January 20 – Revenge porn becomes illegal in Israel.
January 26 – According to Lebanese and Syrian opposition sources, Israel carries out an airstrike in the city of Latakia. The target is allegedly S-300 missiles.[1]
February
February 24 – Israel allegedly carries out two airstrikes against Hezbollah facilities in Lebanon near the border with Syria.[2]
March 5 – In Operation Full Disclosure, the Israeli military seizes the Klos C cargo vessel in the Red Sea. Israel says the weaponry found on board, including long-range rockets, was destined for militants in Gaza and had been sent by Iran.
March 12 – Palestinian Islamic Jihad fires more than 50 rockets and mortar shells into southern Israel, the most intense barrage launched from the Gaza Strip since November 2012, after the killing of three of their militants who were about to carry out an attack near Khan Younis the day before.[3] In response, Israel launches airstrikes on 29 targets in Gaza.[4]
March 18 – An Israeli jeep traveling on the Golan Heights near the Syrian border comes under attack when an explosive device is detonated in its vicinity. One soldier is seriously wounded, and another three soldiers sustain light-to-moderate injuries. The IDF returns fire across the border following the incident.[5] Israel responds by carrying out multiple airstrikes against Syrian targets, including a military headquarters, artillery batteries and a training base of the Syrian army.[6]
June 12 – Three Israeli teens are kidnapped and killed and Israeli officials believe Hamas is behind the abductions. The three murdered teens are Gilad Shaer, 16 (from Talmon), Naftali Frankel, 16 (from Nof Ayalon), and Eyal Yifrah, 19 (from Elad). Frankel was a dual Israeli-American citizen.
June 22 – An attack in the Golan Heights killed an Israeli teenager from the Arab village of Arraba.[9] Israel responded with airstrikes against Syrian troops, killing four Syrian soldiers and wounding nine.[10]
July
Israeli APC on their way to the Gaza border during Operation Protective Edge
July 8 – Israel launches Operation Protective Edge, a series of airstrikes against Gazan militants, followed by a ground invasion.
August 31 – The IDF shot down a drone that entered Israeli-controlled airspace from the Quneitra region in Syria. Army sources said the drone likely belonged to the military of the Assad government, and strayed into Israeli airspace by accident.[11]
November 18 – Jerusalem synagogue massacre, two Arabs attacked a synagogue in West Jerusalem with axes, knives, and a gun, killing four rabbis and a police officer.
December
December 7 – It was reported that Israel carried out airstrikes near Damascus international airport and in the town of Dimas. The target was allegedly S-300 missiles which were en route to Hezbollah in Lebanon.[12]
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