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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 12 November 2026, Gaza Civil Defence and Nasser Hospital report six deaths after a strike on a building in the Khan Younis complex. Rescuers report more than twenty wounded. Israel's military says it is checking information; the toll and effects on services remain provisional.
Gaza: six deaths reported after strike on Nasser Hospital
Gaza Civil Defence reported six deaths and more than twenty wounded after an Israeli strike on a Nasser Hospital building in Khan Younis early on 12 November 2026. The hospital confirmed six deaths in a statement cited by AFP.
Archive published in January 2009; does not show the November 2026 strike. RafahKid Kid, CC BY-SA 2.0; unmodified. — RafahKid Kid / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ — archive published on Flickr in January 2009; unmodified.
Rescuers placed the impact inside the medical complex in southern Gaza. Quds Net reported damage to care departments; its extent and consequences for the hospital's overall activity are not established.
Asked by AFP, Israel's military said it was checking information. Initial reports gave a lower toll: they concern the same strike and must not be added together. Responsibility is reported by the cited sources and the toll remains provisional; no Israeli operational explanation is documented in this update.
Lewis Hamilton visits Egypt’s Rafah crossing and Gaza aid operations
Lewis Hamilton visited the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing on 10 November 2026 to learn about humanitarian operations for Palestinians in Gaza. The seven-time Formula One world champion was accompanied by North Sinai Governor Khaled Megawer.
Lewis Hamilton’s car at Silverstone, 5 July 2024. Archive; does not show Rafah. Jen Ross, CC BY 2.0; resized. — Jen Ross / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ ; 5 July 2024; resized.
Al-Shorouk’s reporter described a briefing on procedures for receiving Palestinian patients and wounded people and transferring them to Egyptian hospitals. Reports also covered aid logistics and facilities in Al-Arish.
The visit documents the driver’s humanitarian engagement without establishing an increase in evacuations or aid volumes entering Gaza. The material consulted gives no quantified additional operational outcome directly attributable to his trip.
Gaza: UN estimates more than 200,000 people potentially affected by rain
The UN presented on 10 November 2026 a preliminary estimate of more than 200,000 people potentially affected by rainfall in Gaza and needing assistance. Damage had been reported to over 40,000 family shelters and nine health facilities.
Gaza, October 2013. Geographic archive; does not show the 2026 floods. OlaSaleem95, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/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 UN spokesperson relayed these figures on behalf of humanitarian teams and partners. They describe people who may be affected and reported damage, and should not be confused with a definitive count or a death toll.
The UN says drainage and floodwater-removal work has begun using the limited heavy machinery available. It stresses that shortages of equipment, spare parts and shelter supplies constrain the response. A return to safe accommodation conditions is not established.
Gaza: Board of Peace urges immediate entry of winter supplies
The US-backed Board of Peace called on Israel on 9 November 2026 to immediately authorise and facilitate winter and humanitarian supplies into Gaza after flooding in displacement camps.
Gaza, 4 October 2013. Archive, not the 2026 flooding. OlaSaleem95, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/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 statement seeks temporary shelters and materials for water, sanitation, drainage and waste removal. The Board describes Israeli measures under consideration as insufficient for what it calls an immediate humanitarian emergency.
It also calls on Hamas to lay down its weapons and relinquish governing authority, according to The Times of Israel and The Jerusalem Post. Those criticisms remain attributed to the Board. Its appeal does not establish that the requested deliveries have been authorised or completed; actual incoming volumes and distribution require separate verification.
Gaza rescuers report five dead after sand cliff collapses onto tents
Gaza Civil Defence reported recovering five bodies after a sand cliff collapsed onto displaced families' tents in Deir al-Balah on the evening of 8 November 2026, according to Al Jazeera and Sawa.
Gaza coastline, archive; does not show the collapse site or victims. Gisha.org / Mohammed Yousif Azaiza, CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ ; resized. — Gisha.org / Mohammed Yousif Azaiza / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY-SA 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ ; archive; resized.
An initial report from WAFA's correspondent, citing rescue teams, said a woman and a child were killed and five injured people were pulled out alive. The later five-death figure remains attributed to rescuers; it is not presented here as an independently verified final toll.
The collapse occurred as heavy rain affected displaced families' shelters. Al Jazeera said searches for missing people were continuing at the time of its report. The exact number of people inside the tents and the final outcome of the searches remain unestablished.
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.