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The map connects historical records with places mentioned in their accounts. Choose a point or use the accompanying list to open an event. A marker may represent a specific site, a town or a broader theater; the location note explains its meaning and any limits on precision. Coordinates are checked against Wikidata or GeoNames, and an approximate marker should not be read as an exact battlefield position.
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Places on the map
Gaza City (Approximate location)
- Military operationFebruary 28, 1955 to March 1, 1955Operation Black Arrow in Gaza (1955)
- ConflictSeptember 12, 2005 to October 7, 2023Gaza and Israel: the armed conflict from the 2005 disengagement to 2023
- Military operationJune 28, 2006 to November 26, 2006Operation Summer Rains (2006)
- Military operationDecember 27, 2008 to January 18, 2009Operation Cast Lead (2008 to 2009)
- Military operationNovember 14, 2012 to November 21, 2012Operation Pillar of Defense (2012)
- Military operationJuly 8, 2014 to August 26, 2014Operation Protective Edge (2014)
- Military operationNovember 12, 2019 to November 14, 2019Operation Black Belt (2019)
- Military operationMay 10, 2021 to May 21, 2021Operation Guardian of the Walls (2021)
- Military operationAugust 5, 2022 to August 7, 2022Operation Breaking Dawn (2022)
- Military operationMay 9, 2023 to May 13, 2023Operation Shield and Arrow (2023)
- WarOctober 7, 2023 to ongoingThe Israel and Hamas war (from October 7, 2023)
- Military operationOctober 27, 2023 to April 7, 2024The Gaza ground offensive (2023 to 2024)
- IncidentNovember 24, 2023 to October 13, 2025Ceasefires and hostage releases in the Gaza war (2023 to 2025)
Jerusalem (Approximate location)
- Riots and disturbancesApril 4, 1920 to April 7, 1920The 1920 Jerusalem riots (Nebi Musa)
- Riots and disturbancesAugust 23, 1929 to August 29, 1929The 1929 riots: Jerusalem, Hebron and Safed
- ConflictFebruary 1, 1944 to November 29, 1947The Jewish armed struggle against British rule (1944 to 1947)
- AttackJuly 22, 1946The King David Hotel bombing (1946)
- BattleDecember 1947 to July 18, 1948The battle for Jerusalem (1947 to 1948)
- BattleJune 5, 1967 to June 7, 1967The battle for Jerusalem in the Six-Day War (1967)
- UprisingSeptember 29, 2000 to 2005The second intifada (2000 to 2005)
Beirut (Approximate location)
- Military operationDecember 28, 1968Operation Gift: the Beirut airport raid (1968)
- Military operationApril 9, 1973 to April 10, 1973Operation Spring of Youth (1973)
- WarJune 6, 1982 to June 1985The 1982 Lebanon War (Operation Peace for Galilee)
- BattleJune 13, 1982 to September 1, 1982The siege of Beirut (1982)
- AttackSeptember 16, 1982 to September 18, 1982The Sabra and Shatila massacre and the Kahan Commission (1982)
- Military operationSeptember 17, 2024 to September 18, 2024The pager and radio explosions in Lebanon (2024)
Bint Jbeil (Approximate location)
- WarJuly 12, 2006 to August 14, 2006The Second Lebanon War (2006)
- BattleJuly 23, 2006 to August 11, 2006The battle of Bint Jbeil (2006)
- Military operationSeptember 23, 2024 to November 27, 2024Operation Northern Arrows and the ground operation in Lebanon (2024)
- WarMarch 2, 2026 to ongoingThe 2026 war with Hezbollah in Lebanon
Mitla Pass
Be'eri
Beersheba (Approximate location)
Jaffa (Approximate location)
Safed (Approximate location)
Suez (Approximate location)
Great Bitter Lake (Approximate location)
Mount Hermon
Jenin refugee camp
Nevatim Airbase
Kfar Tavor
Hebron (Approximate location)
Ya'bad (Approximate location)
Nablus (Approximate location)
Ein Harod (Approximate location)
Tiberias (Approximate location)
Achziv (Approximate location)
Yagur (Approximate location)
Kfar Etzion
Mount Scopus (Approximate location)
Haifa (Approximate location)
Malkiya (Approximate location)
Nitzanim (Approximate location)
Nazareth (Approximate location)
Lod (Approximate location)
Sasa (Approximate location)
Nitzana (Approximate location)
Eilat (Approximate location)
Sea of Galilee (Approximate location)
Abu Ageila (Approximate location)
Ammunition Hill
USS Liberty attack site (Approximate location)
Golan Heights (Approximate location)
Karameh (Approximate location)
Ben Gurion Airport
Chinese Farm (Approximate location)
Ismailia (Approximate location)
Ma'alot-Tarshiha (Approximate location)
Herzliya (Approximate location)
Litani River (Approximate location)
Beaufort Castle
Beqaa Valley (Approximate location)
Marjayoun (Approximate location)
Jabalia (Approximate location)
Ramat Gan (Approximate location)
Nabatieh (Approximate location)
Park Hotel, Netanya
Ramallah (Approximate location)
Al-Ghandouriyah (Approximate location)
Damascus (Approximate location)
Metula (Approximate location)
Kiryat Shmona (Approximate location)
Khan Yunis (Approximate location)
Rafah (Approximate location)
Nuseirat (Approximate location)
Cairo West Air Base (Approximate location)
Ras Ghareb (Approximate location)
Gulf of Suez (Approximate location)
Osirak reactor (Tuwaitha)
Al Kibar
Hodeidah (Approximate location)
Natanz Nuclear Facility
Tehran (Approximate location)
Outside the map area
- CampaignSeptember 20, 1944 to 1946The Jewish Brigade in the Second World War (1944 to 1945)
- WarNovember 30, 1947 to July 20, 1949The 1947 to 1949 war: Israel's War of Independence
- Conflict1951 to October 1956Fedayeen raids and the retribution operations (1951 to 1956)
- WarJune 5, 1967 to June 10, 1967The Six-Day War (1967)
- AttackSeptember 5, 1972 to September 6, 1972The Munich Olympics massacre (1972)
- Military operationJune 27, 1976 to July 4, 1976Operation Entebbe (Operation Thunderbolt, 1976)
- Military operationOctober 1, 1985Operation Wooden Leg: the strike in Tunis (1985)