Gaza Strip
Autonomous territory in the Middle East
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| January 2025 | United States-brokered ceasefire went into effect, with Hamas retaining control over the Gaza Strip as IDF withdrew. |
| 2024 | Hamas temporary committee decides to rule through committee until leadership elections in March 2025. |
| 2024 | The Palestinian Authority attempted to assert its limited authority by cracking down on armed groups in the Jenin refugee camp, aiming to demonstrate its potential as a security partner to President-elect Donald Trump. |
| October 17 2024 | Killed during an Israeli military operation in Gaza, with the IDF confirming his death through DNA analysis and matching dental records. |
| October 16 2024 | Killed during a firefight with the Israeli military. |
| October 16 2024 | Mohammed Sinwar takes over leadership of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, succeeding Yahya Sinwar. |
| August 2024 | Became chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau, succeeding Ismail Haniyeh. |
| July 31 2024 | Became the Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh. |
| May 2024 | International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan announced intention to apply for an arrest warrant for war crimes and crimes against humanity. |
| May 2024 | Following Bollywood celebrities sharing the 'All Eyes on Rafah' poster, the 'Boycott Bollywood' hashtag began trending on Twitter, with users questioning the selective activism of Indian actors. |
| May 2024 | The hashtag #alleyesonrafah gains widespread traction on TikTok, with videos using the slogan being viewed millions of times, spreading international awareness about the situation in Rafah. |
| May 2024 | An AI-generated image featuring the 'All Eyes on Rafah' slogan goes viral on Instagram, significantly amplifying the pro-Palestinian message during the Rafah offensive. |
| May 2024 | An AI-generated 'All Eyes on Rafah' image goes viral, being shared over 47 million times on Instagram within a few days following the Tel al-Sultan attack. Celebrities and professional footballers widely shared the image, including Bella Hadid, Nicola Coughlan, and players from multiple football clubs. |
| March 31 2024 | Mohammad Mustafa assumes the role of Prime Minister, succeeding Mohammad Shtayyeh |
| February 2024 | Israeli government presented its first official plan for future control of the Gaza Strip. |
| February 2024 | Israel announced a military offensive in Rafah, a city near the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt, where nearly half of Gaza's 2.3 million population had been displaced. |
| February 2024 | Israel issued evacuation orders for Palestinians in Rafah, prompting approximately one million civilians to leave the area before the commencement of military operations. |
| February 2024 | Richard Peeperkorn, WHO representative for Gaza and the West Bank, makes the original comment 'All eyes are on Rafah' during a UN press briefing, which later becomes the basis for the political slogan. |
| February 26 2024 | The entire Palestinian government, led by Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh, resigned from office amid popular opposition and pressure from the United States during the Israel-Hamas war. |
| January 18 2024 | IDF reported that Hamas began rebuilding its military armies in occupied parts of Northern Gaza, restoring fighting capabilities of battalions. |
| January 6 2024 | Israeli government declared that Hamas' rule in northern Gaza Strip was eliminated due to military advances. |
| November 2023 | Israeli forces began invasion of the Gaza Strip, weakening Hamas' complete control of the territory. |
| October 7 2023 | Widely regarded as the mastermind behind the Hamas-led attack on Israel, which triggered the Israel–Hamas war. |
| August 2023 | Continued protests in the Gaza Strip against Hamas, with thousands demonstrating against economic conditions, power outages, and government taxation. Hamas continued to suppress public displays of dissent by barring most demonstrations and targeting journalists. |
| July 2023 | Thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip protested against chronic power outages, poor economic conditions, and Hamas's taxation of Qatari stipends for the poor. The protests were organized by a grassroots online movement called 'Alvirus Alsakher' (The mocking virus), representing a rare public display of discontent against the Hamas government. Hamas police attacked and detained journalists covering the protests, and at least one protester was killed. |
| June 14 2021 | Hamas announced Issam al-Da'alis as the new prime minister of the Hamas government in Gaza, succeeding Mohammed Awad who had resigned after two years. |
| March 2021 | Elected to a second four-year term as the head of Hamas in Gaza. |
| March 2021 | Khalil al-Hayya appointed as Deputy Leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip. |
| 2020 | Swedish foreign aid minister Peter Eriksson announced a 1.5 billion SEK (approximately 150 million euro) support package to the Palestinian Authority for 2020-2024, following reduced aid from other countries due to corruption concerns. |
| August 2019 | The Palestinian Authority banned LGBTQ organizations, specifically targeting the group Al Qaws, from operating in the West Bank. |
| April 14 2019 | Mohammad Shtayyeh becomes Prime Minister, replacing Rami Hamdallah |
| March 2019 | Economic protests erupted against Hamas in response to tax hikes caused by the Israeli-Egyptian blockade and Palestinian Authority financial pressure. Protesters used the slogan 'We want to live'. Hamas responded by arresting and beating protesters, including journalists and human rights employees, and raiding homes. |
| March 2019 | Unprecedented widespread protests erupted in Gaza due to severe living conditions, including a 70% youth unemployment rate. Hamas responded with harsh measures, beating, arresting, and raiding homes of activists, journalists, and human rights workers. |
| 2018 | Claimed to pursue 'peaceful, popular resistance' and supported the 2018–2019 Gaza border protests. |
| December 2018 | A Ramallah court sentenced Palestinian-American Isaam Akel to life in prison with hard labor for selling land to Israeli Jews in the Old City of Jerusalem. |
| 2017 | Palestinian Authority receives $693 million from foreign donors, with $345 million paid out through the Martyrs Fund as stipends to convicted militants and their families. |
| April 28 2017 | Palestinian President Abbas approved early retirement of 35,000 military personnel in Gaza and cut financial aid to former Hamas prisoners. |
| March 2017 | Fatah-dominated government in the West Bank expressed concern about Hamas upgrading the Gaza administration into a 'shadow government'. |
| February 2017 | Elected as the leader of Hamas in Gaza. |
| February 13 2017 | Yahya Sinwar succeeds Ismail Haniyeh as the leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip. |
| 2016 | President Abbas reaffirms the Palestinian Authority's existence and importance in a speech, stating 'The Palestinian Authority is one of our achievements and we won't give it up'. |
| October 2016 | The United Kingdom withheld £25 million in aid to the Palestinian Authority, pending an investigation into funding of prisoners in Israeli jails. |
| October 19 2016 | Hamas declared the 2014 national unity government as expired, following its reshuffling by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in July 2015 without Hamas consent. |
| October 17 2016 | Hamas announced a Cabinet reshuffle in the Gaza Strip, changing positions of 16 deputy ministers and directors general, and abolishing the Ministry of Planning. |
| August 31 2016 | Second US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan dismisses the lawsuit against Palestinian Authority, citing lack of overseas jurisdiction |
| February 7 2016 | Fatah and Hamas hold talks in Doha, Qatar, attempting to implement the 2014 reconciliation agreements. |
| May 31 2015 | The Islamic State Group offshoot 'Sheikh Omar Hadid Brigade' claimed responsibility for assassinating a high-ranking Hamas commander by detonating a bomb in his vehicle. |
| February 2015 | US federal court finds Palestinian Authority and PLO liable for terrorist attacks against US citizens in Israel from 2001 to 2004 |
| 2014 | Israel re-initiates naval blockade of the Gaza Strip after seizing an arms shipment, effectively disrupting Hamas's potential weapon trade with Iran and Hezbollah. |
| 2014 | Israel launched a temporary invasion of the Gaza Strip, resulting in over 800 Hamas members being killed by the IDF. |
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