Timeline for the Major Incidents of the Iron Swords War
(2023 - present)
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October 7 |
Hamas-led militants attack Israel. |
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October 7-8 |
Israel attacks Gaza, Hezbollah rockets target Israel. |
| October 29 | Israel’s ground invasion of Gaza begins. |
| November 24-30 | A temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas takes effect, leading to the release of 105 hostages. |
| January 10 | U.S. and U.K. forces intercept drones and missiles fired by the Houthis at shipping in the Red Sea. |
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January 12 |
U.S. and U.K. strike Houthi underground weapon stores. |
| January 28 | Attack kills three U.S. service members at Tower 22 outpost in Jordan. |
| February 2 | U.S. hits targets in retaliatory strikes on Iran’s paramilitary forces and militias that Tehran supports in Syria and Iraq. |
| April 1 | Strike kills Iranian general in Damascus. |
| April 13 | Iran launches barrages against Israel in drone and missile attack. |
| April 19 | Israel strikes targets in Iran. |
| July 31 | Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, killed in Iran. |
| September 17-18 | Hezbollah electronic devices across Lebanon explode in Israeli attack. |
| September 19-27 | Israel steps up strikes in southern Lebanon and Beirut, killing Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and other elite members of the militant group. |
| September 30 | Israeli incursions into Lebanon begin. |
| October 1 | Iran launches ballistic missile barrage against Israel. |
| October 16 | Hamas’s political and military leader, Yahya Sinwar, killed by Israeli forces in Gaza. |
| October 26 | Israel strikes military targets in three locations across Iran. |
| November 27 | Ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah, signed the previous day, comes into effect. |
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