Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2006

This page is a partial listing of incidents of violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in 2006.

  • IDT = Israeli (civilians/soldiers) killed by Palestinians; cumulative
  • PDT = Palestinians (civilians/militants) killed by Israelis; cumulative.
Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict:

January

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  • January summary: 13 Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces in the Occupied Territories[1]
  • January 19: 20 injured in bombing at fast-food restaurant in Tel Aviv

February

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  • February summary: 29 Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces in the Palestinian territories;[1] 1 Israeli killed by a Palestinian man.
  • February 5: 1 killed, 5 injured in stabbing attack by Palestinian on Israeli taxi bus en-route to Tel Aviv.[2]

March

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  • March summary: 15 Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces in the Palestinian territories;[1] 1 Palestinian kills himself in Palestinian territories;[3] 5 Israelis killed by Palestinians in the Territories;[3][4] 2 Israelis killed in Israel by Palestinian militants (rocket).
  • March 1: 1 killed in shooting attack at gas station near Migdalim, West Bank.[4]
  • March 28: 2 killed (incl. 1 child) in explosion of Qassam rocket found in western Negev area.
  • March 30: 4 killed (incl. 1 child) by suicide bomber posing as Jewish hitchhiker, in Kedumim in Occupied Territories.[3]

April

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  • April summary: 31 Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces in the Occupied Territories;[1] 1 Palestinian kills himself in Israel;[5] 6 Israeli civilians killed by Palestinians in Israel;[5][6] 10 others killed by a Palestinian in Israel.[5]
  • April 17: 11 killed (including 2 Romanians, 1 French citizen, 1 US citizen and 1 dual Israeli-French citizen), over 60 injured by suicide bomber outside a fast-food restaurant in Tel Aviv after being prevented by a security guard from entering.[5]
  • May summary: 36 Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces in the Occupied Territories[1]
  • Gaza Zoo in Rafah reportedly damaged.[7][8]

June

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  • June summary: 41 Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces in the Palestinian territories;[1] 2 Palestinians detained by Israelis in Palestinian territories and taken to Israel; 1 Israeli captured by Palestinians in Israel and taken to Gaza; 64 members of the Palestinian Legislative Council detained by Israeli forces and held in Israel as of October 24, 2006.[9]
  • June 9: In the Gaza beach explosion, Israeli artillery shelling kills 8 Palestinians.[10]
  • June 10: The militant Hamas group calls off its truce with Israel, after seven civilians are killed in the Gaza Strip. More than seventy Qassam rockets were launched at Israeli towns by Hamas militants since Friday morning, wounding Palestinian and Israeli civilians alike.[11][12]
  • June 24, 03:30–04:30 local time, near Rafah: Ali Muamar is beaten by Israeli soldiers, his sons Osama and Mustafa Muamar are detained and taken to an undisclosed location in Israel, and Ali Muamar is treated in hospital.[13]
  • June 25: Palestinian militants infiltrate Israel through a secret tunnel and start a gunbattle at a military checkpoint – 2 Israeli soldiers and 3 Hamas militants are killed and an Israeli soldier is reported as missing and is later found out to have been captured by the militants. Israeli PM vows a fierce military response to the attack once the soldier, Gilad Shalit, is returned. Two infantry brigades and supporting armoured regiments are deployed along the Gaza Strip border, in preparation for a major offensive.[14][15]
  • June 28: Israel starts a military operation in the Gaza strip, deploying a large number of tanks, APCs and troops in order to rescue the soldier captured in the attack three days before that.
  • June 29: Israeli troops detain one third of the Palestinian government and altogether 64 members of the Palestinian Legislative Council, who are Hamas members.[9]

July

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August

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November

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Palestinians killed by Israeli security forces in the Occupied Territories". B'Tselem. Archived from the original on 2008-05-04. Retrieved 2006-08-05.
  2. ^ "Palestinian kills mother of three in Petah Tikva". The Jerusalem Post. 2006-02-06. Archived from the original on 2006-05-19. Retrieved 2006-05-26.
  3. ^ a b c "Kedumim deaths may have prevented greater tragedy". The Jerusalem Post. 2006-03-30. Archived from the original on 2006-05-19. Retrieved 2006-05-26.
  4. ^ a b "Father of two killed in Samaria shooting". The Jerusalem Post. 2006-03-02. Archived from the original on 2006-03-24. Retrieved 2006-05-26.
  5. ^ a b c d "A final kiss good-bye". The Jerusalem Post. 2006-04-20. Archived from the original on 2006-05-19. Retrieved 2006-05-26.
  6. ^ "Israeli civilians killed by Palestinians in Israel". B'Tselem. Archived from the original on 2006-08-29. Retrieved 2006-08-06.
  7. ^ "Rafah zoo levelled in Israel raid". ~~~~. May 25, 2004. Archived from the original on December 22, 2006. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
  8. ^ McGreal, Chris (May 22, 2004). "The day the tanks arrived at Rafah zoo". London: ~~~~. Archived from the original on August 28, 2013. Retrieved 2009-01-26.
  9. ^ a b "Israel seizes Hamas legislators". BBC. 29 June 2006. Archived from the original on 1 March 2007. Retrieved 2006-08-05.
  10. ^ "Hamas militants vow to end truce". BBC News. 2006-06-10. Archived from the original on 2006-11-16. Retrieved 2006-06-09.
  11. ^ "(Globe and Mail)". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on 2006-06-14. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  12. ^ "(Haaretz)". Archived from the original on 2006-06-16. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  13. ^ "Israel captures pair in Gaza raid". BBC News. 24 June 2006. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  14. ^ (Haaretz) Archived 2006-07-15 at the Wayback Machine, (Reuters UK)[dead link]
  15. ^ "BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Israel rules out prisoner release". news.bbc.co.uk. 27 June 2006. Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  16. ^ Palestine News Network (5 August 2006). "Palestinian Ministry of Health: Israeli forces kill 177 & injure 1,010 Palestinians in July". International Middle East Media Center. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 2006-08-06.
  17. ^ "BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Israel hits Palestinian ministry". news.bbc.co.uk. 13 July 2006. Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  18. ^ (AP)[dead link]
  19. ^ "(Haaretz)". Archived from the original on 2006-07-21. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  20. ^ "IDF strike: Top Hamas member injured, 6 killed". Ynetnews. Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  21. ^ Reuters. 2006-07-12 http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-07-12T122502Z_01_L12236669_RTRUKOC_0_US-MIDEAST-GAZA.xml. Retrieved 2017-08-21. {{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[dead link]
  22. ^ "Sderot: 5 rockets fired from Gaza Strip". Ynetnews. Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  23. ^ (Haaretz) Archived 2006-07-19 at the Wayback Machine, (BBC) Archived 2017-08-21 at the Wayback Machine
  24. ^ "1,500 Palestinians storm Gaza from Egypt". Ynetnews. Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  25. ^ "Palestinians stream across Egypt's breached border". DeseretNews.com. 2006-01-05. Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  26. ^ "BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Palestinians breach Gaza border". news.bbc.co.uk. 14 July 2006. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  27. ^ (Getty)
  28. ^ (Reuters)[dead link]
  29. ^ "BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Israeli strike hits house in Gaza". news.bbc.co.uk. 15 July 2006. Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  30. ^ "Gaza Strip: Three Palestinians killed by Israeli fire". Al Bawaba. 2006-07-16. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2006-07-16.
  31. ^ "Southern front: 22 Qassams land in western Negev". Ynetnews. Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  32. ^ "(Haaretz)". Archived from the original on 2006-07-19. Retrieved 2014-12-17.
  33. ^ (Al-Jazeera) Archived 2006-08-28 at the Wayback Machine, (Haaretz) Archived 2006-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
  34. ^ "BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Palestinians die in Israeli raids". news.bbc.co.uk. 19 July 2006. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  35. ^ "Settler murdered, his body burnt". Ynetnews. Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  36. ^ "(Washington Post)". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2017-09-03.
  37. ^ "News1 | הותר לפרסם: נעצר רוצח התייר בעיר העתיקה". www.nfc.co.il. Archived from the original on 2017-08-21. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  38. ^ "חדשות nrg – חייל צה"ל נהרג בפיגוע ירי בבקעה". Archived from the original on 2006-08-20. Retrieved 2006-08-19.
  39. ^ Halwani, R.; Kapitan, T. (2007). The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Philosophical Essays on Self-Determination, Terrorism and the One-State Solution. Springer. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-230-59971-0. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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