2024 in Israel
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Events of the year 2024 in Israel.
Incumbents[edit]
- President of Israel – Isaac Herzog
- Prime Minister of Israel – Benjamin Netanyahu
- President of the Supreme Court – Uzi Vogelman
- Chief of General Staff – Herzi Halevi
- Government of Israel – Thirty-seventh government of Israel
Ongoing[edit]
Events[edit]
- 1 January –
- Hamas fires a barrage of at least 27 rockets shortly after midnight at cities and towns in central and southern Israel.[1][2]
- The Supreme Court of Israel strikes down the reasonableness limitation law, part of the government's contentious judicial reform, for the first time in the country's history annulling one of the country's quasi-constitutional Basic Laws in a controversial decision splitting the court 8-7.[3]
- 2 January – Israel conducts an airstrike in the Dahieh neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon, resulting in the assassination of Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy chairman of the Hamas political bureau.[4]
- 7 January – An arab Israeli man was shot and killed by a palestinian attacker in Ramalla erea. Another woman was critically injured.[5]
- 8 January – Israel assassinates Wissam al-Tawil, the deputy commander of Hezbollah's Redwan Force, in Majdel Selm, Lebanon.[6]
Scheduled[edit]
- 27 February – 2024 Israeli municipal elections[7][8]
Holidays[edit]
Source:[9]
- 23 April - Passover
- 29 April - Seventh day of Passover
- 14 May - Independence Day
- 12 June - Feast of Shavuot
- 3 October – Rosh Hashanah
- 12 October – Yom Kippur
- 17 October – Sukkot
- 24 October – Simchat Torah
Art and entertainment[edit]
Deaths[edit]
- 2 January – Zvi Zamir, 98, Polish-born Israeli military officer, director of the Mossad (1968–1974).[10]
References[edit]
- ^ "Israel-Hamas war: New Year's rocket barrage launched at Israel". The Jerusalem Post. 2024-01-01. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ Ben-David, Ricky; Sharon, Jeremy; Sharon, Jeremy (2024-01-01). "At stroke of midnight, Hamas attacks Israel with heavy New Year rocket barrage". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ Sharon, Jeremy; Ben-David, Ricky (2024-01-01). "In historic ruling, High Court strikes down key judicial overhaul legislation". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ "Hamas deputy head killed in alleged Israeli drone strike in Beirut". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ "East Jerusalem man killed in West Bank terror shooting". Times of Israel.
- ^ "Hezbollah says senior commander killed in Israeli strike". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
- ^ Keller-Lynn, Carrie (23 October 2023). "Wartime Knesset pushes municipal elections to January 30, instead of next week". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ Algemeiner, The (2024-01-01). "Israel Postpones Local Elections as Hundreds of Soldiers Serving in Gaza War Unable to Run". Algemeiner.com. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ "Israel Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ^ "Zvi Zamir, Mossad director during Yom Kippur War, dies at 98". The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com. 2024-01-02. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
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