Timeline of the Israel–Hamas war (7 May 2024 – present)

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Timeline of the Israel–Hamas war

May 2024

7 May

  • The Gaza Health Ministry reported that at least 54 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours, bringing the Palestinian death toll to 34,789.[1]
  • Israeli ground forces seized control of the Gaza side of the Rafah crossing, starting the Rafah offensive.[2]
  • Hamas announced the death of an Israeli captive from injuries they sustained from an Israeli air raid a month ago.[3]
  • The Bahamas officially recognized the State of Palestine.[4]
  • Unspecified Palestinian fighters detonated IEDs that were targeting IDF troops in Jalbun.[5]

8 May

  • The Gaza Health Ministry reported that at least 55 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours, bringing the Palestinian death toll to 34,844.[6]
  • Israel rejected a ceasefire deal with Hamas and stated that it would continue its offensive in Rafah.[7]
  • The US paused its weapons delivery to Israel to limit its operations in Rafah.[8]
  • One person was killed and many were injured by Israeli shelling in Khuza’a, east of Khan Yunis.[9]
  • Israeli forces bombed an apartment complex in Zeitoun, east of Gaza City, killing seven people.[10]

9 May

  • The Gaza Health Ministry reported that at least 60 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours, bringing the Palestinian death toll to 34,904.[11]
  • The IAF targeted a house in the al-Jnaina neighbourhood in Rafah, causing an unknown number of casualties.[12]
  • Syria claimed to have shot down Israeli missiles heading towards Damascus from the occupied Golan Heights.[13]
  • Israel announced that a soldier from the 869th Battalion was killed in Malkia by a Hezbollah mortar and missile attack.[14]
  • An Israeli police officer died of wounds he sustained during a raid in Deir al-Ghusun on 4 May.[15]
  • Four Hezbollah members were killed in an Israeli drone strike on a car in southern Lebanon.[16]
  • The IAF bombed the Tel al-Sultan neighborhood, west of Rafah, killing four people and injuring 16.[17]
  • Israeli forces shot a 15-year-old boy on the leg in Qalqilya.[18]
  • The Houthis claimed to have launched missiles at the Panamanian-Flagged MSC Diego and MSC Gina which they said were "affiliated with Israel".[19]
  • A seventh mass grave was uncovered near the Al-Shifa hospital.[20]
  • The Islamic resistance in Iraq claimed two drone attacks targeting Eilat and the Nevatim base in Beersheba, and a cruise missile attack targeting the oil port of Ashkelon.[21]

10 May

  • The Gaza Health Ministry reported that at least 39 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours, bringing the Palestinian death toll to 34,943.[22]
  • The headquarters of UNRWA in occupied East Jerusalem was set on fire by Jewish extremists.[23]
  • An Israeli air strike hit a home in Abasan al-Kabira at the eastern outskirts of Khan Yunis, killing eight residents living there.[24]
  • At least three people were killed and five more injured after the IAF bombed a house in the central part of Gaza City.[25]
  • 12 Israeli soldiers of the Gaza Division were stung by wasps in southern Gaza and evacuated to Israel for treatment.[26]
  • Four Israeli soldiers of the Nahal Brigade were killed in the Zeitoun neighbourhood in Gaza, bringing the IDF death toll in the Gaza strip to 271.[27]

References

  1. ^ "Gaza death toll rises". Al Jazeera. 7 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Rafah live updates: Israeli forces seize Gaza side of key border crossing". www.nbcnews.com. 2024-05-07. Retrieved 2024-05-07.
  3. ^ Mersiha Gadzo; Brian Osgood (2024-05-07). "Israel's war on Gaza updates: Full Rafah attack a 'humanitarian nightmare'". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  4. ^ "The Commonwealth of the Bahamas Formally Recognizes Palestine as a State – Ministry of Foreign Affairs the Commonwealth of the Bahamas". 9 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Institute for the Study of War".
  6. ^ "Gaza death toll rises". Al Jazeera. 8 May 2024.
  7. ^ Nashed, Mat. "'The goal is to destroy Gaza': Why Israel rejects a ceasefire with Hamas". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  8. ^ "US pauses weapons delivery to Israel over Rafah offensive concerns: Reports". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-05-08.
  9. ^ https://aje.io/v6fmt2?update=2886667
  10. ^ https://aje.io/v6fmt2?update=2886369
  11. ^ "Gaza death toll tops 34,900". Al Jazeera. 9 May 2024.
  12. ^ https://aje.io/8mqpai?update=2889060
  13. ^ Maziar Motamedi; Farah Najjar (2024-05-09). "Israel's war on Gaza updates: Troops met with Hamas fire in Rafah operation". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  14. ^ Maziar Motamedi; Farah Najjar (2024-05-09). "Israel's war on Gaza updates: Troops met with Hamas fire in Rafah operation". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  15. ^ "Commando dies after being injured during West Bank operation". Times of Israel. 9 May 2024.
  16. ^ "An alleged Israeli drone strike has hit a car in southern Lebanon, killing four Hezbollah members, according to Lebanese security sources quoted by Reuters". Al Jazeera. 9 May 2024.
  17. ^ https://aje.io/8mqpai?update=2888888
  18. ^ https://aje.io/8mqpai?update=2889200
  19. ^ "Yemen's Houthis say they attacked ships in Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  20. ^ "Gaza's seventh mass grave discovered at al-Shifa Hospital". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  21. ^ "Institute for the Study of War". Institute for the Study of War. 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
  22. ^ "Gaza death toll rises". Al Jazeera. 10 May 2024.
  23. ^ "'Israeli extremists' set fire to UNRWA HQ in occupied East Jerusalem". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-05-10.
  24. ^ https://aje.io/oowhrg?update=2891441
  25. ^ https://aje.io/oowhrg?update=2891224
  26. ^ https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-12-soldiers-evacuated-for-treatment-after-being-stung-by-wasps-in-southern-gaza/
  27. ^ "IDF announces death of fourth soldier in Sunday's Hamas rocket attack". The Times of Israel. 6 May 2024. Retrieved 10 May 2024.