Israel timeline
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Taba Summit
The Taba summit (also known as Taba Summit, Taba Talks, Taba Conference, Taba, or permanent status talks at Taba) were talks between Israel and the... Read more
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Ariel Sharon elected Prime Minister of Israel
Elections for Prime Minister were held in Israel on 6 February 2001 following the resignation of the incumbent, Labour's Ehud Barak. Barak stood... Read more
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Dolphinarium discotheque suicide bombing
The Dolphinarium discotheque suicide bombing was a terrorist attack by the Palestinian group Hamas on June 1, 2001 in which a suicide bomber blew... Read more
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Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing
Location: Jerusalem 2:00 pm – Attack type: suicide bomber Deaths: 15 Injured: 130 Perpetrator(s): Hamas The Sbarro restaurant suicide... Read more
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2001 Ben Yehuda Street bombings
On December 1, 2001 two suicide bombers detonated themselves on Ben Yehuda Street, followed by a car bomb set to go off as paramedics arrived.... Read more
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Beirut Summit/Arab Summit Conference
The Beirut Summit (also known as the Arab Summit Conference) was a meeting of the Arab League in Beirut, Lebanon in March 2002 to discuss the... Read more
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Passover massacre
Location: Netanya Attack type: suicide bomber Deaths: 30 Perpetrator(s): Hamas The Passover massacre (also known as the Netanya Bombing or... Read more
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Operation Defensive Shield
Operation Defensive Shield was a large-scale military operation conducted by the Israel Defense Forces in 2002, during the course of the Second... Read more
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Matza restaurant suicide bombing
Location: Haifa, Israel Attack type: suicide bomber Deaths: 16 Injured: 40+ Perpetrator(s): Hamas The Matza restaurant suicide bombing... Read more
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United Nations Security Counicil Resolution 1559 adopted
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1559 was a resolution adopted by the United Nations Security Council on September 2, 2004. It called... Read more
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2006 Lebanon War
The 2006 Lebanon War, known in Lebanon as the July War and in Israel as the Second Lebanon War, was a 34-day military conflict in Lebanon and... Read more
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Nizar Rayan Dies
Sheikh Nizar Rayan (Arabic: نزار ريان, also transliterated Rayyan) (March 6, 1959 – January 1, 2009) was a top Hamas leader who served as a... Read more
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U.S.-Israel talks in Paris cancelled, increasing West Bank settlements cited
A meeting between Israel's prime minister and a senior US envoy has been cancelled amid growing differences over settlement building in the West... Read more
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Israeli Commandos Board Gaza-Bound Flotilla, Killing at Least 10
More than 10 people have been killed after Israeli naval commandos boarded six aid ships in a convoy heading towards the Gaza Strip. The fleet... Read more
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Israel Begins Deportation of Pro-Palestinian Flotilla Activists
After being held in Israel for two days, all of the Gaza aid flotilla activists are expected to be deported within hours on Wednesday, an Israeli... Read more
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United Nations Denounces Israeli Raid, Calls for International Investigation
The UN Security Council has condemned acts leading to the deaths of civilians during Monday's Israeli attack on a humanitarian aid convoy that was... Read more
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Israel to Ease Gaza Blockade
Israel will liberalize the system under which humanitarian goods are transferred into the Gaza Strip, according to a security cabinet decision... Read more
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Israeli Government Releases Details Concerning Easing of Gaza Strip Blockade
Israel has released details of how it proposes to ease its blockade of the Gaza Strip, saying all civilian goods will now be allowed in, including... Read more
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US Ambassador John Bolton Warns Israel of Fleeting Chance to Strike Iranian Nuclear Reactor
Israel has only mere days to launch an attack on Iran’s Bushehr nuclear reactor if Russia makes good on its plan to deliver fuel there this... Read more
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Iran Gains First Nuclear Power Plant
Iran, under United Nations sanctions for its nuclear program, today will end a 36-year quest to join the club of atomic-powered nations when... Read more
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Mount Carmel Forest Fire
A 14-year-old boy from the Carmel region admitted Monday to throwing a piece of burning coal into the forest and causing what later became the... Read more
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Series of Deadly Coordinated Attacks Erupts in Southern Israel
On Friday morning, Israelis buried family members who were killed in Thursday morning's terror attacks. Some were shot dead by Palestinian Arab... Read more
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Israel and Hamas Agree to Swap Prisoners for Soldier
Israel and Hamas, two of the Middle East’s most implacable foes, announced Tuesday they had reached a tentative agreement brokered by Egypt to... Read more
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