1997 ⟶ Island 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.⟶
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Jordan⚔️ Battle of Karameh
March 21: Battle of Karameh in Jordan (part of the War of Attrition between Israel and Arab states).⟶
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JordanIsrael🔪 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.⟶
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IsraelJordan🪖 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.⟶
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Lebanon🪖 Hamas Abducts Israeli Soldier Gilad Shalit
Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit is abducted by Hamas.⟶
Israel-Palestine ConflictHamasMilitaryWarfareSecurityTerrorism
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