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Israeli–Palestinian conflict: from its origins to today
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This dossier traces the modern origins and major stages of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict from the late nineteenth century to today: national movements, the British Mandate, Israel’s creation and the Nakba, wars, occupation and settlements, Palestinian mobilization, peace efforts, political divisions, humanitarian crises and international proceedings. Each published occurrence includes its sources and distinguishes established facts, attributed statements and judicial findings. The timeline needs further detail on local settlement developments, some regional episodes and negotiations; it does not claim to catalogue every incident.
Signing of the Oslo accords in Washington, 13 September 1993. Vince Musi / White House, public domain. Archival photograph. — Vince Musi / The White House / Wikimedia Commons — domaine public, 13 septembre 1993.
Where things stand
As of 5 November 2026, further strikes are reported in Gaza. WAFA reports three deaths in Al-Shati camp that evening, citing local sources; this occurrence lacks independent verification or an established Israeli response in the material reviewed. Casualty figures remain attributed, and humanitarian difficulties are tracked separately.
Gaza Health Ministry reports ten dead received by hospitals over 48 hours
Gaza’s Health Ministry said on 7 November 2026 that hospitals had received ten dead and 22 injured people over the preceding 48 hours. The administrative tally, carried by several Palestinian outlets, has not been independently verified.
Generic medical illustration; does not show Gaza hospitals. Sprinno, CC0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ ; unmodified. — Sprinno / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ — 28 février 2014, sans modification.
The count distinguishes six people recently killed, two who died of their wounds and two bodies recovered from rubble. It therefore does not mean ten deaths occurred within the last 24 hours alone.
The ministry puts the total since 7 October 2023 at 74,640 dead and 175,947 injured. Those figures remain attributed to the health authority: the articles consulted repeat the same bulletin and are not separate counts. They do not establish the circumstances of every death or injury.
Gaza: WAFA reports three killed in strike on Al-Shati camp
Three Palestinians were killed and others injured in an Israeli airstrike on Al-Shati camp, west of Gaza City, on the evening of 5 November 2026, according to local sources cited by Palestinian news agency WAFA.
4 October 2013 geographical archive; does not show the strike or its aftermath. OlaSaleem95, CC BY-SA 3.0; unmodified. — OlaSaleem95 / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ ; 4 October 2013; unmodified.
The agency places the strike near Martyrs Square, where a group of people was reportedly targeted. Its account does not specify the number injured or the victims’ identities.
Al-Shorouk repeats the same WAFA report; the two publications are not independent verification. The reviewed material does not establish the alleged military target or provide an Israeli response to this specific strike. The casualty figure remains attributed.
Gaza Health Ministry reports three deaths and 21 injuries in daily tally
Gaza’s Health Ministry reported three deaths and 21 injuries over the preceding 24 hours on 4 November 2026, according to Sawa news agency. The tally includes two new fatalities and one person who died from earlier wounds.
Generic medical illustration from 2014; it shows neither victims nor a Gaza facility. Sprinno, CC0. — Sprinno / Wikimedia Commons — CC0 1.0 https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ — 28 février 2014, sans modification.
These are figures from the ministry’s statistical report relayed by the agency; they were not independently verified during this research. They do not all describe a single attack on 4 November.
Their rolling reporting period differs from the initial strike-by-strike tallies published the previous day. Adding them to those figures could count some victims twice. The sources reviewed do not allow each case to be linked to a specific attack.
Gaza: UN warns of health risks from uncollected waste
The UN warned on 3 November that only half of its partners' waste-collection vehicle fleet in Gaza was operational, increasing public health risks.
Generic health illustration, August 2014; it does not depict conditions in Gaza. ICUnurses, CC BY-SA 4.0. — ICUnurses / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ ; 1 août 2014, redimensionnement.
Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric attributed the problem to Israeli restrictions on entry of engine oil and spare parts needed to keep vehicles running. Only some rubbish can consequently be collected.
The UN called for easier delivery of supplies and more humanitarian funding before winter. The warning describes declining collection capacity; it does not provide a new numerical tally of infections.
Gaza: at least four killed in new strikes, local sources tell AFP
Gaza health and security sources cited by AFP reported at least four people killed in Israeli strikes on 3 November, including a teenage girl and a member of Hamas's internal security service.
Al-Shifa, 23 February 2025. Archive photograph; it does not show the 3 November 2026 strikes. Jaber Jehad Badwan, CC BY-SA 4.0. — Jaber Jehad Badwan / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ ; 23 février 2025, redimensionnement.
Nasser Hospital said it received three bodies following a strike west of Khan Yunis. In Gaza City, rescue services and Al-Shifa Hospital reported a teenage girl's death in a separate strike.
Israel's military told AFP it had targeted military operatives in the Khan Yunis area. Al Araby TV reports five deaths for the day: the totals have not been reconciled and remain provisional, without independent verification of the full toll.
Gaza City vehicle strike kills one, local sources say
An Israeli strike on a vehicle in Gaza City’s Tel al-Hawa neighbourhood killed one person on 2 November 2026, according to rescue services cited by AFP and WAFA’s local and medical sources. The Palestinian agency also reported five injuries.
Gaza City in December 2007. Archive image; it does not show the strike. OneArmedMan / Wikimedia Commons, public domain. — OneArmedMan / Wikimedia Commons — domaine public ; 23 décembre 2007 ; sans modification.
WAFA places the attack near Al-Hidaya Mosque, by Al-Khor roundabout. AFP’s reporting, carried by outlets including Arabic-language Euronews, also describes a vehicle hit in Tel al-Hawa and one death.
Asked about the day’s attacks, Israel’s military told AFP it had targeted several militants. That general response does not identify the vehicle’s occupants. The toll for this strike remains attributed to local sources and is not a count of all casualties that day.
Gaza: hospitals and rescue services report eight killed in two strikes
Two Israeli strikes killed at least eight Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on 1 November 2026, according to hospital sources, rescue services and the Hamas-run Interior Ministry. Reports give five deaths in the Khan Younis area and three in Gaza City, including a child.
Gaza City in December 2007. Archive illustration; it does not show the November 2026 strikes. — OneArmedMan / Wikimedia Commons — domaine public ; 23 décembre 2007 ; sans modification.
Nasser Hospital received the five bodies from the Khan Younis area, while Shifa Hospital reported three deaths in Gaza City, Associated Press reports. Reuters says the Interior Ministry described the five Khan Younis victims as police officers.
Israel's military says it targeted several militants in Khan Younis. That explanation does not verify every victim's identity. The casualty figures and characterisations remain attributed to their sources; they concern these two attacks and are not a comprehensive daily total.
