2018 in Israel
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Events
January
- 2 January – Israel announces plans to deport African migrants who reside in the country illegally, with 90 days given to either leave the country or face imprisonment.[1]
February
- 5 February – The fatal stabbing of Itamar Ben Gal in Ariel, West Bank
- 9–25 February – Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- 10 February – 2018 Israel–Syria incident
March
- 30 March – Start of the 2018–2019 Gaza border protests
April
- 26 April – Ten military cadets from a cadet academy die after being carried off by a surge in the Tzafit stream west of the Dead Sea amid floodings caused by intense storms that strike southern Israel.[2]
- 30 April – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accuses Iran of not holding up its end of the nuclear deal with the P5+1 countries after presenting a cache over 100,000 documents detailing the extent of Iran's nuclear program. Iran denounced Netanyahu's presentation as "propaganda".[3] Shortly after President Trump withdrew the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.[4]
May
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- 4–27 May – 2018 Giro d'Italia cycling Grand Tour
- 10 May – Iran's Quds Force on the Syrian-held side of the Golan Heights fired around 20 projectiles towards Israeli army positions without causing damages or injuries.[5] In response, Israel launched an extensive strike against Iranian targets in Syria.[6]
- 12 May – Netta Barzilai wins first place for Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest with her song "Toy".[7]
- 14 May – The new embassy of the United States opens in Jerusalem.[8]
- 23 May – The Knesset passed a law allowing the Security Cabinet to declare war.[9]
June
- June 21 – Sara Netanyahu, wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was charged for an alleged fraud.[10]
- June 25 – Prince William began a trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories, becoming the first British royal to visit the country in an official capacity.[11]
July
- July 12 – Start of the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship in Netanya
- July 19 – Israel incorporated in its basic laws a declaration of the country as the "nation-state of the Jewish people."[12]
September
- September 17 – Syria missile strikes
- September 25 – Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway is officially inaugurated.[13]
October
- October 7 – 2018 Barkan Industrial Park shooting
- October 30 – Israeli municipal elections
November
- November 11 – November Gaza–Israel clashes
December
- December 4 – The Israeli military launched Operation Northern Shield to destroy cross-border tunnels built by Hezbollah along Israel's border with Lebanon.[14]
- December 21 – Israel announced its departure from UNESCO, citing bias.[15]
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