The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has a long and complex history. Here are some key events and actions that Israel has taken against Palestine in the past:
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1947-1948: The United Nations adopted a resolution to split Palestine into two independent states -- a "Jewish State" and an "Arab State" with Jerusalem under UN trusteeship, despite opposition from Palestinian Arabs of the region. Israel, backed by foreign powers, won the war, and the territory was divided into three parts -- Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip. Palestinians were forced off their lands or fled en masse, marking the first large-scale exodus in what would become a decades-long battle over land ownership.
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1967: Israel occupied the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, which was subsequently annexed by Israel. The war brought about a second exodus of Palestinians, estimated at half a million. Methods used by the Israeli forces resulted in mass injuries and heavy loss of life among the civilian Palestinian population.
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2022: Amnesty International reported that Israel’s continuing oppressive and discriminatory system of governing Palestinians in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) constituted a system of apartheid, and Israeli officials committed the crime of apartheid under international law. Israeli forces launched a three-day offensive on the occupied Gaza Strip in August during which they committed apparent war crimes. This compounded the impact of a 15-year ongoing Israeli blockade that amounts to illegal collective punishment and further fragments Palestinian territory.
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2023: Israeli forces killed 151 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and injured 9,875, according to OCHA-OPT, amid a surge of military incursions that involved excessive use of force, including unlawful killings and apparent extrajudicial executions. Tens of thousands of Palestinians remained at risk of forced displacement due to Israeli policies and practices, including home demolitions and forced evictions. Israeli authorities periodically shut down the crossings into Gaza, preventing the flow of people, medical cases, and essential commodities, including food.
It is important to note that this is not a comprehensive list and that there are many other events and actions that have contributed to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine.
