Events in the year 2023 in Palestine.
Incumbents PhotoPostNamePresident (PLO)Mahmoud AbbasPrime MinisterMohammad Shtayyeh Government of Palestine – Eighteenth government of Palestine
Events Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Palestine
January 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, in the occupied West Bank several months ago. 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. 14 January – Two Palestinian Islamic Jihad members are killed by Israeli soldiers during a raid in Jaba, West Bank. 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. 27 January – 2023 Neve Yaakov shooting: Seven people are killed in a mass shooting by a Palestinian man in the Israeli settlement of Neve Yaakov, in occupied East Jerusalem. The man is shot and killed by Israeli police after attempting to flee. In response to rockets fired by Palestinian militants into southern Israel, Israeli Air Force jets launch airstrikes on an underground rocket manufacturing site and a military base used by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. 28 January – A Palestinian civilian home is set on fire by Israeli settlers. The occupants were not there at the time of the attack. 29 January – An 18-year-old Palestinian man is shot and killed by a group of Israeli settlers near the settlement of Kedumim, in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli military claim the man was armed, though Wafa reports that the circumstances around the killing are unclear.
February 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. 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. 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. 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.
March 6 March – Five Palestinians are injured by Israeli settlers attacking a family on a street in Huwara, in the West Bank. At least twenty-five Palestinians are injured by tear gas fired by Israeli soldiers during the attack. 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. 9 March – Three Palestinian fighters are killed by Israeli special units during a shootout in Jenin. 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. 12 March – Israeli soldiers kill three Palestinian gunmen near Nablus, West Bank, after coming under fire. 16 March – Two militants including Islamic Jihad and Hamas commanders and two civilians are killed and five others are injured during a raid by Israeli security forces in the Jenin refugee camp, in the West Bank.
April 3 April – A Lions' Den militant and a Fatah member are killed during a raid by Israeli soldiers in Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. Two other Palestinians are arrested and dozens more are hospitalized due to tear gas. 7 April – Two British-Israeli women are killed and their mother is injured in a drive-by shooting at their vehicle near the Hamra settlement in the West Bank. 10 April – A 15-year-old Palestinian boy is killed by Israeli soldiers in Jericho. 11 April – A Palestinian Authority member and another Palestinian man are killed by Israeli soldiers in Elon Moreh, in the occupied West Bank.
May 4 May – The Israel Security Agency kills three Palestinian men in Nablus, West Bank. The men were allegedly responsible for the murders of a mother and her two daughters in April in Efrat, West Bank. 6 May – Two Palestinian men, members of the Tul Karm Battalion, are killed during a raid by the Israel Defense Forces in Tulkarm in the West Bank. 9 May – The Israeli Air Force launches airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, killing three senior Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders and at least ten civilians, including four children. At least another 20 people are injured in the attack, which the Palestinian Authority calls a "horrific massacre". Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant declares a "special situation" in the home front with border crossings and schools closed, and gatherings of over 10 people banned in open places. 10 May – Israel launches an airstrike in the Gaza Strip, killing seven people, including four members of the Marxist–Leninist PFLP. In another raid, two Islamic Jihad Movement militants are killed by Israeli security forces in Qabatiya, in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian militants fire more than 260 rockets into Israel from Gaza in response to yesterday's airstrikes. Most of the rockets are intercepted by the Iron Dome. 11 May – An Israeli airstrike kills two commanders of Islamic Jihad. Meanwhile, the total death toll of the Israeli airstrikes in Gaza of the past two days increases to 26. A rocket is launched from Gaza to Rehovot, killing a person and wounding five more. 30 May – An Israeli settler is shot and killed by Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade gunmen in the West Bank.
June 19 June – 2023 Eli shooting: Four Palestinians are killed and 45 others are wounded during an IDF raid in the Jenin refugee camp. 20 June – Hamas kill four Israelis and injure four others in a mass shooting at a restaurant and a petrol station near the Israeli settlement of Eli in the occupied West Bank. The two gunmen are killed by a civilian and a soldier. 21 June – A Palestinian man is killed and several others are injured during a rampage by Israeli settlers in Turmus Ayya. An Israeli drone conducts the first West Bank airstrike since 2005, targeting a car, and killing two PIJ members and an Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades member.
July 3 July – July 2023 Jenin incursion: Eight Palestinians are killed and more than 50 injured after Israeli soldiers storm Jenin in the West Bank. 4 July – The Israeli military's assault in Jenin, Palestine, continues for a second day, killing four more Palestinians and bringing the death toll to 12, with more than 120 others injured. 5 July – Israel ends 2-day West Bank offensive that left 13 dead, more than 100 injured, and property destroyed. 7 July – Israeli soldiers shoot dead two Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine militants during a raid at a house in Nablus in the occupied West Bank. 25 July – Three Hamas members are killed by Israeli soldiers in the Nablus neighborhood of al-Tur, in the occupied West Bank.
August 1 August – A Palestinian man is shot and killed by Israeli security forces after opening fire on Israelis in the settlement of Ma'ale Adumim in the occupied West Bank. 15 August – Israeli security forces shoot two Palestinians in a raid in Jericho in the occupied West Bank.
September 1 September – A Palestinian man is killed and others are injured, a building is destroyed and ambulances are prevented to reach the scene and shot at, during a raid by Israeli soldiers in Aqabah, in the occupied West Bank. 5 September – Israeli security forces kill two Palestinians, destroys even more infrastructure of Nur Shams camp, Tulkarem in a large raid.
October 7 October – Gaza war begins: Hamas launches over 3,500 rockets towards Israel and infiltrates its Southern District. Israel retaliates with strikes in the Gaza Strip. Battle of Re'im: Hamas briefly seizes control of the IDF's 143rd "Gaza" Division headquarters in Re'im, Eshkol Regional Council, before Israeli troops retake it. Several Israeli soldiers are reportedly captured and taken to the Gaza Strip. Battle of Sderot: At least twenty Israeli police officers are killed by Hamas inside the police headquarters of Sderot after the building is seized. Fighting and hostage-taking in Be'eri and Ofakim Hamas forces enter the Southern Israeli towns of Be'eri and Ofakim with heavy fighting underway. Hamas leader Mohammed Deif announces the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. Israel declares a state of war in response and asks Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip. At least 232 Palestinians are killed and over 1,600 are injured in the Gaza Strip by airstrikes launched by Israel. At least 300 Israelis are killed and hundreds more are injured by missile attacks and shootings. Israeli major general Nimrod Aloni, commander of the Depth Corps, is captured by Hamas. Dozens of Israeli civilians are also captured and taken to the Gaza Strip. 8 October – Israel's Security Cabinet says it has approved a military operation against Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip. The death toll in Palestine rises to 370 with over 2,200 wounded. The death toll in Israel rises to over 750 with over 2,000 wounded. Dozens of Israelis are also taken to Gaza. October 2023 Hezbollah strike: Hezbollah in southern Lebanon open fire at Israeli positions in Shebaa Farms with artillery and guided rockets. Israel responds with airstrikes on Hezbollah artillery positions. Battle of Sderot: Hamas forces and the IDF clash for a second day in Sderot. Re'im music festival massacre: More than 260 bodies are found in Re'im, Southern Israel, after Hamas attacked a trance music festival. Foreign nationals are among those killed in the massacre. Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog says that Americans have been taken hostage by Hamas in Gaza. 9 October – The death toll from the Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip increases to 560 people, with more than 2,900 others injured. The death toll in Israel climbs to 800 with over 2,500 wounded, while two militants from Lebanon are killed during a shootout at the border between the two countries. The imposition of a total blockade of the Gaza Strip, including food and fuel items, is announced by Israel. Israel launches airstrikes against the Jabalia Camp in the Gaza Strip, killing more than 50 people. In Beita, Nablus, a Palestinian is shot by Israeli soldiers. Earlier in the day, one Palestinian was killed by Israeli forces in Hebron, West Bank, one in Jericho, and two in Ramallah. In Duma, Nablus, a Palestinian is shot by Israeli soldiers, as Israeli settlers torch cars and attack farmers. In Einabus, West Bank, two Palestinians are shot by Israeli soldiers. Twelve people are evacuated for teargas inhalation, with Israeli forces attempting to stop the evacuation. At least 22 members of a Palestinian family, including seven children, are killed in an Israeli air strike in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. Six members of the family remain trapped under the rubble of the destroyed house. The UN Security Council meets in an emergency session but fail to achieve the unanimity needed for a joint statement. Israeli air attacks and shelling aimed at houses and apartment buildings displace at least 123,538 Palestinians in Gaza, according to the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs. Al-Shati Camp airstrike: Israel launches airstrikes on the Al-Shati refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, resulting in civilian casualties.