1997Island of Peace Massacre

March 13: Island of Peace massacre, a mass murder attack tha...
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⚔️ Trajan's Military Campaign in Judea: Siege of Jericho and Destruction of Qumran

Trajan moves to Scythopolis and crosses the Jordan River with Legio X Fretensis. He lays siege to Jericho and destroys the monastery of Qumran, where the Dead Sea Scrolls are originated.
Trajan's Military Campaign in Judea: Siege of Jericho and Destruction of Qumran (68)
Roman EmpireTrajanMilitary CampaignFirst Jewish-Roman War
IsraelIsraelJordanJordan

⚔️ Battle of Karameh

March 21: Battle of Karameh in Jordan (part of the War of Attrition between Israel and Arab states).
Battle of Karameh (1968)
Arab-Israeli ConflictPalestinian Liberation OrganizationJordanMilitary ConflictGuerrilla WarfareBorder Conflict
JordanJordanIsraelIsrael

🔪 Island of Peace Massacre

March 13: Island of Peace massacre, a mass murder attack that occurred at the Island of Peace on the Israeli-Jordanian border, in which 7 people were killed and 6 injured.
Island of Peace Massacre (1997)
Israel-Palestine ConflictTerrorismMassacreConflictMilitaryCasualties
IsraelIsraelJordanJordan

🪖 Israeli Helicopter Disaster in Lebanon

February 4: 1997 Israeli helicopter disaster, when two Israeli Air Force transport helicopters ferrying Israeli soldiers into Israel's security zone in southern Lebanon collided in mid-air, killing all 73 Israeli military personnel on board.
Israeli Helicopter Disaster in Lebanon (1997)
MilitaryAviationAccidentCasualties
IsraelIsraelLebanonLebanon

🪖 Hamas Abducts Israeli Soldier Gilad Shalit

Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is abducted by Hamas.
Hamas Abducts Israeli Soldier Gilad Shalit (2006)
Israel-Palestine ConflictHamasMilitaryWarfareSecurityTerrorism
IsraelIsraelPalestinePalestine

💣 Hamas Attack on Israel and Start of Gaza War

October 7: Hamas attacks Israel; start of the Gaza war.
Hamas Attack on Israel and Start of Gaza War (2023)
WarfareConflictTerrorismIsrael-Palestine ConflictHamasMilitary
IsraelIsraelPalestinePalestine