2025 in the State of Palestine

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Events in the year 2025 in Palestine .

Incumbents

Photo	Post	Name
	President (PLO)	Mahmoud Abbas
	Prime Minister	Mohammad Mustafa

• Government of Palestine – Nineteenth government of Palestine

Events

• Ongoing — Gaza war

January

• 1 January — The Palestinian Authority orders the suspension of broadcasts and operations by Al Jazeera in the West Bank, accusing it of broadcasting "inciting materials" and "misleading reports" that "provoke strife and interfere in Palestinian internal affairs". ^[1]
• 2 January — Mahmoud Salah, the chief of police of the Gaza Strip, is killed along with his deputy, Hussam Shahwan, and nine others in an Israeli airstrike in Al-Mawasi, Rafah. ^[2]
• 6 January – Palestinian gunmen kill three Israelis and injure eight others in a mass shooting on a bus in al-Funduq, West Bank. ^[3]
• 17 January –
  • The Cabinet of Israel approves a ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal with Hamas. ^[4]
  • Defense Minister Israel Katz announces that all Israeli settlers in administrative detention will be released in response to the release of Palestinian prisoners in the ceasefire deal. ^[5]
• 19 January –
  • The ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal with Hamas comes into effect. ^[6]
  • The IDF announces that the body of Oron Shaul, who was killed and captured by Hamas during the 2014 Gaza War, was recovered in an operation in Northern Gaza. ^[7]
• 20 January – The first batch of 90 Palestinian prisoners to be released as part of the ceasefire agreement arrive in the West Bank. ^[8]
• 21 January – The IDF conducts drone strikes and a ground raid in Jenin in a counterterrorism operation codenamed "Iron Wall", killing at least eight Palestinians and injuring 35. ^{[9] [10]}
• 25 January –
  • Four female IDF soldiers captured by Hamas during the 7 October attacks, including Naama Levy, are released by the group as part of the ceasefire agreement. ^[11]
  • Two hundred Palestinian prisoners are released by Israel as part of the ceasefire agreement with Hamas. ^[12]
• 27 January – Displaced Palestinians are allowed to return to the north of the Gaza Strip as part of the ceasefire agreement. ^[13]
• 30 January –
  • Three Israelis and five Thais captured by Hamas during the 7 October attacks are released by the group as part of the ceasefire agreement. ^[14]
  • 110 Palestinian prisoners are released by Israel as part of the ceasefire agreement. ^[15]
  • Hamas confirms the killings of al-Qassam Brigades commander Mohammed Deif and his deputy Marwan Issa. ^[16]

February

• 1 February –
  • Three Israelis captured by Hamas during the 7 October attacks are released by the group as part of the ceasefire agreement. ^[17]
  • 183 Palestinian prisoners are released by Israel as part of the ceasefire agreement. ^[18]
• 4 February –
  • A gunman kills two IDF soldiers at a checkpoint in Tayasir in the West Bank before being killed by responding soldiers. ^[19]
  • US President Donald Trump announces that the US would take over the Gaza Strip. ^[20]
• 8 February –
  • 183 Palestinian prisoners are released by Israel as part of the ceasefire agreement. ^[21]
  • Three Israelis captured by Hamas during the 7 October attacks are released by the group as part of the ceasefire agreement. ^[22]
• 9 February – The IDF withdraws from the Netzarim Corridor in the Gaza Strip as part of the ceasefire agreement. ^[23]
• 10 February – Israeli police raid two bookstores in occupied East Jerusalem, including the Educational Bookshop. The store's owner and his nephew are arrested and the books are seized. ^{[24] [25]}
• 15 February –
  • 369 Palestinian prisoners are released by Israel as part of the ceasefire agreement. ^[26]
  • Three Israelis captured by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad during the 7 October attacks are released by both groups as part of the ceasefire agreement. ^[27]
• 20 February – Hamas returns the bodies of Kfir and Ariel Bibas and Oded Lifshitz, who were captured during the 7 October attacks but later died in captivity, as part of the ceasefire agreement. A fourth body, which Hamas claimed was Shiri Bibas, is later found to have been misidentified as a hostage. ^[28] Hamas subsequently says that Shiri's remains had been mixed with those of other victims following an Israeli airstrike ^{[29] [30]} and that it will examine allegations over Shiri's remains, while asking Israel to return the body, which it identifies as a Palestinian woman. ^{[31] [32]}
• 21 February – Hamas says that it had handed over the remains of Shiri Bibas, which are subsequently identified by forensic experts. ^{[33] [34]}
• 22 February – Four Israelis captured by Hamas during the 7 October attacks and two others held in captivity after entering the Gaza Strip on their own in 2014 and 2015 are released by the group as part of the ceasefire agreement. They are the final living hostages held by Hamas to be released in the first phase of the deal. ^{[35] [36]}
• 26 February –
  • Hamas returns the bodies of four hostages captured during the 7 October attacks but later died in captivity, as part of the ceasefire agreement. ^[37]
  • 596 Palestinian prisoners are released by Israel as part of the ceasefire agreement. ^[38]
• 27 February – 46 Palestinian prisoners are released by Israel as part of the ceasefire agreement. ^{[39] [40]}

March

• 2 March – No Other Land , a documentary directed by two Palestinian and two Israeli filmmakers about Israeli demolitions in Masafer Yatta, West Bank, wins an Oscar for Best Documentary at the 97th Academy Awards. ^[41]

• 18 March – Israel breaks the ceasefire between it and Hamas and launches attacks on Gaza.

See also

• Outline of the Gaza war
• Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2025

References

1. "Palestinian Authority freezes Al Jazeera operations in the West Bank". CNN. 2025-01-01. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
2. "Hamas police chief among 11 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza, medics say". BBC. 2025-01-02. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
3. "Gunmen targeting bus in the occupied West Bank kill 3 people". AP News. 2025-01-06. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
4. "Israeli security cabinet approves ceasefire and hostage deal: Live updates". CNN. 2025-01-17. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
5. Fabian, Emanuel. "Katz releases all settlers in administrative detention, ties it to Palestinians' release". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
6. "Key events that led to Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal in Gaza". BBC. 2025-01-19. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
7. Fabian, Emanuel. "Body of soldier Oron Shaul, killed and captured by Hamas in 2014, recovered from Gaza". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
8. "Late night tears and hugs for released Palestinian prisoners". France 24. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
9. "Eight Palestinians killed as Israeli forces launch major operation in Jenin". BBC News. 2025-01-21. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
10. Fabian, Emanuel. "IDF launches major counterterror raid in West Bank's Jenin, expected to last days". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2025-01-21.
11. "Hamas releases 4 more hostages as part of ceasefire agreement with Israel". NPR. 2025-01-25. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
12. "Four Israeli soldiers, 200 Palestinians released in Gaza ceasefire deal". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-01-25.
13. "Palestinians begin return to north Gaza as deal reached to free six hostages". BBC. 27 January 2025. Retrieved 2025-01-27.
14. "Israelis and Palestinians rejoice after more hostages and prisoners are freed". AP News. 2025-01-31. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
15. "Israelis and Palestinians rejoice after more hostages and prisoners are freed". AP News. 2025-01-31. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
16. "Hamas confirms death of military chief Deif". BBC. 2025-01-30. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
17. "Three Israeli hostages and dozens of Palestinian prisoners released". BBC. February 2025. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
18. "Three Israeli hostages and dozens of Palestinian prisoners released". BBC. February 2025. Retrieved 2025-02-01.
19. "Israel says gunman kills two soldiers at West Bank checkpoint". France 24. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
20. "Trump says US will 'take over' Gaza Strip and doesn't rule out using American troops". CNN. 4 February 2025. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
21. "Hamas releases 3 more Israeli hostages for dozens of Palestinian prisoners under Gaza ceasefire". Associated Press . 8 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
22. "Hamas releases 3 more Israeli hostages for dozens of Palestinian prisoners under Gaza ceasefire". Associated Press . 8 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
23. "Israel troops withdraw from corridor that split Gaza in two". BBC . 9 February 2025. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
24. Nasser, Irene (2025-02-10). "Israeli police raid renowned Palestinian bookstores in East Jerusalem". CNN. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
25. "Israeli police raid Palestinian bookshop in east Jerusalem and seize books they say incite violence". AP News. 2025-02-10. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
26. "Hamas frees 3 hostages, Israel releases hundreds of prisoners as fragile ceasefire holds". Associated Press . 15 February 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
27. "Three Israeli hostages in Gaza handed over to Red Cross". CNN . 15 February 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
28. "IDF says 1 of 4 bodies returned to Israel from Hamas does not belong to a hostage". ABC News. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
29. "Hamas says Shiri Bibas remains mixed with other human remains after Israeli airstrike". Al Arabiya. Reuters. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
30. "Hamas claims Shiri Bibas's remains were mixed with other human remains in rubble of airstrike". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
31. "No interest in 'keeping any bodies' of Israeli captives: Hamas". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
32. "Hamas says it will probe allegations over Shiri Bibas's remains, asks Israel to return body of Gazan woman". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
33. "Red Cross says it transferred body received from Hamas to Israeli authorities". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
34. "Shiri Bibas's family say forensic experts have identified her body". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
35. "Hamas frees the sixth and final hostage in the latest exchange". Associated Press . 15 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
36. "Hostages were chained, starved, kept in pitch black; some return almost unresponsive". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2025-02-22.
37. "Hamas hands over bodies of 4 hostages to Israel as dozens of Palestinians leave Israeli prison". AP News. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
38. "Israel released 596 Palestinian prisoners Thursday, 46 more to be freed: NGO". Agence France Presse . Retrieved 2025-02-27– via Al Arabiya.
39. "Remaining Palestinian prisoners arrive in Gaza's Khan Younis". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
40. "Israel releases 46 Palestinian teens and women back to their loved ones in Gaza". Associated Press . Retrieved 2025-02-27.
41. Sales, Ben. "'No Other Land,' about Israel razing Palestinian village, wins best documentary Oscar". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2025-03-03.

External links

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