Ethnic cleansing
Systematic removal of a certain ethnic or religious group
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| May 2025 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the destruction of homes in Gaza would lead to forced emigration of Palestinians.
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| May 2025 |
Xinjiang internment camps
Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) documented the transfer of at least 11,000 individuals from Xinjiang to factories across nine Chinese provinces over the past decade.
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| February 21 2025 |
Proposed Israeli resettlement of the Gaza Strip
Trump stated he would 'recommend' but not force his plan for US takeover of Gaza and Palestinian resettlement, following opposition from Arab states.
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| February 12 2025 |
Islamic State beheadings
Allied Democratic Forces militants beheaded at least 70 Christian civilians in Kasanga, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, in the Kasanga Massacre.
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| February 2025 |
Proposed Israeli resettlement of the Gaza Strip
Trump posted an AI-generated video on Truth Social and Instagram depicting a reimagined 'Trump Gaza', featuring luxury buildings, a golden Trump statue, and controversial imagery that drew widespread backlash.
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| January 2025 |
Proposed Israeli resettlement of the Gaza Strip
During his second presidency, Trump requested King Abdullah of Jordan and Egypt's president el-Sisi to take in Palestinians from Gaza, describing Gaza as a 'demolition site' and suggesting their removal could be temporary or long-term.
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| December 18 2024 |
Syrian towns and villages depopulated in the Arab–Israeli conflict
Over 100 Syrian families were forcibly expelled from the Golan Heights by the Israeli military, with witnesses reporting soldiers opening fire on residents and homes.
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| October 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
Oxfam and 37 other international humanitarian organizations called the evacuation orders 'forced displacement under gunfire'.
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| October 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
WHO Europe had conducted 600 medical evacuations from Gaza to Europe since October 2023.
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| October 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
Israeli army ordered three hospitals (Al-Awda Hospital, Indonesia Hospital, and Kamal Adwan Hospital) to evacuate, with medics leaving behind a very limited number of staff with patients unable to be moved.
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| October 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
World Health Organization planned to evacuate 1,000 women and children in need of medical care.
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| October 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
The Norwegian Refugee Council stated more than a million displaced people in southern and central Gaza needed tent repair kits as winter approached.
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| October 2024 |
Proposed Israeli resettlement of the Gaza Strip
Senior Israeli officials stated the government's intention to annex large parts of the Gaza Strip
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| October 21 2024 |
Proposed Israeli resettlement of the Gaza Strip
Likud minister May Golan and nine Likud Knesset members planned a tour of Kibbutz Nirim as part of the 'Preparing to Settle Gaza' festival. However, the kibbutz preemptively rejected the tour, stating they were not consulted and did not want the visit to occur.
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| October 20 2024 |
Proposed Israeli resettlement of the Gaza Strip
The 'Preparing to Settle Gaza' festival organized by Nachala movement and right-wing groups takes place near the Gaza Strip border. The event includes a sukkot tent city, tours of border lookout points, and discussions about resettling Gaza. Participants displayed provocative signs claiming ownership of land and expressing hostile sentiments towards Palestinians.
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| October 6 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
Israel ordered the mass evacuation of an estimated 300,000 people remaining in the northern Gaza Strip, with the army systematically working to empty the area.
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| September 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
Netanyahu considered a plan to force out all civilians in northern Gaza and place remaining residents under a complete siege.
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| August 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
Israel's frequent evacuation orders lead some residents to stop complying, believing no part of Gaza is safer than another, while others cannot relocate due to overcrowding in designated 'safe zones'.
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| August 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
UNICEF reported that more than half of all schools being used as shelters had been directly hit.
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| August 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
The Critical Threats Project and Institute for the Study of War analyzed that evacuation orders were no longer a reliable indicator for imminent Israeli ground operations.
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| August 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
A leaked U.S. memo to the Israeli military urged them to change their system of mass evacuation orders.
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| August 22 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
Thousands fled Deir el-Balah following Israeli evacuation orders.
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| August 17 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
Israel ordered the evacuation of the Maghazi refugee camp, with some northern Gaza residents refusing to evacuate.
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| August 7 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
Israel ordered evacuations of districts in Beit Hanoun and Beit Lahiya.
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| July 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres publicly stated that Israel was forcing Palestinians 'to move like human pinballs across a landscape of destruction and death', highlighting the humanitarian crisis of forced evacuations.
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| July 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
Israeli snipers killed several civilians after the military issued evacuation orders in Gaza City.
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| July 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
World Health Organization evacuated 85 patients from Gaza, the largest medical evacuation since October 2023.
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| July 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
A prominent Gaza doctor and multiple family members were killed by an Israeli airstrike after complying with an evacuation order.
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| July 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
By mid-year, 83 percent of the entire Gaza region is under displacement directives, with close to two-thirds of Gaza's population relocated into less than one-fifth of the Strip.
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| July 26 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
UN reported 180,000 people had evacuated Khan Younis in just four days, with evacuees describing chaotic and destructive conditions.
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| July 22 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
An Israeli evacuation order includes a portion of Al-Mawasi that was previously designated as a 'safe zone'.
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| July 15 2024 |
Persecution of Shias by the Islamic State
Islamic State conducted a terrorist attack at the Muscat Mosque during Ashura, killing six Shias and injuring between 30 to 50 people.
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| July 10 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
Israel ordered the complete evacuation of Gaza City, affecting approximately 250,000 people, with leaflets directing residents to go to Deir al-Balah.
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| July 9 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric stated residents of Gaza City were fleeing Israel's military advancements, being 'displaced under fire and bombardment'.
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| July 7 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
The IDF ordered the central parts of Gaza City to evacuate to the western part of the city.
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| June 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
Oxfam reported extremely poor living conditions in al-Mawasi, with just 121 latrines for over 500,000 people.
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| June 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
Palestinian Embassy in Egypt reported at least 115,000 Palestinians from Gaza had crossed into Egypt.
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| June 30 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reported 60,000 to 80,000 people displaced from Shuja'iyya in recent days.
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| June 20 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
The United Nations estimates around 65,000 people remain in the Rafah governorate.
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| June 9 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
The UN reports fewer than 100,000 people remaining in Rafah.
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| May 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk criticized Israel's evacuation of Rafah, stating it cannot be reconciled with international humanitarian law.
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| May 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
Eight people reported killed in Al-Faluja, a safe area west of the Jabalia refugee camp.
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| May 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
Twenty major humanitarian aid organizations, including Amnesty International and Oxfam, declare Israel's military evacuation orders as unlawful and amounting to forcible transfer.
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| May 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
A Medical Aid for Palestinians employee described the multiple displacements as a 'new type of war tactic' termed 'geographical terror'.
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| May 2024 |
Camp Speicher massacre
The Iraqi National Intelligence Service arrested three suspects who had fled the country for their involvement in the Camp Speicher massacre.
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| May 28 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
The United Nations reports around 1 million people have evacuated Rafah in the last three weeks.
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| May 24 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
More than 900,000 people have fled from Rafah.
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| May 18 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
The UN estimates approximately 800,000 people have fled Rafah.
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| May 17 2024 |
Nakba
The United Nations commemorated the Palestinian Nakba for the second consecutive year, calling for an end to Israeli occupation. An event titled '1948-2024: The Continuing Palestinian Nakba' was organized to mark the occasion.
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| May 14 2024 |
Gaza Strip evacuations
The UN estimates half a million people have fled Rafah.
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