The following is a list of events during the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2024, including the events of the Gaza war.
January 1 January The Gaza Health Ministry announced that at least 156 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 21,978. 15 Palestinians were killed in the evening by an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Deir el-Balah. Iran deployed the warship Alborz to the Bab al-Mandeb Strait in response to the killing of 10 Houthi fighters by US forces the previous day. Turkey's Ministry of Health posted on X that it received 292 injured and sick from Gaza for treatment. The IDF announced that it would partially withdraw troops in Gaza and shift toward more targeted operations against Hamas.
2 January An airstrike in the Dahieh neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon, resulted in the assassination of Saleh al-Arouri, deputy leader of Hamas' political bureau and one of the architects of a Hamas attack on Israel. Along with al-Arouri, six other individuals including high-ranking Hamas militants were killed. This event occurred a day before Hezbollah's commemoration of the 4th anniversary of Qassem Soleimani's assassination and followed the killing of another QF General, Sayyed Razi Mousavi, in Syria seven days earlier.Who was Saleh al-Arouri, the Hamas leader killed in Beirut? Retrieved 5 March 2024 Israeli military raids in the West Bank resulted in the deaths of five Palestinians. Four were killed in Azzun, and the fifth was shot in Qalqilya during a raid, allegedly after opening fire. An IDF soldier was moderately injured. The IDF claimed the four men in Azzun had barricaded themselves in a house and opened fire. The Palestine Ministry of Health confirmed the deaths, stating that Israeli forces took away the bodies. Operations in the West Bank intensified after the Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. According to the IDF, as of 2 January, more than 2,550 wanted persons had been arrested in the West Bank, including approximately 1,300 associated with Hamas. 321 Palestinians had been killed in the West Bank by Israeli troops or settlers since October 7, according to the Palestinian health ministry.
The Palestinian Red Crescent Society headquarters was bombed, killing five including a baby.
3 January Israel announced that a soldier of the elite Yahalom unit was killed in Gaza, bringing the IDF death toll there to 175. The Gaza Health Ministry announced at least 128 Palestinians were killed by Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 22,313. A UN official condemned an Israeli attack on Khan Yunis which killed five people, including a newborn baby, who were sheltering at the Al Amal Hospital. The Palestine Red Crescent Society reported that Israeli attacks near the al-Amal Hospital were intensifying.
4 January At least 14 people were killed by an Israeli airstrike west of Khan Yunis. The Gaza Health Ministry announced that 125 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 22,438. The Palestine Red Crescent Society stated Israel bombed the home of the Central Gaza Ambulance Center director. It also reported another attack on the al-Amal hospital that killed one person.
5 January 315 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, since 7 October 2023. Since OCHA started recording casualties in 2005, the 507 Palestinians killed in the West Bank in 2023 is the highest number of Palestinians killed as is the 36 Israelis killed in the West Bank and Israel in 2023 in attacks by Palestinians from the West Bank. The Gaza Health Ministry reported that at least 162 Palestinians had been killed in Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 22,600. Maersk again announced that it would avoid sending vessels through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden "for the foreseeable future" due to Houthi attacks on its ships. The al-Qassem Brigades ambushed an IDF infantry squad in Bani Suheila, Khan Yunis and claimed to have killed and injured multiple soldiers. At least five Palestinians were killed in the evening by an Israeli airstrike in the Nuseirat camp. Israeli shelling was reported near the al-Nasr Hospital. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies condemned Israel's attacks on El Amal Hospital and the Palestinian Red Crescent headquarters. Doctors Without Borders set up a field hospital in Rafah, stating, "Staff are literally kneeling in blood on the floor to try to save the life of a person, even intubating on the floor."
6 January 22 people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a house in Khan Yunis during the early hours of the morning. Israel announced that an officer of the Nahal Brigade was killed in northern Gaza, bringing the IDF death toll in Gaza to 176. A displaced man was shot in the chest by an Israeli sniper in front of El Amal Hospital.
7 January On 17 January, the BBC reported their investigation into the killing on 7 January by Israeli airstrikes of 7 Palestinian men near Jenin. They reported that relatives, witnesses and a paramedic provided "strong evidence" that the men were not militants and no contemporaneous clashes with Israeli forces. The IDF had linked the strike to an earlier operation in the Jenin refugee camp, during which a female soldier was killed and pointed to their statement at the time which said ""during the operation, an aircraft struck a terrorist squad that hurled explosives at the forces operating in the area". At least seven Palestinians were killed in a drone strike while an Israeli police officer was killed by a roadside bomb during an Israeli raid in Jenin. The Gaza civil defence announced that at least 8,000 people were missing in Gaza, assumed to be buried underneath the rubble of destroyed buildings. The Gaza Health Ministry reported that at least 113 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 22,835. The Islamic Resistance In Iraq claimed responsibility for an attack on an Israeli base in the Golan Heights and a cruise missile attack on a 'vital target' on Haifa Bay. Gaza Media Office stated 6,000 wounded people were waiting to be approved to receive treatment in Egypt. The Gaza Health Ministry stated Israeli drones were shooting at "anything that moves", and were aiming to disable the hospital.
8 January The Gaza health ministry reported that at least 249 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 23,084. Three Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli forces during a raid in Tulkarm. Drones reportedly opened fire at people near Al-Aqsa Hospital.
9 January Israel announced that nine of its soldiers were killed fighting in Gaza, bringing the IDF death toll there to 187. The Gaza Health Ministry reported that 126 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 23,210. Just before midnight, at least 15 Palestinians were killed and dozens more were injured by an Israeli airstrike on an apartment building in Rafah.
10 January Videos have emerged showing Israeli forces shooting a 17-year-old boy and repeatedly driving over the body of a man they had shot, adding to accusations over the use of deadly force without provocation. The Gaza Health Ministry reported that 147 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 23,357. At least 40 were killed in an Israel bombing near the entrance of Al-Aqsa hospital. The Palestinian Red Crescent reported an Israeli airstrike killed four paramedics and two patients in an ambulance. The Gaza Health Ministry stated it was investigating injuries caused by internationally banned weapons and warned 800,000 people in northern Gaza had been "sentenced to death" due to the collapse of the healthcare system.
11 January South Africa presented a case to the International Court of Justice, accusing Israel of "genocide" in Gaza. U.S. and British warplanes, ships and submarines launch dozens of airstrikes across Yemen. The United States carries out another strike in Yemen the following day. The Houthis say five of their fighters were killed in the initial strikes, and that they will retaliate and continue their attacks on shipping. The International Court of Justice hears opening statements in a case in which South Africa accuses Israel of committing a state-led genocide campaign against the Palestinian population. Israel denies the accusation.Major events during 100 days of war between Israel and Hamas Retrieved 26 February 2024 Nine Palestinians were killed and others were wounded in an evening Israeli airstrike on a house in the Shawka neighbourhood in Rafah. 112 Palestinians were killed by Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 23,469.
12 January The Gaza Health Ministry reported that 151 Palestinians were killed by Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 23,708. 11 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a house hosting displaced people south of Deir el-Balah. An Israeli airstrike killed at least eight Palestinians in the Al-Manara neighbourhood in Khan Yunis. The UN stated Israel was blocking medical supplies to northern Gaza. Newborn babies at Al-Aqsa were at risk due to the blackout.
14 January Netanyahu made a speech marking 100 days of the war on Gaza, saying that "No one will stop us. Not The Hague." referring to the genocide trial it faces in the ICJ. Israeli troops opened fire on Palestinian civilians attempting to access the limited amount of humanitarian aid in Gaza. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for the protection of Gaza's remaining hospitals.
15 January
At least 33 Palestinians were killed by morning Israeli airstrikes on houses in Khan Yunis. A further 22 others were killed in airstrikes in the central Gaza Strip that same morning. Two Palestinian men from Hebron conducted a car-ramming attacks in Ra'anana ran over Israelis, killed one woman and wounded 17 civilians including children. The Gaza Health Ministry reported that at least 132 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours, bringing the Gaza death toll to 24,100.Gaza death toll tops 24,000 as UN agencies call urgently for more aid apnews.com Retrieved 4 February 2024 Armed Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian village of Burin, south of Nablus, after midnight. Israeli forces bulldozed two Palestinian houses during a midnight raid in Qalqilya. The Houthis fired an anti-ship cruise missile towards a US destroyer in the Red Sea, which was shot down by a US fighter jet. At least 25 Palestinians were killed in evening Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. A video released by the Qassam Brigades appeared to show two Israeli hostages killed by Israeli airstrikes. The Houthis announced that they would expand their attacks to include US and UK naval and commercial vessels.
16 January Iran claimed to have launched missile strikes against a Mossad base in Erbil, in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, killing four people and injuring six. The Gaza Health Ministry reported that at least 158 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours. Some bodies were also recovered from rubble in the northern Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll to 24,285. The UN's OCHA reported that 378,000 people in Gaza were facing 'phase 5' or catastrophic levels of hunger and that 939,000 others were facing 'phase 4' or emergency levels of hunger. Shelling from a nearby attack damaged the al-Amal hospital. The World Health Organization reported a rise in Hepatitis A cases in Gaza. The Health Ministry reported 350,000 chronically ill patients were deprived of medication.