The 2020s
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TIMELINE 19 · THE 2020S
The 2020s
2020 to 2026 Conflict Rule and borders Diplomacy and law Settlement Faith and learning Literature and arts
EARLIER ERAS ZOOM: 1800 TO TODAY
Canaan Kings Rome Empires 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
The Abraham Accords come first. Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023 begin the war in Gaza, and a ceasefire and a peace plan follow in 2025.
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TURNING POINTS ALSO IN THIS DECADE
2020 Sep 15 The Abraham Accords. The United Arab Emirates and Bahrain
sign at the White House and normalize relations with Israel.
Morocco and Sudan follow.
2023 Oct 7 Hamas attacks Israel. About 1,200 people are killed and about 250 are taken hostage. Israel launches the war in Gaza,
Operation Swords of Iron. MAP 24
2024 Apr 13 to 14 Iran fires missiles and drones at Israel. About 320 missiles
and drones are launched. Israel says 99 percent are
intercepted.
2024 Nov 27 Ceasefire with Hezbollah. Fighting that began on October 8,
2023 ends. MAP 28
2024 Dec The Assad regime falls in Syria. Israel moves to secure its
Golan border. MAP 27
2025 Oct 10 Gaza ceasefire and peace plan. A ceasefire takes effect under
a United States plan. The surviving hostages are released on
October 13. MAP 25
2020 Mar 2 Election: Likud wins 36 seats. 2020 May 17 Netanyahu and Benny Gantz form a unity government.
2021 Mar 23 Election: Likud wins 30 seats. 2021 May 10 to 21 Operation Guardian of the Walls.
2021 Jun 13 Naftali Bennett becomes prime minister and ends Netanyahu’s 12 years.
2022 Jul 1 Yair Lapid becomes prime minister.
2022 Nov 1 Election: Likud wins 32 seats. 2022 Dec 29 Benjamin Netanyahu returns as prime minister after the November 1 election.
2023 Protests over proposed judicial changes divide the country.
2025 Jan 19 A Gaza ceasefire begins. It ends March 18.
2025 Jun 13 to 24 The twelve-day war with Iran.
2026 Sep 30 A Flydubai flight to Tel Aviv is attacked in the cockpit. Passengers and the Indian captain foil the hijacking.
2026 Oct 27 Election: scheduled.
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