearly 90 countries on the speakers' list calling for a ceasefire amid the mounting death toll in Gaza.
    • Draft resolutions calling for a ceasefire are being considered by both the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly.
    • Credit rating agency S&P says it is downgrading Israel's rating outlook to "negative" to reflect “the risk that the *Israel–Hamas war could spread more widely". Fitch Ratings also places a similar negative rating on Israel.
    • In a televised address to the nation, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he has set the date for a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip with the main goals of the operation being to destroy Hamas and to rescue hostages.
    • The Israeli Air Force launches airstrikes on "military infrastructure" of the Syrian Armed Forces in Daraa Governorate, killing eight Syrian soldiers and injuring seven others.
  • October 26 –
    • An Israeli air raid kills the wife, son, daughter and infant grandson of Al Jazeera Arabic’s Gaza bureau chief Wael Dahdouh in central Gaza after they evacuated to the area following warnings from Israel.
    • Oxfam says Israel is using starvation as a "weapon of war" as the blockade of Gaza continues.
    • The Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch confirms the Palestinian death toll provided by the Health Ministry is reliable, after US President Joe Biden questioned the number of people killed.
    • Israel continues raids and arrests in the West Bank, where Palestinian authorities say more than 1,200 people have been detained.
    • In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates condemned the forced displacement and collective punishment in Gaza.
    • Amnesty International issues a statement calling for an immediate ceasefire to stop the increasing death toll and ensure crucial aid reaches Gaza amid an "unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe".
    • The Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch confirms the Palestinian death toll provided by the Health Ministry is reliable, after US President Joe Biden questioned the number of people killed.
    • The office of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces that it is sending drones and weapons to Israel to support it's fight against Hamas.
    • IDF tanks enter northern Gaza in a "targeted raid", saying it was in preparation for the "next stages of combat". No Israeli military casualties are reported.
  • 27 October –
    • At least 33 Palestinians are killed and several wounded, following Israeli airstrikes on at least three residential neighbourhoods in Gaza City.
    • At least 10 Palestinians are killed, including journalist Yasser Abu Namous and his mother, in a series of airstrikes carried out by Israeli forces in southern Gaza.
    • A number of people are killed and injured in an Israeli airstrike on the Al-Shati refugee camp, destroying residential buildings and the nearby White Mosque.
    • The Palestinian Red Crescent has said that its medics were shot at by Israeli forces as they treated an injured person in Tubas, West Bank.
    • Four people are killed after a pre-dawn raid by Israeli forces in the West Bank. At least 19 people have been arrested.
    • The Israel Defense Forces enter the Gaza Strip from multiple directions with infantry and tanks crossing the border. Heavy clashes are reportedly underway.
    • Israeli troops advance on the city of Beit Hanoun.

Scheduled events

• 31 October – Elections for local councils and authorities are scheduled to take place.

Deaths

• 11 January — Shimon Baadani, 94 years old, Orthodox rabbi.
• 11 January — Dan Eytan, 91, architect.
• 8 March — Chaim Topol, 87 years old, actor, singer, and illustrator.
• 19 April — Yehonatan Geffen, 76 years old, singer
• 7 October — People killed during Operation Al-Aqsa Flood:
  • Ayelet Arnin, 22, news editor (KAN)
  • Lior Asulin, 43, footballer (Maccabi Herzliya, Beitar Jerusalem, Hapoel Petah Tikva)
  • Kim Damti, 22, Irish-Israeli festival-goer
  • Jayar Davidov, chief superintendent, commander of the Israel Police in Rahat (since 2022)
  • Roy Edan, 45, photojournalist
  • Eli Ginsberg, 42, lieutenant colonel, commander of LOTAR (2020–2023)
  • Tomer Leibovich, 19, volleyball player, captain of national under-19 volleyball team
  • Roi Levy, 44, colonel, commander of the Multidimensional Unit (since 2023)
  • Ofir Libstein, 49–50, politician, head of the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council (since 2018)
  • Izhar Peled, 61–62, assistant commissioner, commander of Israel Border Police in Judea and Samaria (2016–2020)
  • Shai Regev, 25, news editor
  • Yonatan Steinberg, 43, colonel, commander of the Nahal Brigade (since 2023)
  • Yahav Winner, 37, filmmaker
  • Yaniv Zohar, 54, videojournalist
• 26 October — Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi, 94, Haredi rabbi

Notable Israeli people killed in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war:

• Jayar Davidov, police commander, chief superintendent of the Israel Police
• Ofir Libstein, 49–50, politician, head of the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council (since 2018)
• Yonatan Steinberg, 43, colonel general, commander of the Nahal Brigade (since 2023)
• Alim Abdallah, 40, lieutenant colonel, deputy commander of IDF 91st Division.
• Lior Asulin
• Eli Ginsberg
• Roi Levy
• Izhar Peled
• Leon Bar, 53, lieutenant colonel, senior officer in the West Bank Division

See also

• Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2023
• Timeline of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war