2023 in the State of Palestine
Events in the year 2023 in the Palestinian territories.
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Incumbents
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President (PLO) | Mahmoud Abbas |
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Prime Minister | Mohammad Shtayyeh |
Events
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Palestine
- 1 January – Two Palestinians are killed and three more injured during confrontations with Israeli soldiers who storm Kafr Dan to demolish the homes of two Palestinians killed in a shootout at a checkpoint in Jenin, West Bank several months ago.[1]
- 12 January – A Palestinian man opens fire on Israeli soldiers in Qalandia, West Bank, and is shot dead. In a separate incident, a Palestinian man is killed by Israeli soldiers after stabbing to death an Israeli settler at a farm.[2]
- 14 January – Two Palestinian Islamic Jihad members are killed by Israeli soldiers during a raid in Jaba, West Bank.[3]
- 26 January – 2023 Jenin killings: At least nine Palestinians are killed and 16 more injured during a raid by Israeli soldiers in Jenin, and the ensuing gunfight with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad.[4]
- 27 January – Israeli Air Force jets launch airstrikes on an underground rocket manufacturing site, and a military base used by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in response to rockets fired by Palestinian militants into southern Israel.[5]
- 28 January – Eight people are killed in a mass shooting by a Palestinian at a synagogue in Neve Yaakov, East Jerusalem.
- 29 January – An 18-year-old armed Palestinian man is shot and killed by a group of Israeli civilians near the settlement of Kedumim, West Bank. In a separate incident, a Palestinian civilian home is set on fire by settlers. The occupants were not there at the time of the attack.[6][7]
- 6 February – Five Palestinians are killed and three more injured during a raid by Israeli soldiers and subsequent gunbattle at a refugee camp near Jericho, in the occupied West Bank.[8]
- 22 February – 2023 Nablus clash: Israeli troops conducting a counterterrorism operation clash with Palestinians in Nablus, West Bank, killing nine Palestinians and injuring 97 others, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.[9]
- 26 February – 2023 Huwara shooting: A Palestinian gunman shoots and kills two Israelis in Huwara, Nablus Governorate, West Bank. During revenge attacks by Israelis, a Palestinian is shot and killed and 98 others are injured, many of whom during arson attacks.[10]
- 28 February – An Israeli-American man is killed during a drive-by shooting at a highway in the city of Jericho, in the West Bank.[11]
- 6 March – Five Palestinians are injured by Israeli settlers attacking a family on a street in Huwara, in the West Bank. Twenty-five Palestinians are injured by tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers during the attack.[12]
- 7 March – At least six members of the Jenin Brigades are killed by Israeli soldiers during a raid in Jenin, West Bank. Among those killed is the killer of two Israeli settlers last month.[13]
- 9 March – Three Palestinian fighters are killed by Israeli special units during a shootout in Jenin.[14]
- 10 March – A Palestinian man is shot dead by an Israeli settler near a farm in Karnei Shomron, in the West Bank. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claims that the Palestinian man was armed at the time.[15]
- 12 March – Israeli soldiers kill three Palestinian gunmen near Nablus, West Bank, after coming under fire.[16]
Deaths
- 5 February – May Sayegh, 82, poet and political activist.[17]
References
- Staff, Al Jazeera. "Israeli forces kill two Palestinian men in occupied West Bank". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
- Post, Washington (January 12, 2023). "Israeli army kills 3 Palestinians during West Bank raids". The Washington Post.
- "Two Palestinians shot dead by Israel troops in occupied West Bank". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-01-15.
- "Palestinians say Israeli troops kill 9 in West Bank raid". AP NEWS. 2023-01-26. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- Mackenzie, James; Al-Mughrabi, Nidal; Al-Mughrabi, Nidal (2023-01-27). "Israel hits Gaza as conflict flares after West Bank clashes". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-01-27.
- Abdulrahim, Raja (29 January 2023). "Palestinian Man Fatally Shot as Violence Continues With Israeli Forces". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- "Israeli guards kill Palestinian near West Bank settlement". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-01-30.
- Staff, Al Jazeera. "Israeli forces kill five Palestinians in Jericho raid". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-02-06.
- Staff, Al Jazeera. "Israeli forces kill 10 Palestinians in Nablus raid". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
- Gold, Amir Tal,Abeer Salman,Hadas (2023-02-26). "Two Israeli settlers killed in West Bank shooting, days after Israeli raid kills 11 Palestinians". CNN. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
- "Israeli-American killed in Jericho attack". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-02-28.
- Staff, Al Jazeera. "Israeli attack wounds Palestinians as settlers and soldiers dance". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- "Israeli troops kill six during new raid in Jenin". France 24. 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
- Staff, Al Jazeera. "Israeli special forces kill 3 Palestinians in Jenin shootout". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- "Israeli settler kills Palestinian in occupied West Bank". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
- Reuters (2023-03-12). "Israeli troops kill three Palestinian gunmen in West Bank, says military". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-03-13.
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