2021 in Israel

Events in the year 2021 in Israel.

Incumbents

President of Israel – Reuven Rivlin until 7 July; Isaac Herzog
Prime Minister of Israel – Benjamin Netanyahu until 13 June; Naftali Bennett
President of the Supreme Court – Esther Hayut
Chief of General Staff – Aviv Kochavi
Government of Israel – thirty-fifth government of Israel and thirty-sixth government of Israel

Events

=January=

File:Reuven Rivlin receives the second dose of vaccine at Hadassah Medical Center, January 2021 (GPOMN1 6363).jpg Reuven Rivlin receives his second dose at Hadassah Medical Center during the COVID-19 vaccination program.]]

1 January – Israel becomes the first country to reach the milestone of one million COVID-19 vaccinations, over 11% of the population, since the inoculation campaign began on 20 December 2020.{{cite web | title=Israel zooms past 1 million vaccinations in sprint to vanquish pandemic | website=The Times of Israel | date=1 Jan 2021| url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-reaches-1-million-mark-in-vaccinations-far-outpacing-rest-of-world/ | access-date=2021-01-18}}
13 January – The Israeli Air Force launches a series of airstrikes against Iranian targets in the Deir ez-Zor Governorate of Syria, killing dozens.{{cite web | title=Syria war: Suspected Israeli strikes on Iran-linked targets 'kill dozens' | website=BBC | date=2021-01-13 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-55646298 | access-date=2021-01-16}}
5 January – The Israeli Cabinet agrees to tighten the nationwide lockdown by closing schools and non-essential shops for 14 days. The measures will come into force at midnight between Thursday and Friday.{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/ministers-approve-2-week-full-lockdown-to-counter-mushrooming-virus-cases/|title='Final effort': Cabinet okays 2-week lockdown to counter mushrooming virus cases|publisher=The Times of Israel|last=Fitoussi|first=Olivier|date=2021-01-05|access-date=2024-12-14}}
6 January –
Israel launches airstrikes against IRGC and Hezbollah bases near Damascus, Syria.{{cite news|url=https://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2021/01/07/Israel-strikes-area-south-of-Syrian-capital-Damascus|title=Israel strikes area south of Syrian capital Damascus|publisher=Al Arabiya|date=2021-01-06|access-date=2024-12-14}}{{cite news|url=https://yalibnan.com/2021/01/07/israel-targets-iranian-irgc-bases-and-hezbollah-in-news-syria-strike/|title=Israel targets Iranian IRGC bases and Hezbollah in news Syria strike|publisher=Ya Libnan|date=2021-01-06|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Sudan formally signs the Abraham Accords as part of an agreement to normalize relations with Israel.{{cite news|url=https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-sudan-usa-israel/sudan-quietly-signs-abraham-accords-weeks-after-israel-deal-idUKKBN29B2YK?il=0|title=Sudan quietly signs Abraham Accords weeks after Israel deal|publisher=Reuters|date=2021-01-06|access-date=2024-12-14|url-access=subscription}}
8 January – Another hearing of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu standing trial on charges of a litany of corruption accusations, including bribery, breach of trust, and fraud is postponed due to quarantine lockdown.{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/international-news-israel-coronavirus-pandemic-benjamin-netanyahu-jerusalem-2512c3ed3195c26b17e0a15470f05f1e|title=Israel postpones Netanyahu's trial amid virus lockdown|publisher=AP|date=2021-01-08|access-date=2024-12-14}}
9 January – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu becomes the first Israeli to get a second dose of Pfizer's tozinameran vaccine as the country begins administering second doses of the vaccine to the public.{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-launches-2nd-dose-drive-as-serious-covid-cases-hit-record-high-of-964/|title=Israel launches 2nd-dose drive as serious COVID cases hit record high of 964|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=2021-01-06|access-date=2024-12-14}}
13 January – 57 killed and 28 injured in 18 Israeli airstrikes on Iranian arms depots in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria, on "intelligence provided by the CIA.{{cite news|url=https://www.dailysabah.com/world/mid-east/intense-israeli-airstrikes-kill-23-in-eastern-syria|title=Intense Israeli airstrikes kill 57 in eastern Syria

|publisher=Daily Sabah|date=2021-01-13|access-date=2024-12-14}}

17 January – The government approves the appointment of Kobi Shabtai as the Commissioner of the Israel Police, following a two-year period without a permanent appointee.{{cite web |title=Cabinet okays Kobi Shabtai as permanent police chief, a job unfilled for 2 years |website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-01-17 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/cabinet-okays-kobi-shabtai-as-permanent-police-chief-a-job-unfilled-for-2-years/ | access-date=2021-01-18}}
19 January – Israel extends their third nationwide lockdown until January 31 due to the highest number of cases reported and announces the requirement all travelers to present a negative COVID-19 test result within 72 hours of arrival or face a fine of ₪ 2,500 ($772).{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/government-extends-lockdown-until-january-31-amid-soaring-virus-rates/|title=Government extends lockdown until January 31 amid soaring virus rates|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=2021-01-13|access-date=2024-12-14}}
22 January –
A family of four, with two children killed in Israeli airstrikes on five Syrian military targets in Hama, Syria, destroys five Syrian military sites.{{cite news|url=https://www.dw.com/en/family-killed-in-israeli-airstrike-against-syria/a-56311220|title=Family killed in Israeli strike on Syria|publisher=Deutsche Welle|date=2021-01-13|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Six ultra-Orthodox Jews are arrested in a riot in Bnei Brak that started when an unmarked police was stoned.{{cite news|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3118862/ultra-orthodox-jews-attack-israeli-police-trigger-riot-over|title=Ultra-Orthodox Jews attack Israeli police, trigger riot over coronavirus lockdown|publisher=South China Morning Post|date=2021-01-13|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz is sentenced by a court in Geneva, Switzerland to five years in prison for corruption in obtaining mining rights to an iron ore deposit in Guinea, and is ordered to pay a fine of CHF 50 million (US$56 million) to the canton of Geneva.{{cite news|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/diamond-magnate-gets-5-years-in-prison-in-swiss-corruption-trial-1.5278579|title=Diamond magnate gets 5 years in prison in Swiss corruption trial|publisher=AFP via CTV News|last=Pedrero|first=Agnès|date=2021-01-13|access-date=2024-12-14}}
24 January –
Israel opens an embassy in the United Arab Emirates with Eitan Na'eh as head of mission, in a temporary office until a permanent location is set up.{{Cite web|date=2021-01-24|title=Israel opens embassy in UAE, expanding new relations|url=https://apnews.com/article/international-news-israel-united-arab-emirates-aad91b4752a7bf06737ee110a19bbf35|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124200025/https://apnews.com/article/international-news-israel-united-arab-emirates-aad91b4752a7bf06737ee110a19bbf35 |archive-date=2021-01-24 |access-date=2021-01-24|website=Associated Press}}
Haredi protestors riot in Bnei Brak against COVID restrictions.{{Cite news|last1=Hendrix|first1=Steve|last2=Rubin|first2=Shira|date=26 January 2021|title=Violence erupts in Israel's ultra-Orthodox neighborhoods over coronavirus restrictions|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/ultra-orthodox-israel-police-covid/2021/01/25/2438e840-5ee3-11eb-a177-7765f29a9524_story.html|url-status=live|access-date=28 January 2021|newspaper=The Washington Post|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125174920/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/ultra-orthodox-israel-police-covid/2021/01/25/2438e840-5ee3-11eb-a177-7765f29a9524_story.html |archive-date=2021-01-25 }}
25 January –
Israel extradites Malka Leifer to Melbourne, Australia, where she faces 74 charges in the Adass Israel School sex abuse scandal, after a six-year legal battle to extradite her.{{Cite web|author=Ilan Ben Zion|date=25 January 2021|title=Israel extradites woman wanted for sex crimes to Australia|url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-extradites-woman-sex-crimes-360e654265ddf4fe0305ad626253a352|access-date=25 January 2021|website=Associated Press}}
The government bans all commercial flights into Israel until 31 January, to prevent the spread of more contagious variants of the COVID-19 virus.{{Cite web|date=25 January 2021|title=Israel halts all commercial flights in bid to keep virus variants at bay|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-halts-all-commercial-flights-in-bid-to-keep-virus-variants-at-bay/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125232230/https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-halts-all-commercial-flights-in-bid-to-keep-virus-variants-at-bay/ |archive-date=2021-01-25 |access-date=25 January 2021|website=The Times of Israel}}
Clashes broke out in three cities across Israel as police attempted to enforce coronavirus lockdown restrictions in a number of ultra-Orthodox communities. Israel is currently in a COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. [https://www.timesofisrael.com/ultra-orthodox-rioters-clash-with-police-as-some-schools-flout-virus-lockdown/ (Times of Israel)]
Several cases of a faster-spreading variant of SARS-CoV-2 is reported in Israel, which was recently discovered in the United States.{{cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/coronavirus-israel-live-four-cops-wounded-as-police-clash-with-ultra-orthodox-1.9475784|title=Coronavirus Israel Live: Death Toll Hits 4,500 as Cabinet Mulls Longer Lockdown|publisher=Haaretz|last=Zwigenberg|first=Ohad|date=2021-01-25|access-date=2024-12-14}}
26 January – A Palestinian man is shot and killed by an IDF soldier for attempting to stab two soldiers at a road junction near Nablus in the West Bank, is shot and killed by an Israeli commander.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-palestinians-violence/israeli-forces-shoot-dead-suspected-palestinian-attacker-in-west-bank-idUSKBN29V18C?il=0 |title=Israeli forces shoot dead suspected Palestinian attacker in West Bank|publisher=Reuters|date=2021-01-25|access-date=2024-12-14|url-access=subscription}}
31 January –
The first reinfection case of the South African 501.V2 variant is reported in a 57-year-old man who recently travelled to Turkey and who previously recovered from COVID-19.{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-who-recovered-from-covid-19-reinfected-with-south-african-strain/|title=Israeli who recovered from COVID-19 reinfected with South African strain|publisher=Times of Israel|date=2021-01-25|access-date=2024-12-14}}
The Israeli Health Ministry agrees to transfer 5,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to the Palestinians to immunize frontline medical workers.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-55879337|title=Covid: Israel to transfer 5,000 vaccine doses to Palestinians|publisher=BBC News|date=2021-01-25|access-date=2024-12-14}}

=February=

1 February – In an online signing ceremony, Kosovo and Israel establish diplomatic relations, and Kosovo becomes the first Muslim-majority state to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, committing to open its embassy in Jerusalem.{{cite web|title=Israel, Kosovo establish diplomatic ties; Pristina to open embassy in Jerusalem|website=i24NEWS|date=February 2021 |url=https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/diplomacy-defense/1612191264-israel-kosovo-establish-diplomatic-ties-pristina-to-open-embassy-in-jerusalem | access-date=2021-02-02}}
3 February – IAF launches airstrikes on Southern Syria, with Syrian forces responded.{{cite news|url=https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/international/middle-east/1612386207-israel-reportedly-attacks-site-in-southern-syria |title=Syrian air defenses activated to counter alleged Israeli strike, state media report|publisher=i24 News|date=2021-02-03|access-date=2024-12-14}}
5 February –
The International Criminal Court announces that it will pave the way for investigations into alleged war crimes in Palestinian territories. Israel and groups like Hamas could be investigated.{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/international-criminal-court-paves-way-israel-war-crimes-investigation-n1256900|title=

U.S. has 'serious concerns' about International Criminal Court decision on Israel war crimes probe|publisher=NBC News|date=2021-02-05|access-date=2024-12-14}}

Israel announces that it will ease its lockdown measures beginning February 7. People will no longer be restricted to within one kilometer of their homes, many services will be allowed to operate, and all national parks will reopen. However, international borders will remain closed until February 20.{{cite news|url=https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-02-israel-ease-lockdown-covid.html|title=Israel to ease lockdown as Covid numbers slow|publisher=MedicalXpress|date=2021-02-08|access-date=2024-12-14}}
8 February –
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears in the Jerusalem District Court for a hearing in his corruption trial and formally denies the charges against him.{{cite web | last=Bachner | first=Michael |title=Netanyahu formally pleads not guilty in 2nd court appearance of corruption trial | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-02-08 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-in-court-for-corruption-trial-hearing-on-response-to-indictment/ | access-date=2021-03-02}}
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sign an accord that would allow vaccinated travellers to visit freely between the two countries without any restrictions in order to revive their battered tourism sector.{{cite news|url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/262149/article/ekathimerini/news/greece-israel-sign-agreement-on-tourism-during-pms-visit|title=Greece, Israel sign agreement on tourism during PM's visit|publisher=Ekathimerini|date=2021-02-11|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pleads not guilty to charges of bribery, breach of trust and fraud at the Jerusalem District Court.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-israel-netanyahu-trial/netanyahu-pleads-not-guilty-to-corruption-as-trial-resumes-idUSKBN2A80JP?il=0|title=Netanyahu pleads not guilty to corruption as trial resumes|publisher=Reuters|last=Heller|first=Jeffrey |date=2021-02-03|access-date=2024-12-14|url-access=subscription}}
11 February – Aharon Haliva is appointed head of Aman.{{Cite web|date=11 February 2021|title=In possible signal to Iran, Haliva appointed head of IDF intelligence|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/in-possible-signal-to-iran-haliva-appointed-head-of-idf-intelligence-658663/|website=Jerusalem Post}}
14 February – Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announce an agreement to allow vaccinated travelers to travel between the countries without the need to quarantine in order to restore their countries' tourism industries.{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/israel-cyprus-reach-tourism-deal-vaccinated-travelers-75892758|title=Israel and Cyprus reach a tourism agreement to allow vaccinated travelers|publisher=ABC News|date=2021-02-14|access-date=2024-12-14}}
15 February – Six foreign nationals killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Syrian Army's 4th Armoured Division headquarters and Iranian weapons and missile depots near Damascus, Syria.{{cite news|url=https://www.jewishpress.com/news/middle-east/syria/update-israeli-airstrikes-in-syria-kill-6-destroy-iranian-weapons/2021/02/15/|title=Israeli Airstrikes in Syria Kill 6, Destroy Iranian Weapons|publisher=Jewish Press|last=Savir|first=Aryeh|date=2021-02-15|access-date=2024-12-14}}
16 February – Health Minister Mai al-Kaila accuses Israel of blocking the delivery of 2,000 doses of the Sputnik V vaccine to the Gaza Strip, intended for ICU and emergency staff.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/16/israel-blocked-covid-vaccines-from-entering-gaza-say-palestinians|title=Israel blocked Covid vaccines from entering Gaza, say Palestinians|work=The Guardian|last=Savir|first=Aryeh|date=2021-02-16|access-date=2024-12-14}}
17 February –
The Israeli Maccabi Healthcare Services confirm that, in a trial of 602,000 people who received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, the vaccine's effectiveness was 95%.{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/vaccine-effectiveness-hits-95-hmo-says-same-level-pfizer-achieved-in-trials/|title=Vaccine effectiveness hits 95%, HMO says — same level Pfizer achieved in trials|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=2021-02-17|access-date=2024-12-14}}
The first shipment of the Sputnik V vaccine donated by Russia arrives in Gaza after Israel allows the shipment of 1,000 vaccines, which was previously blocked.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/feb/17/israel-allows-1000-covid-vaccines-into-blockaded-gaza-after-hold-up|title=Israel allows 2,000 Covid vaccine doses into Gaza after hold-up|work=The Guardian|date=2021-02-17|access-date=2024-12-14}}
18 February – Israel and Syria carry out a Russian-mediated prisoner exchange. An Israeli woman who crossed the border into Syria's Quneitra Governorate and was detained by the Syrian military, is returned in exchange for two Syrian shepherds held by the Israel Defense Forces.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-56100740|title=Israel allows 2,000 Covid vaccine doses into Gaza after hold-up|publisher=BBC News|date=2021-02-18|access-date=2024-12-14}}
19 February – Equatoguinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo announces that the Equatoguinean embassy will be moved from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem following discussion with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.{{cite news|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/africa/equatorial-guinea-to-move-embassy-to-jerusalem-israel/2150717|title=Equatorial Guinea to move embassy to Jerusalem|publisher=Anadolu Agency|last=Arnaout|first=Abdelraouf|date=2021-02-19|access-date=2024-12-14}}
20 February –
More than half of Israel's Mediterranean coastline is contaminated by tar from oil spilled at sea, causing a major ecological disaster including widespread death of marine and coastal wildlife and illness to a number of volunteers who assist with clean up on the beaches. The Israel Nature and Parks Authority calls the spill "one of the most serious ecological disasters" in the country's history.{{Cite web|date=20 February 2021|title=Huge tar spill along coast; several taken ill as thousands try to clean beaches|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/several-people-hospitalized-following-tar-cleanup-operation-off-israeli-coast/|website=The Times of Israel}}
The Health Ministry reports that data of COVID-19 vaccines are 99.2% effective against serious illness, reduce mortality by 95.8% and decrease the chance of hospitalization by 98.9%.{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-says-vaccine-dramatically-effective-prevents-98-9-of-covid-deaths/ |title=Vaccine prevents 98.9% of COVID deaths, Israel's Health Ministry data shows|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=2021-02-20|access-date=2024-12-14}}
21 February – Israel reopens many sectors of their economy as part of an easing of lockdown restrictions, with the exception of access to leisure sites is limited to people who have received a vaccine or who have recovered from COVID-19.{{cite news|url=https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20210221-israel-starts-reopening-as-covid-19-vaccination-rate-nears-50|title=Israel starts reopening as Covid-19 vaccination rate nears 50%|publisher=France 24|date=2021-02-21|access-date=2024-12-14}}
26 February – An explosion occurs on the Israeli-owned cargo ship MV Helios Ray in the Gulf of Oman with no injuries reported of the ship's crew with Iran suspected as being responsible.{{cite news|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-26/explosion-strikes-ship-in-gulf-of-oman-crew-safe|title=Explosion strikes Israeli-owned ship amid tension|publisher=Bloomberg|date=2021-02-26|access-date=2024-12-14}}

=March=

File:Mount Meron stampede. Shimon Lavi, April 2021. II.jpg working to evacuate Mount Meron following the deadly Meron crowd crush at the Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai that killed 45 and injured 150 on April 30]]

1 March – The Israeli Supreme Court rules that the government must recognize Reform and Conservative converts to Judaism in Israel as Jews for the purpose of the Law of Return, entitled to Israeli citizenship in the same way as Orthodox converts.{{cite web | title=Israel's high court says non-Orthodox converts are Jews | website=AP News| date=2021-03-01 | url=https://apnews.com/article/religion-israel-judaism-immigration-elections-6e1f87feb0ad02e2da88d4e2de2dc17b | access-date=2021-03-02}}
7 March –
Three Palestinian fishermen are killed in an explosion off the coast of Gaza. The blast is caused by an unknown weapon, suspected to be a rocket.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/3/7/three-palestinian-fishermen-killed-in-explosion-off-gaza-coast|title=Three Palestinian fishermen killed in explosion off Gaza coast|publisher=Al Jazeera English|date=2021-03-07|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Israel announces the reopening of restaurants, bars, and other entertainment venues for the vaccinated with some middle-school reopened in some areas and university classes also resume for the vaccinated. Israeli citizens are also allowed to return to Israel without any special permissions.{{cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-reopens-restaurants-pubs-event-venues-for-those-vaccinated-against-covid-1.9596374|title=Israel Reopens Restaurants, Venues for Vaccinated, Lifts Restrictions on Arrivals|publisher=Haaretz|date=2021-03-07|access-date=2024-12-14}}
8 March – Cyprus, Greece, and Israel sign an agreement to build the world's largest and deepest submarine power cable that will connect the three Mediterranean countries' power grids at a cost of about $900 million. The project is expected to be completed by 2024.{{cite news|url=https://www.ekathimerini.com/economy/1156627/israel-cyprus-and-greece-agree-to-link-power-grids-via-subsea-cable/|title=Israel, Cyprus and Greece agree to link power grids via subsea cable|publisher=Kathimerini|date=2021-03-07|access-date=2024-12-14}}
11 March – U.S. and Arab officials disclose the confirmation of Israeli naval vessels clandestinely operating against Iranian vessels in the Persian Gulf, Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea transporting of oil fuel and weaponry to Syria since 2019. At least twelve Iranian vessels have been attacked with limpet mines, according to U.S. officials.{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/israel-strikes-target-iranian-oil-bound-for-syria-11615492789|title=Israeli Strikes Target Iranian Oil Bound for Syria|publisher=The Wall Street Journal|date=2021-03-11|access-date=2024-12-14}}
17 March –
Archaeologists announce the discovery of additional Qumrannic Scrolls for the first time in 60 years.{{cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium-israel-finds-new-dead-sea-scroll-first-such-discovery-in-60-years-1.9621317 |title=Israel Finds New Dead Sea Scrolls, First Such Discovery in 60 Years|publisher=Haaretz|last1=Schuster|first1=Ruth|last2=David|first2=Ariel|date=2021-03-11|access-date=2024-12-14}}{{cite news|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-16/israeli-experts-announce-discovery-of-new-dead-sea-scrolls/100014230|title=Israel Antiquities Authority discovers new Dead Sea Scroll pieces in site named 'The Cave of Horror'|publisher=ABC Australia|date=2021-03-11|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Israel becomes the country with the highest vaccinated population per capita in the world against COVID-19.{{Cite web|title=Israel's COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout Is Slowing at a Critical Moment. That's a Warning for the Rest of Us|url=https://time.com/5947967/israel-covid-vaccine-rollout/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-27|website=Time Magazine|date=19 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319142250/https://time.com/5947967/israel-covid-vaccine-rollout/ |archive-date=2021-03-19 }}
23 March – The fourth legislative election in two years takes place to elect the 120 members of the 24th Knesset, with no bloc apparently winning a majority.{{cite web | last=Wootliff | first=Raoul |title=Israel calls 4th election in 2 years as Netanyahu-Gantz coalition collapses | website=The Times of Israel | date=23 Dec 2020 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-calls-4th-election-in-2-years-as-netanyahu-gantz-coalition-collapses/ | access-date=23 Dec 2020}}{{cite web | last=Sales | first=Ben | title=With most votes counted in Israeli election, neither Netanyahu nor his opponents have majority | website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency | date=2021-03-23 | url=https://www.jta.org/2021/03/23/israel/netanyahu-leads-narrowly-in-israeli-election-exit-polls | access-date=2021-03-25}}

=April=

6 April –
An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy reconnaissance vessel Saviz is struck by several Israeli limpet mines off the coast of Eritrea in the Red Sea in retaliation for earlier Iranian strikes on Israeli vessels. A Pentagon spokesperson denies any U.S. involvement in the attack on the Iranian ship and that the IDF announces responsibility.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/6/iranian-vessel-attacked-in-the-red-sea-reports|title=Iranian ship attacked in the Red Sea|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-04-06|access-date=2024-12-14}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/06/world/middleeast/israel-iran-ship-mine-attack.html|title=Israel-Iran Sea Skirmishes Escalate as Mine Damages Iranian Military Ship|work=The New York Times|date=2021-04-06|access-date=2024-12-14|url-access=subscription}}
The cabinet of Sudan repeals a 1958 law that prohibits establishing relations with Israel, nearly five months after the two countries agreed to normalize ties.{{cite news|url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/middle-east/20210406-sudan-abolishes-israel-boycott-law-cabinet|title=Sudan abolishes Israel boycott law: cabinet

|publisher=Radio France Internationale|date=2021-04-06|access-date=2024-12-14}}

11 April –
Israeli media claims that Mossad is responsible for a cyber attack on the Natanz nuclear facility in Iran that caused a blackout.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/4/11/incident-at-iranian-nuclear-site-targeted-by-blast-last-year|title=Iran calls blackout at Natanz atomic site 'nuclear terrorism'|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-04-11|access-date=2024-12-14}}
An Israeli study finds that the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine may be less effective against the South African variant when compared to other strains of the virus.{{cite news|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/south-african-variant-may-evade-protection-from-pfizer-vaccine-israeli-study-says/ar-BB1fxbW5?ocid=uxbndlbing|title=South African variant may evade protection from Pfizer vaccine Israeli study says|publisher=Reuters|date=2021-04-11|access-date=2024-12-14|url-access=subscription}}
13 April – A missile strikes the Israeli-owned cargo ship MV Hyperion Ray off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. Iran is suspected as being responsible.{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-owned-ship-said-attacked-off-uae-coast-amid-sky-high-tensions-with-iran/|title=Israeli-owned ship said attacked off UAE coast amid sky-high tensions with Iran|publisher=Times of Israel|date=2021-04-13|access-date=2024-12-14}}
15 April – Israeli airstrikes hit a Hamas armaments production facility and a weapon smuggling tunnel in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for rocket attacks.{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-strikes-hamas-targets-after-gaza-rocket-fire/|title=Israel strikes Hamas targets after Gaza rocket fire|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=2021-04-15|access-date=2024-12-14}}
18 April – The outdoor mask mandate is lifted and schools fully reopened following the reduction of COVID-19 cases and majority vaccination, with the exception of mandatory masks in indoor public spaces.{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-lifts-outdoor-mask-mandate-fully-reopens-schools/|title=Israel lifts outdoor mask mandate, fully reopens schools|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=2021-04-18|access-date=2024-12-14}}
21 April – Israeli airstrikes launched against Syrian military targets after a Syrian launched S-200 missile landed {{convert|30|km|mi}} away from the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Center in Southern Israel.{{cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/alarms-sound-in-south-of-israel-665953|title=Syrian missile lands near Dimona nuclear reactor, interception fails|publisher=The Jerusalem Post|date=2021-04-21|access-date=2024-12-14}}
23 April – More than 120 people are injured in clashes in Jerusalem between ultra-nationalist Jewish demonstrators (including Lehava extremists), Palestinian protestors, and Israel Police in response to a TikTok video showing Palestinians assaulting members of the Jerusalem ultra-Orthodox community.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56854275|title=East Jerusalem clashes leave over 100 injured|publisher=BBC News|date=2021-04-21|access-date=2024-12-14}}
24 April – Israel is hit by at least 35 Hamas rockets amidst yesterday's clashes between far-right Jewish demonstrators and Palestinians in Jerusalem. Israel retaliates with shelling of the Gaza Strip.{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-gaza-strip-middle-east-religion-jerusalem-e37ec6fe6f28f254cd617e9b4a206d3e|title=Jerusalem tension triggers Gaza-Israel fire exchange|publisher=AP|date=2021-04-24|access-date=2024-12-14}}
27 April – A report published by Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of committing a crime of apartheid against the Palestinian people.{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/west-bank-race-and-ethnicity-middle-east-israel-jerusalem-7fc491f53d6e659d7fb9657e76747d03|title=Global rights group accuses Israel of apartheid, persecution|publisher=AP|date=2021-04-27|access-date=2024-12-14}}
30 April –
During a mass gathering at the Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai in Mount Meron to celebrate Lag BaOmer, 45 people are crushed to death while trying to exit through a narrow passage.{{Cite web|author=|title=45 crushed to death, over 150 hurt in stampede at mass Lag B'Omer event in Meron|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/dozens-said-hurt-as-stand-collapses-at-mass-lag-bomer-gathering-in-mount-meron/|access-date=2021-04-30|website=The Times of Israel|language=en-US}} Most victims belong to the Toldos Aharon hasidic movement.{{Cite web|author=|title=Lag Ba'omer: What's Toldot Aharon, hassidic sect whose members were killed?|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/what-is-toldot-aharon-hassidic-sect-whose-members-were-killed-at-meron-666808|date=2021-04-30|website=The Jerusalem Post}}
President Mahmoud Abbas announces the postponement of the election scheduled for May 22 until further notice, after the government of Israel allegedly rejected the holding of the election in East Jerusalem. Abbas announces that the election cannot be held without the participation of the disputed area.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/palestinian-elections-delayed-says-president-mahmoud-abbas-2021-04-29/|title=Palestinian leader delays parliamentary and presidential elections, blaming Israel|publisher=Reuters|last1=Al-Mughrabi|first1=Nidal |last2=Sawafta|first2=Ali |last3=Ayyub|first3=Rami|date=2021-04-30|access-date=2024-12-14|url-access=subscription}}

=May=

2 May – The Jerusalem District Court orders at least six families residing in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in East Jerusalem to vacate their homes, following decades of litigation by Jewish settler organizations claiming they are the rightful owners of the property. Hamas condemns this ruling as "dangerous, racist behavior", threatening retaliation.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/1/what-is-happening-in-occupied-east-jerusalems-sheikh-jarrah|title=What is happening in occupied East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah?|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-05-02|access-date=2024-12-14}}{{cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/several-arab-families-in-sheikh-jarrah-in-jerusalem-face-eviction-666954|title=Several Arab families in Sheikh Jarrah in Jerusalem face eviction|publisher=Jerusalem Post|date=2021-05-02|access-date=2024-12-14}}
5 May –
Israel launches missiles at Masyaf, Syria, killing one person and injuring six others. Several more missiles are intercepted, including one which reached the port city of Latakia.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/5/syria-intercepts-israel-attacks-near-latakia-by-the-mediterranean|title=One killed in Israeli attack on Syria's Latakia, state media says|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-05-02|access-date=2024-12-14}}{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/iran-damascus-israel-middle-east-syria-10499576113ea4e6fbb3741ce6d8814b|title=Syria says Israeli missile attack kills 1 person, wounds 6|publisher=AP|date=2021-05-02|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin taps Yair Lapid, leader of the oppositional centrist party Yesh Atid, to form a new government after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form one yesterday.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/5/israels-president-taps-opposition-leader-lapid-to-form-new-govt|title=Israel's president taps opposition leader Lapid to form new gov't|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-05-02|access-date=2024-12-14}}
6 May – Violent clashes break out between Palestinians rioters and Israeli police in Sheikh Jarrah and the Old City of Jerusalem.{{Cite web|title=Jerusalem: Many injured on second night of clashes|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-57044000|date=2021-05-06|website=BBC news}}
7 May –
At least 178 Palestinians are injured in clashes with Israeli police at the al-Aqsa Mosque and elsewhere in East Jerusalem.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/7/jerusalem-dozens-of-palestinians-hurt-in-al-aqsa-clashes|title=Scores of Palestinians hurt as Israel police storm Al Aqsa|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-05-07|access-date=2024-12-14}}
The United Kingdom adds Israel to the "green list" concerning the quarantine status of the arrivals of international travellers.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-57026936|title=Green list countries:New rules for England revealed|publisher=BBC News|last=Shearing|first=Hazel|date=2021-05-07|access-date=2024-12-14}}
8 May – 90 Palestinians injured in clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police in East Jerusalem's Old City{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/8/jerusalem-tensions-high-as-palestinians-head-to-al-aqsa-live|title=About 90 Palestinians injured in Israeli crackdown|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-05-08|access-date=2024-12-14}}
9 May – The Israeli Supreme Court agrees to delay its ruling on whether Palestinian residents in East Jerusalem's Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood can be evicted to make way for Jewish settlers to later this month, following a series of violent clashes between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters over this issue.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/09/israeli-settlement-ruling-delayed-jerusalem-tensions-palestinians|title=Israeli settlement ruling delayed as Jerusalem tensions run high|work=The Guardian|date=2021-05-09|access-date=2024-12-14}}
10 May – Barrages of rockets are launched from Gaza at Israel with seven rockets landing in Jerusalem, injuring one person. Israel retaliates with airstrikes at Gaza killing 24, including nine children and a Hamas leader, and injuring 103.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/10/palestinians-20-killed-in-fighting-including-9-children|title=24 Palestinians killed in Israeli air raids on Gaza|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-05-09|access-date=2024-12-14}}
11 May –
Eight people killed and several others injured in Israeli airstrikes at the Gaza Strip, bringing the total death toll from the strikes to 32, and destroying the Hanadi Tower. Hamas retaliates with a barrage of rocket launches towards Israel, reaching as far as Tel Aviv, killing three people.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/palestinian-rocket-fire-israeli-air-strikes-gaza-2021-05-11/|title=Dozens dead as Israel and Hamas escalate aerial bombardments|publisher=Reuters|last1=Al-Mughrabi|first1=Nidal |first2=Stephen|last2=Farrell |last3=Heller|first3=Jeffrey|date=2021-05-11|access-date=2024-12-14|url-access=subscription}}
An Israeli-Arab man is killed and two more are wounded after a Jewish gunman opens fire against a group of protestors in Lod.{{cite news|url=https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/25-year-old-man-killed-2-more-injured-in-shooting-incident-in-lod-667815|title=33-year-old man killed in Lod amid violent riots across Israel|publisher=The Jerusalem Post|date=2021-05-11|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Palestinian actress Maisa Abd Elhadi is injured after being shot by Israel Police in Haifa.{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/baghdad-central-maisa-abd-elhadi-b1846170.html?amp|title=Baghdad Central star Maisa Abd Elhadi 'shot by Israeli forces' during protest|work=The Independent|date=2021-05-11|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Protests break out in London, New York City, and other cities across the world expressing solidarity with Palestine. In Manhattan, pro-Palestinian protesters gather at the Israeli consulate on East 42nd Street. Additionally, U.S. Reps Rashida Tlaib and André Carson participate in a protest at the State Department in Washington, D.C.{{cite news|url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1857496/world |title=Large protests held in solidarity with Palestinians around the world|publisher=Arab News|date=2021-05-11|access-date=2024-12-14}}{{cite news|url=https://gothamist.com/news/pro-palestine-protest-draws-hundreds-israeli-consult-manhattan |title=Pro-Palestine Protest Draws Hundreds To Israeli Consulate In Manhattan|publisher=Gothamist|last=Offenhartz|first=Jake|date=2021-05-11|access-date=2024-12-14}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newsweek.com/reps-rashida-tlaib-andre-carson-protest-outside-bidens-state-department-palestine-1590687 |title=Reps. Rashida Tlaib and André Carson Protest Outside Biden's State Department for Palestine|publisher=Newsweek|date=2021-05-11|access-date=2024-12-14}}
12 May –
37 killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, thereby bringing the death toll to 69 with 390 injured. Among the victims are a five-year-old child and their parents, who died when a residential building collapsed, while five more are farmers killed at their farms. The number of children killed rises to seventeen. The main Palestinian headquarters and all of the police stations in Gaza are destroyed by the strikes. Three killed in protests in the West Bank.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/12/israeli-bombardment-continues-on-gaza|title=Gaza marks deadly Eid al-Fitr amid Israeli bombardment|publisher=Al Jazeera|last1=Alsaafin|first1=Linah |last2=Ibrahim |first2=Arwa |last3=Regencia|first3=Ted|date=2021-05-12|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Three additional people are killed by Hamas' rockets in Lod, while an IDF soldier is killed as a military jeep outside Gaza is bombed, thereby bringing the Israeli death toll to seven.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-57083595|title=Israel-Gaza: Fears of war as violence escalates|publisher=BBC News|date=2021-05-12|access-date=2024-12-14}}
The Israel Defense Forces says that it has conducted a "complex and first-of-its-kind operation" in the Gaza Strip, killing several senior members of Hamas.{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-israel-3a1c810bc2c08023543c911635cc83cf|title=The Latest: Netanyahu raps 'anarchy' of Jewish-Arab fighting|publisher=AP|last1=Al-Mughrabi |first1=Nidal |last2=Heller|first2=Jeffrey|date=2021-05-12|access-date=2024-12-14}}{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/35-killed-gaza-3-israel-violence-escalates-2021-05-12/|title=U.S. sends envoy as Israel-Gaza barrages spiral, Hamas commander killed|publisher=Reuters|date=2021-05-12|access-date=2024-12-14|url-access=subscription}}
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declares a state of emergency in the city of Lod following rioting between Arabs and Jews. It is the first use of emergency powers over an Arab community in Israel since 1966.{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/netanyahu-declares-state-of-emergency-in-lod/|title=Netanyahu declares state of emergency in Lod|publisher=Times of Israel|last=Schneider|first=Tal|date=2021-05-12|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Protests against the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis
Protesters gather in Paris, France, in support of Palestine following attacks on the Al-Aqsa Mosque and Gaza Strip getting dispersed by police.{{cite news|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/french-police-disperse-demonstration-in-support-of-palestine/2239670|title=French police disperse demonstration in support of Palestine|publisher=Anadolu Agency|last=Özcan|first=Yusuf |date=2021-05-12|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Protests break out in Chicago, Illinois, at the Chicago Loop in opposition to Israel's occupation.{{cite news|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/middle-east_chicago-protesters-march-opposition-israel-gaza-bombing/6205773.html|title=Chicago Protesters March in Opposition to Israel Gaza Bombing|publisher=Voice of America|date=2021-05-12|access-date=2024-12-14}}
In Milwaukee, protesters gather near The Calling sculpture in opposition to Israel's occupation.{{cite news|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/local/milwaukee/2021/05/12/more-than-hundred-rally-support-palestinians-milwaukee/5065875001/|title=More than a hundred people rally in support of Palestinians in downtown Milwaukee as tensions rise in Israel and the Gaza Strip|publisher=Milwaukee Journal Sentinel|last=Bentley|first=Drake|date=2021-05-12|access-date=2024-12-14}}
12 May –
The death toll from the airstrikes in the Gaza Strip increases to 113 people, with 600 injured. The IDF launches multiple raids on Rafah with 35 Palestinian injured in protests continue in the West Bank. The number of children killed also increases to 31.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/13/israel-bombs-high-rise-buildings-as-gaza-marks-deadly-eid-live|title=Israel threatens Gaza with ground attack amid air strikes|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-05-12|access-date=2024-12-14}}
The Israel Defense Forces says that it has deployed two infantry units and an armoured unit to the border on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, and that a ground operation inside Gaza will be submitted to military chiefs later today, ahead of a potential approval by the Israeli government.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/05/13/israel-military-draws-plan-ground-invasion-gaza/|title=Israel steps up offensive against Gaza as crisis deepens|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|last1=Rothwell|first1=James|last2=Ensor|first2=Josie|date=2021-05-12|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Israeli strikes destroy Hamas' internal security headquarters and Gaza's central bank, as the spokesman of the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, says that the group has launched "massive rocket strikes", larger than any launched on Israel since the 1948 Arab–Israeli War.{{cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/israel-striking-gaza-in-response-to-rocket-barrage-directed-at-jerusalem-667776 |title=IDF preps for ground invasion as rockets continue to pound Israel|publisher=The Jerusalem Post|date=2021-05-12|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Kenya Police fire tear gas in clashes with pro-Palestinian protesters in Nairobi.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/kenyan-police-disperse-protesters-demonstrating-against-israeli-attacks-gaza-2021-05-13/ |title=Kenyan police disperse protesters demonstrating against Israeli attacks on Gaza|publisher=Reuters|date=2021-05-12|access-date=2024-12-14|url-access=subscription}}
Leader of the right-wing Yamina coalition Naftali Bennett calls off talks with oppositional leader Yair Lapid to form a new government in light of escalating violence. He instead voices his support for a unity government.{{cite news|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-bennett-says-lapid-government-is-off-the-table-renews-talks-with-netanyahu-s-likud-1.9806946|title=Bennett Says Lapid Government Is Off the Table, Renews Talks With Netanyahu's Likud|publisher=Haaretz|date=2021-05-13|access-date=2024-12-14}}
14 May –
The death toll from Israeli airstrikes and shellings on Gaza increases to 137 people with more than 920 injured. The Shati refugee camp is hit by bombings, resulting in the death of ten people, including eight children, thereby bringing the number of children killed to 36. The death toll in Israel rises to nine people killed, including a six-year-old boy. The International Criminal Court says that individuals involved in the conflict may be targeted by an investigation into war crimes. Violence also continues in the West Bank, with Israeli settlers attacking Palestinian homes in the city of Hebron, while eleven protestors in the West Bank are shot dead by soldiers, bringing the number of Palestinian protestors killed there to 15.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/14/israels-bombardment-of-gaza-continues-live|title=Several children killed as Israel pounds Gaza refugee camp|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-05-14|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Two Lebanese men are killed during protests at the border against Israeli soldiers.
Italian Health Minister Roberto Speranza signs a decree that removes quarantine rules for COVID-19 negative testing Israeli travelers. The decree will take effect on May 16.{{cite news|url=https://www.barrons.com/articles/italy-scraps-quarantine-for-eu-britain-and-israel-01620988813|title=Italy Scraps Quarantine For EU, Britain And Israel|publisher=Barron's|date=2021-05-14|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Czech Republic President Miloš Zeman orders the Israeli flag to fly at the Prague Castle to show support for the country amidst its conflict with Palestine.{{cite news|url=https://www.newsweek.com/czech-republic-flies-israeli-flag-over-prague-castle-support-nation-amid-palestinian-clashes-1591636?amp=1|title=Czech Republic Flies Israeli Flag Over Prague Castle In Support of Nation Amid Palestinian Clashes|publisher=Newsweek|date=2021-05-14|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Jordan police disperse protesters who are trying to reach the Allenby Bridge near the border with Israel. Additionally, protesters from Lebanon also reach the Israeli border.{{cite news|url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2021/05/14/Jordanian-police-disperse-pro-Palestine-protesters-near-border-with-West-Bank|title=Jordanian police disperse pro-Palestine protesters near border with West Bank|publisher=Al Arabiya|date=2021-05-14|access-date=2024-12-14}}{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/protesters-in-lebanon-jordan-rush-israeli-border-fences/|title=Lebanese man killed as protesters rush Israeli border fences|publisher=Times of Israel|date=2021-05-14|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Pro-Palestinian protesters storm the Queensway tunnel in the United Kingdom, disrupting traffic.{{cite news|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/free-palestine-protesters-storm-queensway-20602750|title=Free Palestine protesters storm Queensway Tunnel as major disruption hits city|publisher=Birmingham Mail|last=Perrin|first=Ben |date=2021-05-14|access-date=2024-12-14}}
A court in France bans pro-Palestinian protests planned in Paris. However, activists say that protests will go as planned.{{cite news|url=https://www.france24.com/en/france/20210514-paris-organisers-vow-to-go-ahead-with-pro-palestinian-rally-despite-court-ban|title=Paris organisers vow to go ahead with pro-Palestinian rally despite court ban|publisher=France 24|date=2021-05-14|access-date=2024-12-14}}
15 May –
The death toll from Israeli airstrikes on the al-Shati and Bureij refugee camps Gaza rises to 145 people with 950 injured, including 41 children. Two protesters are killed in the West Bank. The headquarters of many media organizations in Gaza, including Al Jazeera and the Associated Press, are destroyed by bombings. An Israeli man is killed by a rocket in Ramat Gan, in Tel Aviv District, another person is also killed in another city, bringing the death toll there to 10.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/15/palestinian-death-toll-in-gaza-occupied-west-bank-mounts-live-news|title=Israeli air raid flattens Gaza building housing Al Jazeera|publisher=Al Jazeera|last1=Pietromarchi|first1=Virginia |last2=Gadzo|first2=Mersiha |last3=Siddiqui|first3=Usaid|date=2021-05-15|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that airstrikes on Gaza will continue "as long as needed". He also warns Hamas leaders not to hide and that nobody is immune.{{cite news|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/middle-east_israeli-assault-will-continue-long-needed-netanyahu-says/6205865.html|title=Israeli Assault Will Continue 'as Long as Needed,' Netanyahu Says|publisher=VOA|date=2021-05-15|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif cancels a trip to Austria after Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz orders the Israeli flag to be raised at the Chancellery and Foreign Affairs buildings yesterday.{{cite news|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/iran-austria-palestine-israel-flag-vienna-foreign-minister-cancel-visit-javad-zarif-alexander-schallenberg/|title=Iran's foreign minister cancels Austria visit over Israeli flag display|publisher=Politico.eu|date=2021-05-15|access-date=2024-12-14}}
The Jammu and Kashmir Police arrest 21 people in Kashmir, India, for organizing protests in support of Palestine.{{cite news|url=https://theprint.in/india/jk-police-arrest-21-for-pro-palestine-demonstrations-warn-against-attempts-to-incite-violence/659027/|title=J&K Police arrest 21 for pro-Palestine demonstrations, warn against attempts to incite violence|last=Javaid|first=Azaan |publisher=ThePrint|date=2021-05-15|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Police in Paris, France, use tear gas and water cannons against pro-Palestinian protesters. This comes a day after a French court banned protests in support of Palestine.{{cite news|url=https://www.urdupoint.com/en/world/french-police-use-tear-gas-against-pro-palest-1250895.html|title=French Police Use Tear Gas Against Pro-Palestinian Protesters In Paris|publisher=UrduPoint|last=Irfan|first=Muhammad|date=2021-05-15|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Protesters gather in London and Madrid in solidarity with Palestine. In London, protesters gather at Hyde Park and the Israeli embassy. Former Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn also speaks at the London protest.{{cite news|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210515-thousands-in-pro-palestinian-protests-in-london-madrid|publisher=France 24|title=Thousands in pro-Palestinian protests in London, Madrid|date=2021-05-15|access-date=2024-12-14}}{{cite news|url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1859181/world|publisher=Arab News|title=Thousands march on Israeli Embassy in London|date=2021-05-15|access-date=2024-12-14}}{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/london-protests-israel-palestine-b1848112.html|work=The Independent|title=Israel-Gaza: London protesters take to the streets in support of Palestine|date=2021-05-15|access-date=2024-12-14}}
In the United States, protests are held in Atlanta, Boston, Louisville, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, and other cities to demand an end to Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip.{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory/protesters-major-us-cities-decry-airstrikes-gaza-77716912|publisher=ABC News|title=Protesters rally in major U.S. cities to decry airstrikes in Gaza|date=2021-05-15|access-date=2024-12-14}}{{cite news|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2021/05/15/louisville-residents-protest-violence-israel-support-palestine/5112248001/|publisher=The Courier-Journal|title=Louisville residents protest violence of Israel in support of Palestine|date=2021-05-15|access-date=2024-12-14}}
In Toronto, several pro-Israel protesters are injured in clashes with pro-Palestine protesters at the Nathan Phillips Square.{{cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/jews-assaulted-during-a-pro-israel-protest-in-toronto-watch-668300|title=Jews assaulted during a pro-Israel protest in Toronto|publisher=The Jerusalem Post|date=2021-05-15|access-date=2024-12-14}}
16 May –
42 killed in Gaza City in Israel airstrikes with the total death toll rising to 192 people, including 58 children and 34 women.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/16/more-deaths-gaza-israel-launches-most-intense-raids-yet|title=Gaza death toll nears 200 amid surge of Israeli raids|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-05-16|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Hamas fires over 190 rockets at southern Israel, damaging numerous buildings, including a synagogue. Approximately 3,000 rockets have been fired in the past week.{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/southern-communities-pounded-by-gaza-rockets-pm-fighting-will-take-more-time/|title=Southern communities pounded by Gaza rockets; PM: Fighting will take more time|publisher=Times of Israel|date=2021-05-16|access-date=2024-12-14}}
The Israeli Air Force destroys the office and home of Yahya Sinwar, the most senior Hamas official in Gaza.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/16/israel-destroys-home-of-most-senior-hamas-leader-in-gaza|title=Israel destroys home of most senior Hamas leader in Gaza|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-05-16|access-date=2024-12-14}}
A convoy covered with Palestinian flags drives through North London shouting antisemitic language. Four people are arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated public order offenses.{{cite news|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/uk/pro-palestinian-convoy-tours-north-london-with-speaker-shouting-f-k-the-jews-rape-their-daughters-1.516778|title=Convoy tours north London with speaker shouting 'F**k the Jews, rape their daughters'|publisher=The Jewish Chronicle|date=2021-05-16|access-date=2024-12-14}}{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/london-cops-arrest-4-over-f-the-jews-rape-their-daughters-video/|title=4 held over antisemitic 'F*** their mothers, rape their daughters' London convoy|publisher=Times of Israel|date=2021-05-16|access-date=2024-12-14}}
In Berlin, violent confrontations break out during a protest against Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, with an Israeli TV reporter being attacked.{{cite news|url=https://www.euronews.com/2021/05/16/clashes-with-police-and-israeli-tv-reporter-attacked-at-pro-palestinian-rally-in-berlin|title=Clashes with police and Israeli TV reporter attacked at pro-Palestinian rally in Berlin|publisher=Euronews|last=Armstrong|first=Mark|date=2021-05-16|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Montreal Police deploy tear gas to disperse a protest in downtown Montreal, which saw pro-Israeli protesters clash with pro-Palestinian protesters.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/pro-israel-protest-montreal-palestine-1.6028966|title=Montreal police use tear gas to disperse clashing pro-Israel, pro-Palestinian protesters|publisher=CBC|date=2021-05-16|access-date=2024-12-14}}

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17 May –
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he has ordered the Israel Defense Forces to continue strikes in Gaza, including Hamas targets.{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/netanyahu-says-hes-directed-idf-to-continue-striking-terror-targets-in-gaza/ |title=Netanyahu says he's directed IDF to continue striking terror targets in Gaza|publisher=Times of Israel|date=2021-05-17|access-date=2024-12-14}}
The death toll in Gaza from Israeli airstrikes rises to 212 people, including 61 children.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/17/israel-launches-heavier-raids-in-second-week-of-gaza-bombing|title=Israel kills Islamic Jihad commander, Gaza death toll above 200|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-05-17|access-date=2024-12-14}}
The Biden administration approves a $735-million weapons sale to Israel.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/05/17/power-up-biden-administration-approves-735-million-weapons-sale-israel-raising-red-flags-some-house-democrats/|title=Power Up: Biden administration approves $735 million weapons sale to Israel, raising red flags for some House Democrats|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=2021-05-17|access-date=2024-12-14|url-access=subscription}}
The offices of the Qatar branch of the Red Crescent Society is destroyed by an Israeli air strike, killing two Palestinians and wounding ten others. The Qatari Foreign Ministry condemns the attack.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/17/qatari-red-crescent-condemns-deadly-israeli-attack-on-gaza-hq|title=Qatari Red Crescent's Gaza office targeted by Israeli air attack|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-05-17|access-date=2024-12-14}}
The Israeli military shells southern Lebanon after several Grad-type rockets were fired at Israel.{{cite news|url=https://www.dw.com/en/israel-gaza-violence-updates/a-57562705|title=EU calls for Israel-Gaza cease-fire

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Protesters gather in Sanaa, Yemen, to protest Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip. During the protest, demonstrators are seen calling for a boycott of Israeli and American goods, as well as chanting "Death to America" and "Death to Israel".{{cite news|url=https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/2/9/411277/World/International/Protesters-in-Yemen-denounce-Israeli-crackdown.aspx|title=Protesters in Yemen denounce Israeli crackdown|publisher=Al-Ahram|date=2021-05-17|access-date=2024-12-14}}
18 May –
A Hamas rocket kills two Thai workers and injures ten others in southern Israel, thereby bringing the death toll in the country to 12.{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-thai-workers-killed-several-people-injured-as-hamas-bombards-southern-israel/|title=2 Thai workers killed, several people injured as Hamas bombards southern Israel|publisher=Times of Israel|date=2021-05-18|access-date=2024-12-14}}
The death toll from the Israeli airstrikes in Gaza rise to at least 217 Palestinians killed, including 63 children. About 1,500 others have been wounded. Gaza's main COVID-19 laboratory is destroyed by a strike, stopping all COVID-19 tests as a result. Four more protesters are also killed in the West Bank.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/18/israel-shells-lebanon-as-biden-continues-push-for-gaza-ceasefire|title=Israel continues Gaza raids as Palestinians hold general strike|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-05-18|access-date=2024-12-14}}
The IDF reports the death of 160 Hamas and Islamic Jihad members. However, the deaths are not confirmed by either the groups or Palestinian authorities, who reported a lower number of militants killed.{{cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/idf-ships-eliminate-targets-off-coast-of-gaza-strip-report-668385?utm_source=spotim&utm_medium=spotim_recirculation|title=Israel says 160 terrorists killed in Gaza since beginning of operation|publisher=Jerusalem Post|date=2021-05-18|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Israeli police fire stun grenades, rubber bullets, and spray skunk water at protesters gathered at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City.{{cite news|url=https://news.sky.com/story/palestinian-protesters-dodge-stun-grenades-and-skunk-spray-as-skirmishes-spread-through-jerusalems-old-city-12310144|title=Palestinian protesters dodge stun grenades and 'skunk' spray as skirmishes spread through Jerusalem's Old City|publisher=Sky News|date=2021-05-18|access-date=2024-12-14}}
One Palestinian is killed and dozens more are wounded after Israeli security forces open fire on protesters marching at a military checkpoint in the Beit El settlement in the West Bank. Further clashes are also reported in Hebron, Bethlehem, Nablus, and Budrus.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/18/palestinian-fighters-engage-israel-soldiers-in-west-bank-gunfire|title=Israeli forces kill Palestinian protester in occupied West Bank|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-05-18|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Arab Americans in Dearborn, Michigan, stage a protest across the city during a visit by U.S. President Joe Biden to the Ford River Rouge Complex over the United States' support of Israel's response to attacks from Gaza.{{cite news|url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/wayne/2021/05/18/joe-biden-speech-dearborn-protests-israel-live-stream/5142308001/|title=Joe Biden in Dearborn live updates: Crowds gather for protests during president's speech|publisher=Detroit Free Press|last=Roberts|first=Adrienne|date=2021-05-18|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Indonesians gather at the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta to stand in solidarity with Palestine and demand an end to Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-indonesia-middle-east-israel-israel-palestinian-conflict-50870446318e3e01fae71816791c58df|title=Indonesians protest at US Embassy over Israeli airstrikes|publisher=AP|last1=Karmini|first1=Niniek|last2=Syam|first2=Fadlan|date=2021-05-18|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Palestinians in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and communities inside Israel hold a general strike to protest Israel's bombardment of the Gaza Strip and the evictions of Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah. The Central Committee of Fatah calls it a "day of rage".{{cite news|url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/palestinians-stage-nation-wide-general-strike|title=Palestinians to stage nationwide general strike as air raids pummel Gaza|publisher=Middle East Eye|date=2021-05-18|access-date=2024-12-14}}
19 May –
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian officials say that fighting between Israel and Palestine will continue while working toward a ceasefire.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/ceasefire-still-elusive-israel-gaza-conflict-2021-05-19/|title=Netanyahu, Gaza militants vow to fight on as Biden urges 'de-escalation'|publisher=Reuters|last1=Al-Mughrabi|first1=Nidal |last2=Shalal|first2=Andrea |last3=Ayyub|first3=Rami|date=2021-05-19|access-date=2024-12-14|url-access=subscription}}
The United States rejects a United Nations Security Council resolution that calls for a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Gaza.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us-says-it-opposes-un-resolution-calling-for-gaza-cease-fire/2021/05/19/9f08d234-b8fb-11eb-bc4a-62849cf6cca9_story.html|title=US says it opposes UN resolution calling for Gaza cease-fire|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=2021-05-19|access-date=2024-12-14}}{{cite news|url=https://news.yahoo.com/us-says-opposes-un-resolution-234011709.html|title=US says it opposes UN resolution calling for Gaza cease-fire|publisher=Yahoo! News|date=2021-05-19|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Israel condemns an "antisemitic" report by China's state-owned China Global Television Network that claims that "wealthy Jews dominate the finance, media and internet sectors" in the United States. The report also claims that Israel is an American puppet state. The Israeli Foreign Ministry calls on CGTN to take down the video, citing its "racist and dangerous" ideas.{{cite news|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210519-israel-accuses-china-state-tv-of-blatant-anti-semitism|title=Israel accuses China state TV of 'blatant anti-Semitism'|publisher=France 24|date=2021-05-19|access-date=2024-12-14}}{{cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/chinese-media-us-supports-israel-because-of-wealthy-jews-668513|title=Chinese media: US supports Israel because of wealthy Jews|publisher=The Jerusalem Post|date=2021-05-18|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Pro-Palestinian protesters gather at a UAV factory in Leicester over its ties to Israel arms manufacture Elbit Systems.{{cite news|url=https://www.newsweek.com/palestine-action-protest-elbit-systems-factory-israel-1592836|title=Pro-Palestine action protest at the Elbit systems factory that supplies Israeli Defence Forces|publisher=Newsweek|date=2021-05-19|access-date=2024-12-14}}
In Kuwait, protesters burn Israeli flags and rally in support of Palestine. Protesters also reject normalization agreements signed by Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/kuwaiti-protesters-burn-israeli-flag-reject-normalisation-deals-2021-05-19/ |title=Kuwaiti protesters burn Israeli flag, reject normalisation deals|publisher=Reuters|last=Hagagy|first=Ahmed|date=2021-05-19|access-date=2024-12-14|url-access=subscription}}
20 May –
Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire. The past 11 days of conflict have killed 232 people in Gaza and 11 in Israel. Egypt agrees to observe the implementation of the ceasefire.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-middle-east-57183127 |title=As it happened: How the Israel-Gaza truce fared|publisher=BBC News|last=Kitchener|first=Gary |date=2021-05-19|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Upon following recommendations from the Council on Ethics, the Government Pension Fund of Norway drops two firms from its portfolio for doing business with illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The Norges Bank Investment Management also blacklists a company for owning factories in Myanmar.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/5/20/norway-wealth-fund-excludes-firms-linked-to-west-bank-settlement|title=Norway wealth fund excludes firms linked to West Bank settlement|publisher=Al Jazeera English|date=2021-05-19|access-date=2024-12-14}}
In Midtown Manhattan, pro-Palestine and pro-Israel protesters clash at Times Square despite a ceasefire being announced between Israel and Hamas militants. One protester suffers a minor burn after fireworks were thrown from a car.{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/us/times-square-brawl-pro-israel-and-pro-palestinian-protesters-clash|title=Pro-Israel activists violently attacked in NYC; 1 burned by fireworks thrown from car|publisher=Fox News|last=Best=|first=Paul|date=2021-05-19|access-date=2024-12-14}}
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont introduces a resolution that would block an arms sale of $735 million in weapons to Israel in response to the conflict between Israel and Gaza.{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/israel-gaza-us-weapons-sale-bernie-sanders-resolution/|title=Bernie Sanders introduces resolution to block arms sale to Israel over Gaza conflict|publisher=CBS News|last=Segers|first=Grace|date=2021-05-19|access-date=2024-12-14}}
21 May –
Seven people are killed and 14 others are wounded in a bombing at a pro-Palestine solidarity rally in Chaman, Balochistan, Pakistan.{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1624892/at-least-6-killed-in-blast-at-palestine-solidarity-rally-in-chaman|title=At least 6 killed in blast at Palestine solidarity rally in Chaman|publisher=Dawn|last=Nihad|first=Ghalib|date=2021-05-21|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Ten more bodies are found under the rubble of bombed buildings in Gaza, thereby bringing the Palestinian death toll to 243. Despite this, the ceasefire agreed by Israel and Hamas begins.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/21/jubilation-in-gaza-as-ceasefire-takes-effect-palestine-israel-live|title=Israel and Hamas claim victory as fragile ceasefire holds|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-05-21|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Israeli security forces fire stun grenades and rubber bullets at Palestinians attending Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, and they also hit journalists at the scene with batons, injuring at least 20 people.{{cite news|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/21/middleeast/israel-palestinian-conflict-friday-intl/index.html|title=Israeli forces in violent confrontations with Palestinians outside Jerusalem's Al Aqsa mosque after Gaza ceasefire|publisher=CNN|last1=Khadder |first1=Kareem |last2=Dahman|first2=Ibrahim|date=2021-05-21|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Indonesian Islamists protest American support for Israel at the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta. Protesters also demand an end to Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip despite the ceasefire going into force yesterday.{{cite news|url=https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-middle-east-israel-religion-health-980f5e33d63e1fe1d7ed1706462c26e6|title=Indonesia Muslims protest at US Embassy over Israel strikes|publisher=AP|last1=Karmini|first1=Niniek|last2=Syam|first2=Fadlan|date=2021-05-21|access-date=2024-12-14}}
In Toronto, activists paint the Israeli consulate with a "river of blood" to symbolize the 200 Palestinians who were killed during the conflict.{{cite news|url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/mobile/toronto-activists-paint-israeli-consulate-steps-with-river-of-blood-after-more-than-200-palestinians-killed-66-children-1.5438653|title=Toronto activists paint Israeli consulate steps with 'river of blood' after more than 200 Palestinians killed, 66 children|publisher=CTV News|last=Katawazi|first=Miriam|date=2021-05-21|access-date=2024-12-14}}
22 May –
Bangladesh removes a passage from its passport saying that it cannot be used for travel to and from Israel, thereby formally lifting the travel ban.{{cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/bangladesh-lifts-ban-on-travel-to-israel-668854|title=Bangladesh lifts ban on travel to Israel|publisher=Jerusalem Post|date=2021-05-21|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Protests form outside the residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, accusing him of intentionally escalating the conflict between Israel and the Gaza Strip in order to maintain his power.{{cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/anti-netanyahu-protesters-to-gather-blame-pm-for-gaza-escalation-668825 |title=Anti-Netanyahu protesters blame PM for Gaza escalation|publisher=Jerusalem Post|date=2021-05-22|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Over 180,000 protesters gather in Hyde Park in London to show solidarity with Palestine, making it the largest pro-Palestinian protest in British history. Protests also occur in Bristol, Peterborough, and Nottingham.{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/may/22/thousands-gather-in-london-for-palestine-solidarity-march|title=Thousands gather in London for Palestine solidarity march|work=The Guardian|date=2021-05-22|access-date=2024-12-14}}
23 May –
Israeli police announce they have arrested over 1,550 demonstrators, most of them Palestinians, since May 9 for allegedly disrupting the peace, and that they will arrest hundreds more in the upcoming days.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/24/a-war-declaration-palestinians-in-israel-decry-mass-arrests|title='A war declaration': Palestinians in Israel decry mass arrests|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-05-23|access-date=2024-12-14}}
25 May – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announces the United States will reopen its consulate in Jerusalem at an unknown date.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/25/blinken-announces-us-plans-to-reopen-jerusalem-consulate|title=Blinken announces US plans to reopen Jerusalem consulate|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-05-25|access-date=2024-12-14}}
26 May –
The Dáil Éireann, the Irish parliament unanimously passes a motion introduced by the oppositional Sinn Féin condemning the Israeli settlements as representing a {{lang|la|de facto}} annexation of Palestinian land, making Ireland the first European Union member to make such a condemnation. Yesterday, Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney called for the government to adopt the motion. However, an amendment calling for the Israeli ambassador to be expelled and for sanctions to be placed on Israel was rejected by a vote of 87–43.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2021/0526/1224126-politics-dail-motion/|title=Israeli ambassador criticises Dáil motion on 'de facto' Palestinian annexation|publisher=RTÉ|date=2021-05-25|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani pledges US$500 million to help rebuild the Gaza Strip following the cessation in violence between Palestine and Israel.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/26/qatar-pledges-500-million-to-gaza-reconstruction|title=Qatar pledges $500m for Gaza reconstruction|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-05-26|access-date=2024-12-14}}
27 May –
The UN Human Rights Council authorizes an open-ended investigation into human rights violations committed during the conflict. The Palestinian National Authority welcomes the decision, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemns it as "yet another example of the UN Human Rights Council's blatant anti-Israel obsession," and declares that Israel will not cooperate with the probe.{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/27/un-rights-council-to-investigate-crimes-during-gaza-conflict|title=UN rights council to investigate crimes during Gaza conflict|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-05-27|access-date=2024-12-14}}
28 May – Zakaria Hamayel, a 28-year-old Palestinian man is shot and killed by Israeli forces during a protest near Nablus.{{cite news|url=https://www.palestinechronicle.com/israeli-forces-shoot-kill-palestinian-youth-near-nablus/|title=Israeli Forces Shoot, Kill Palestinian Youth near Nablus|publisher=The Palestine Chronicle|date=2021-05-28|access-date=2024-12-14}}{{cite news|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/5/28/israeli-forces-kill-palestinian-in-occupied-west-bank-ministry|title=Israeli forces kill Palestinian in occupied West Bank: Ministry|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-05-25|access-date=2024-12-14}}
10–21 May – Israel conducts aerial attacks dubbed "Operation Guardian of the Walls" in response to Hamas rocket attacks into Israeli territory – during the eleven-day campaign, more than 4,360 rockets and mortar shells are fired at Israel, of which 3,573 penetrate Israeli airspace, about 680 fall short inside the Gaza Strip and about 280 fall into the sea; the Iron Dome aerial defense system intercepts about 90% of the rocket fire; eleven Israeli civilians are directly killed by the rocket and mortar fire, two die as they run for shelter, several hundred are injured, and one soldier is killed when an anti-tank rocket hit his jeep; the rocket attacks force millions of civilians into bomb shelters and disrupt routine daily life throughout the country.{{cite web | title=Israel's Gaza challenge: stopping metal tubes turning into rockets | website=Reuters | date=2021-05-23 | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israels-gaza-challenge-stopping-metal-tubes-turning-into-rockets-2021-05-23/ | access-date=2021-06-21|url-access=subscription}}{{cite web | last1=Gross | first1=Judah Ari | last2=Spiro | first2=Amy | title='Guardian of the Walls' wasn't the resounding victory the IDF had hoped for | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-05-23 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/guardian-of-the-walls-wasnt-the-resounding-victory-the-idf-had-hoped-for/ | access-date=2021-06-21}}
10–17 May – Arab-Israeli protests and riots occur, particularly in towns with large Arab populations, and in intercommunal violence, Arab rioters set ten synagogues and 112 Jewish homes on fire, loot 386 Jewish homes and damaged another 673, and set 849 Jewish cars on fire and there are 5,018 recorded instances of stone-throwing against Jews; Jewish rioters damaged 13 Arab homes and set 13 Arab cars on fire, and there are 41 recorded instances of stone-throwing against Arabs; several people from both communities are severely injured and two die.{{cite web | last=Spiro | first=Amy | title=Jewish man seriously hurt by Arab mob in Lod dies of wounds | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-05-17 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-seriously-hurt-in-lod-violence-dies-of-wounds/ | access-date=2021-06-21}}{{Cite web|url=https://news.walla.co.il/item/3435868|title= בתי כנסת שרופים ועבירות רכוש: נזקי המהומות|trans-title=Burnt synagogues and property crimes; riots damage|date=16 May 2021|website=וואלה!|language=he|access-date=18 May 2021|archive-date=18 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518223345/https://news.walla.co.il/item/3435868|url-status=live}}
16 May – Three killed and over 200 wounded on the night of Shavuot, due to a collapse of a tribune in a synagogue of the Carlin Stolin Hasidim in Givat Zeev.{{Cite web|last1=Sharon|first1=Jeremy|last2=Zonshine|first2=Idan|last3=Siegal|first3=Tobias|date=2021-05-18|title=Two killed, 184 injured in bleachers collapse at Hassidic synagogue|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/synagogue-balcony-collapses-in-givat-zeev-dozens-injured-report-668322|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-16|website=The Jerusalem Post|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516174412/https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/synagogue-balcony-collapses-in-givat-zeev-dozens-injured-report-668322 |archive-date=2021-05-16 }}
20 May – The foreign ministers of Germany, Heiko Maas, the Czech Republic, Jakub Kulhánek, and Slovakia, Ivan Korčok, visit Israel in a show of solidarity.{{cite web | last=Berman | first=Lazar | title='Showing friendship': European ministers visit in act of solidarity with Israel | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-05-20 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/european-ministers-arrive-in-show-of-solidarity-with-israel/ | access-date=2021-06-21}}{{cite web | title=German, Czech, Slovakian Foreign Ministers Visit Israel to Express Support for Jewish State's Right to Self-Defense | website=Jewish & Israel News Algemeiner.com | date=2021-05-20 | url=https://www.algemeiner.com/2021/05/20/german-czech-slovakian-foreign-ministers-visit-israel-to-express-support-for-jewish-states-right-to-self-defense/ | access-date=2021-06-21}}
22 May – Eden Alene represents Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest in Rotterdam with the song "Set Me Free".{{cite web|title=Grand Final of Rotterdam 2021|website=Eurovision Song Contest Rotterdam 2021|url=https://eurovision.tv/event/rotterdam-2021/grand-final?direction=asc&sorting=running_order|access-date=2021-07-29}}
30 May – The embassy of the United Arab Emirates opens in Tel Aviv.{{cite news | last=Eichner | first=Itamar | title=UAE embassy in Israel officially opens | website=ynetnews | date=2021-05-30 | url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/SyuHbP11cd |language=en| access-date=2021-06-21}}
31 May – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem amidst speculation that a new government will be formed in Israel. During the meeting, both men discussed protecting Israel from future Hamas attacks.{{cite news|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/news/556213-graham-meets-with-netanyahu-in-jerusalem?rl=1|title=Graham meets with Netanyahu in Jerusalem|work=The Hill|last=Polus|first=Sarah|date=2021-05-31|access-date=2024-12-14}}{{cite news|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/netanyahu-meets-with-us-senator-lindsey-graham-during-israel-visit-669712|title=Netanyahu, Gantz meet with US Senator Graham during Israel visit|publisher=The Jerusalem Post|date=2021-05-31|access-date=2024-12-14}}

=June=

File:Reuven Rivlin awards 2020–21 Israel State Cup to Maccabi Tel Aviv, June 2021 (KBG GPO5001).JPG to Maccabi Tel Aviv]]

File:Naftali Bennett official portrait.jpg becomes the 13th Prime Minister of Israel.]]

1 June –
Mossad chief David Barnea takes office and replaces Yossi Cohen.{{Cite web|last=Keinon|first=Herb|date=2021-06-03|title=Israel's political guard has all changed at once|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/israels-political-guard-has-all-changed-at-once-670075|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-16|website=The Jerusalem Post|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603231252/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/israels-political-guard-has-all-changed-at-once-670075 |archive-date=2021-06-03 }}
Isaac Herzog is elected by the Knesset as the eleventh President of the State of Israel, to assume office on 9 July.{{cite web | last=Hoffman | first=Gil | title=Isaac Herzog elected 11th President of the State of Israel by wide margin | website=The Jerusalem Post| date=2021-06-03 | url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/voting-begins-in-race-for-president-watch-669876 | access-date=2021-06-13}}
2 June –
Yair Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid and opposition, informs outgoing President Reuven Rivlin that he and Yamina leader Naftali Bennett have reached a deal to form a coalition government, which will remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from power.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/lapid-informs-president-he-can-form-government-removing-netanyahu-from-power/|title=Lapid informs president he can form government removing Netanyahu from power|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=2021-06-02|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Mansour Abbas, leader of the United Arab List party, agrees to join the coalition. This is the first time in Israel's history that an Arab party will be part of the ruling government.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/2/israeli-parties-due-to-unveil-anti-netanyahu-coalition-live|title=Lapid informs Israeli president he can form new government|publisher=Al Jazeera English|date=2021-06-02|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Maccabi Tel Aviv defeats Hapoel Tel Aviv 2–1 to win the 2020–21 Israel State Cup in Association football at Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv.{{cite web | title=Summary - State Cup - Israel - Results, fixtures, tables and news | website=Soccerway | date=2021-06-02 | url=https://us.soccerway.com/national/israel/state-cup/20202021/s19116/final-stages/ | access-date=2021-08-26}}
3 June –
Pope Francis appoints Archbishop Tito Yllana as the new Apostolic Nuncio in Israel and Cyprus, and Apostolic Delegate in Jerusalem and Palestine.{{cite web|url=https://www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news/2021-06/pope-appointment-yilana-nuncio-israel-cyprus-jerusalem-palestine.html |title=Pope appoints new Apostolic Nuncio for the Holy Land|publisher=Vatican News|date=2021-06-02|access-date=2024-12-14}}
A Likud source says that incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will leave office on June 9, the day Naftali Bennett is scheduled to be sworn in.{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/politics-and-diplomacy/anti-netanyahu-coalition-demands-vote-replacing-knesset-speaker-669973|title=New government to be sworn in on Wednesday

|publisher=The Jerusalem Post|last=Hoffman|first=Gil|date=2021-06-02|access-date=2024-12-14}}

4 June –
Pro-Palestine protesters in the U.S. gather at the Port of Oakland to attempt to block an Israeli cargo ship from entering the port. Protesters also call for an economic boycott of Israel following the 11-day conflict.{{cite web|url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/local/article/Pro-Palestinian-protesters-at-Port-of-Oakland-16224999.php|title=Pro-Palestinian protesters at Port of Oakland attempt to block unloading of Israeli cargo ship|publisher=San Francisco Chronicle|last=Rubenstein|first=Steve|date=2021-06-03|access-date=2024-12-14}}
At least 23 runners in East Jerusalem are injured after Israeli police fired tear gas and stun grenades at people participating in a {{convert|3.5|km|mi||abbr=on}}-run organized to show solidarity with Palestinian families facing eviction in Sheikh Jarrah.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/4/israeli-police-attack-palestinians-running-to-protest-expulsions|title=Israeli police attack Palestinians running to protest expulsions|publisher=Al Jazeera English|date=2021-06-03|access-date=2024-12-14}}
6 June –
A vaccination campaign for 600,000 children between the ages of 12 and 16 begins, with the first priority being children who are at greater risk of experiencing severe symptoms from COVID-19 and children from families who are expected to travel abroad.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/starting-sunday-600000-israeli-teens-eligible-for-covid-19-vaccine/|title=Israel kicks off COVID-19 vaccine campaign for 600,000 children aged 12-15|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=2021-06-06|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Israeli police arrest Sheikh Jarrah activists Muna and Mohammed El-Kurd, the former for allegedly participating in riots, and the latter after he turned himself in following a police summons. Both of them were released separately.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-57376550|title=Israel arrests Palestinian activist Muna el-Kurd in East Jerusalem|publisher=BBC News|date=2021-06-06|access-date=2024-12-14}}
7 June –
A pro-settler march that was scheduled for Thursday and would have traveled through sensitive sites in East Jerusalem is canceled after Israeli police refused to authorize it. However, the police said they would review a petition calling for the march to be rescheduled. The cancellation follows a warning from Hamas senior leader Khalil al-Hayya that the march could lead to renewed violence.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/7/police-ban-a-planned-controversial-far-right-jerusalem-march|title=Israeli police bar right-wing march through Jerusalem's Old City|publisher=Al Jazeera English|date=2021-06-07|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Attorney General of Israel Avichai Mandelblit tells the Supreme Court he will not intervene in the Sheikh Jarrah case.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/7/israeli-attorney-general-will-not-intervene-in-sheikh-jarrah-case|title=Israeli attorney general will not intervene in Sheikh Jarrah case|publisher=Al Jazeera English|date=2021-06-07|access-date=2024-12-14}}
10 June – Three Palestinians killed and one injured in an IDF raid on a West Bank residence to arrest two Palestinians suspected of perpetrating a recent shooting attack with one of the suspects shot dead. Palestinian security officers arrive and reportedly open fire on the Israeli soldiers, with two of the Palestinian officers killed and a third is wounded.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-57424504|title=Palestinian security officers killed during Israeli raid in West Bank|publisher=BBC News|date=2021-06-10|access-date=2024-12-14}}
12 June – Protesters in London gather at Downing Street to call for G7 leaders to end their support for Israel ahead of the G7 summit.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/12/thousands-marched-for-palestinian-rights-in-london-amid-g7-summit|title=Thousands march for Palestinian rights in London amid G7 summit|publisher=Al Jazeera English|date=2021-06-10|access-date=2024-12-14}}
13 June –
The thirty-sixth government of Israel is sworn in at the Knesset, with Naftali Bennett as the initial Prime Minister of a coalition of right-wing, left-wing, centrist and Islamist parties, ending two years of political deadlock.{{cite web | last=Wootliff | first=Raoul | title=Bennett sworn in as prime minister, unseating Netanyahu after 12 years in power | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-06-13 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/bennett-sworn-in-as-prime-minister-unseating-netanyahu-after-12-years-in-power/ | access-date=2021-06-13}}
Israel's parliament votes in favour of a new coalition government, ending Benjamin Netanyahu's 12-year tenure as Prime Minister. He has now been replaced by Naftali Bennett.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israels-knesset-vote-new-government-end-netanyahus-record-reign-2021-06-13/|title=Netanyahu out, Bennett in as Israel marks end of an era|publisher=Reuters|date=2021-06-13|access-date=2024-12-14|url-access=subscription}}
15 June –
The Health Ministry repeals the requirement for vaccinated adults in Israel to wear masks in most circumstances, as case numbers of COVID-19 fall to their lowest numbers since the start of the national vaccination campaign in December.{{cite web | last1=Reinherz | first1=Adam | last2=Gross | first2=Judah Ari | title=Israel drops indoor mask requirement Tuesday, as daily cases near zero | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-06-15 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-to-drop-indoor-mask-requirement-from-tuesday-as-daily-cases-near-zero/ | access-date=2021-06-18}}
Seventeen Palestinians are arrested and 33 more are injured after Israeli police fire tear gas and rubber bullets at Palestinians protesting at the Damascus Gate over the procession of a march called Dance of Flags through Jerusalem's Old City.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/15/tensions-high-in-jerusalem-ahead-of-hardline-israeli-march|title=Israeli far-right groups march through occupied East Jerusalem|publisher=Al Jazeera English|date=2021-06-15|access-date=2024-12-14}}
16 June –
The Israel Defense Forces carry out airstrikes on Khan Yunis and Gaza City in the Gaza Strip in the early morning, in response to incendiary balloons being flown from Gaza, putting the ceasefire in jeopardy. This comes after the Dance of Flags march was held in East Jerusalem.{{cite web|url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-gaza-air-strikes-fragile-ceasefire-jeopardy|title=Israel launches air strikes on Gaza putting fragile ceasefire in jeopardy|publisher=Middle East Eye|date=2021-06-15|access-date=2024-12-14}}{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-strikes-gaza-terror-targets-after-arson-attacks-in-1st-raids-since-ceasefire|title=IDF hits Gaza terror targets after arson attacks, in first raids since ceasefire|publisher=Times of Israel|date=2021-06-16|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Mediators renew their push for another ceasefire between Israel and Hamas following the airstrikes.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/16/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-gaza-cease-fire.html|title=Israel and Hamas Scale Down the Conflict, Avoiding Another War|work=The New York Times|date=2021-06-15|access-date=2024-12-14|url-access=subscription}}
17 June –
Further Israeli airstrikes are conducted at sites near Beit Lahia and Gaza City targeting militias and a civil administration building in Jabalia and an agriculture field near Khan Yunis. Hamas claims on Al-Aqsa TV that it downed an Israeli drone. No casualties were reported.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/17/israeli-air-raids-target-gaza-strip-for-second-time-since-truce|title=Israeli air raids target Gaza for second time since ceasefire|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-06-15|access-date=2024-12-14}}
An Israeli police officer is charged with "reckless homicide" for killing Eyad al-Hallaq, an autistic Palestinian man in Jerusalem's Old City in May 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210617-israeli-officer-charged-with-killing-autistic-palestinian|title=Israeli officer charged with killing autistic Palestinian|publisher=France 24|date=2021-06-15|access-date=2024-12-14}}
18 June –
The Palestinian Authority cancels a planned vaccine exchange with Israel involving at least one million doses of the Pfizer vaccine, saying the first batch of doses Israel was going to send were near expiration. The swap was previously announced earlier in the day.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/18/palestinians-to-get-1-million-covid-vaccine-doses-in-israel-swap|title=Palestinian Authority calls off vaccine exchange with Israel|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-06-18|access-date=2024-12-14}}
At least 17 Palestinians are injured and 10 arrested after Israeli police stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque to break up a rally held in response to videos of far-right marchers insulting the Islamic prophet Muhammad during the Dance of Flags on Tuesday. A further 47 are injured when the IDF fired tear gas and rubber bullets at demonstrators near Beita in the occupied West Bank protesting the recent establishment of a military outpost near the town.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/18/israeli-forces-storm-rally-in-support-of-prophet-at-al-aqsa|title=Israeli forces attack Al-Aqsa protesters during Prophet rally|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-06-15|access-date=2024-12-14}}
20 June –
Diplomats meet in Vienna to negotiate and restore the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, an agreement signed in 2015. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warns against rejoining the deal and calls for allies to "wake up" to the threat of Iran.{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-06-20/diplomats-to-meet-in-vienna-for-more-iran-nuclear-talks?context=amp|title=Diplomats: Progress Made in Vienna at Iran Nuclear Talks|publisher=U.S. News & World Report|date=2021-06-15|access-date=2024-12-14}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-57546290|title=Iran nuclear deal: Israel warns Iran as talks progress|publisher=BBC News|date=2021-06-20|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Germany bans the flag of Hamas after it was used during protests over the 2021 Israel–Palestine crisis.{{cite web|url=https://hamodia.com/2021/06/20/germany-bans-hamas-flag-display-pro-palestinian-protests/|title=Germany bans Hamas flag from being on display at pro-Palestinian protests|publisher=Hamodia|date=2021-06-20|access-date=2024-12-14}}
23 June – Israel votes against the United Nations resolution on ending the embargo on Cuba, along with the United States on 184-2 votes.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-continues-vote-against-un-call-end-cuba-embargo-2021-06-23/|title=U.S. again votes against U.N. call to end Cuba embargo|publisher=Reuters|last=Nichols|first=Michelle |date=2021-06-23|access-date=2024-12-14|url-access=subscription}}
24 June – During a state visit to Israel, Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández opens his country's embassy to Israel in Jerusalem, the fourth country in recent years to do so.{{cite web | last=Spiro | first=Amy | title=Honduras becomes 4th country to open embassy in Jerusalem | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-06-24 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/honduras-becomes-4th-country-to-open-embassy-in-jerusalem/ | access-date=2021-07-05}}
25 June – Health authorities reintroduce the requirement to wear face masks in all closed spaces as the number of COVID-19 cases rise again, primarily among unvaccinated children with the spread of the highly contagious Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus.{{cite news | title=חובת עטיית המסכות בחלל סגור תיכנס לתוקף היום |trans-title=Obligatory mask wearing in closed spaces enters into force today|date=2021-06-25|newspaper=כאן-תאגיד השידור הישראלי | url=https://www.kan.org.il/item/?itemid=108344 | language=he | access-date=2021-06-28}}{{cite web | title=Israel reintroduces mandatory face masks amid a rise in COVID-19 cases | website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency | date=2021-06-28 | url=https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/israel-reintroduces-mandatory-face-masks-amid-a-rise-in-covid-19-cases | access-date=2021-06-28}}
27 June
The government appoints a three-member commission led by former chief justice Miriam Naor to investigate the disaster at Mount Meron in April, which left 45 people dead and over 150 wounded.{{cite web |title=Former chief justice Naor to head Meron disaster probe, with sweeping mandate | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-06-27 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/former-chief-justice-naor-to-head-meron-disaster-probe-with-sweeping-mandate/ | access-date=2021-06-27}}
Members of the IDF National Rescue Unit arrive in Surfside, Florida, to assist with rescue efforts at a condominium collapse site and ultimately recover 81 of the 97 victims.{{cite web | last=Rhodes | first=Wendy | title='Treat her gently': How an Israeli military search team helped recover Surfside victims | website=Palm Beach Post | date=2021-07-26 | url=https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2021/07/26/surfside-condo-collapse-how-israeli-team-found-majority-victims/8021350002/ | access-date=2022-02-13}}{{cite web | last=Fabian | first=Emanuel | title=Israel sends IDF team to Florida to assist with tower collapse rescue efforts | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-06-26 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-sending-idf-team-to-florida-to-assist-with-tower-collapse-rescue-efforts/ | access-date=2022-02-13}}
29 June – Israel Foreign Minister Yair Lapid visits the United Arab Emirates, making it the first visit to the country by an Israel government official since the two countries normalized relations nine months ago.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/29/israeli-fm-inaugurates-embassy-in-the-uae-in-first-official-visit|title=Israel's Yair Lapid in the UAE on first official visit|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-06-29|access-date=2024-12-14}}

=July=

3 July –
An Israeli cargo vessel travelling towards the United Arab Emirates in the northern Indian Ocean is struck by an "unknown weapon" and damaged. Iran is suspected as responsible.{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/israeli-cargo-ship-hit-by-unknown-weapon-in-indian-ocean-report-672777|title=Formerly Israeli-owned ship damaged after being hit in Indian Ocean|publisher=Jerusalem Post|date=2021-07-03|access-date=2024-12-14}}
In response to arson balloons launched from the Gaza Strip into Israel, the Israeli Air Force launches airstrikes on Hamas military targets in Gaza.{{cite web|url=https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/diplomacy-defense/1625345244-israel-strikes-gaza-terrorist-targets-in-retaliation-for-incendiary-balloon-attacks|title=Israel strikes Gaza terrorist targets in retaliation for incendiary balloon attacks|publisher=i24NEWS|date=2021-07-03|access-date=2024-12-14}}

File:The tenth President of Israel, Reuven Rivlin, receives the eleventh president of Israel, Isaac Herzog at Beit HaNassi, July 2021 (GPOHA1 7656).jpg, Reuven Rivlin, receives the incoming president, Isaac Herzog, at Beit HaNassi in Jerusalem.]]

4 July – Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announces that around 100,000 teenagers have received a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and that he has spoken with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla about swapping doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to other countries.{{cite web|url=https://english.lokmat.com/health/israeli-pm-says-100000-teens-vaccinated/|title=Israeli PM says 100,000 teens vaccinated

|publisher=Lokmat|date=2021-07-03|access-date=2024-12-14}}{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/bennett-speaks-to-pfizer-ceo-about-additional-supply-of-vaccines-to-israel/ |title=Bennett speaks to Pfizer CEO about additional supply of vaccines to Israel|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=2021-07-03|access-date=2024-12-14}}

6 July – The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns comments made by Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko after he said that the "whole world bows" to the Jews, "due to the Holocaust", during a speech given on Independence Day. Israel's government says that Lukashenko's comments were "unacceptable" and has summoned the interim supervisor at the Belarusian embassy.{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/belarusian-president-whole-world-bows-to-jews-due-to-holocaust-673009|title=Belarusian president: Whole world 'bows' to Jews due to Holocaust|publisher=The Jerusalem Post|date=2021-07-03|access-date=2024-12-14}}
7 July – Isaac Herzog takes office as the eleventh President of Israel.{{cite web|last=Hoffman|first=Gil|title=President Isaac Herzog sworn in, pledging to be president for all|website=The Jerusalem Post| date=2021-07-07|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/isaac-herzog-inaugurated-as-israels-11th-president-watch-673127 |access-date=2021-08-02}}
8 July – Israel reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant in a vaccinated woman who returned to the country from abroad.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/first-case-of-delta-plus-covid-variant-found-in-israel-report/|title=First case of Delta Plus COVID variant found in Israel|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=2021-07-03|access-date=2024-12-14}}
9 July –
More than 370 Palestinians are injured after Israeli security forces opened fire on demonstrators protesting the presence of an illegal outpost near Beita in the occupied West Bank. Thirty-one of those injured were hit with live ammunition. Dozens more are injured in similar confrontations in Kafr Qaddum, Beit Dajan, and Hebron, with demonstrators in Hebron protesting the presence of settlements in the Masafer Yatta area.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/9/israel-forces-open-fire-on-palestinians-hundreds-wounded|title=Israeli forces open fire on Palestinians; hundreds wounded|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-07-03|access-date=2024-12-14}}
The Israeli Ministry of Health announces that all visitors who are traveling to Israel, including vaccinated individuals, will be required to quarantine for 24 hours or receive a negative COVID-19 test beginning on July 16.{{cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/friday-is-last-day-for-israelis-to-get-vaccinated-against-covid-before-doses-expire-1.9985339|title=All Israel Arrivals to Quarantine Until Testing Negative for COVID Starting July 16|publisher=Haaretz|date=2021-07-03|access-date=2024-12-14}}
11 July –
The High Court rules that a provision of the Surrogacy Law, which prevents single men and same-sex couples from entering into a surrogacy arrangement must be amended to remove the restriction.{{Cite web|date=2021-07-11|title=בג"ץ הכריע: פונדקאות ללהט"ב תוך חצי שנה|trans-title=The High Court ruled: surrogacy for the LGBT within six months|url=https://www.mako.co.il/pride-news/local/Article-8fab5bac5d49a71026.htm|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-16|website=mako|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210711092935/https://www.mako.co.il/pride-news/local/Article-8fab5bac5d49a71026.htm |archive-date=2021-07-11 }}
The Ministry of Health announces that Israel will resume administering first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-new-pfizer-deal-israel-to-restart-vaccinations-after-24-hour-break/|title=With new Pfizer deal, Israel to restart vaccinations after 24-hour break|publisher=Times of Israel|date=2021-07-03|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announces that a deal has been reached with Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, which would see a new shipment of vaccines delivered on August 1.{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/coronavirus-in-israel-immunocompromised-can-get-jab-today-health-min-673464|title=Pfizer, Israel strike a deal: New COVID vaccines set to arrive August 1|publisher=Jerusalem Post|date=2021-07-03|access-date=2024-12-14}}
12 July – Israel becomes the first country in the world to offer a booster shot of the COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised adults. The decision comes as the Lineage B.1.617 Delta variant continues to spread in the country.{{cite web|url=https://www.israel21c.org/israel-becomes-first-country-in-world-to-ok-covid-booster-for-immunocompromised/|title=Israel becomes first country in world to ok third Covid shot|publisher=ISRAEL21c|date=2021-07-03|access-date=2024-12-14}}
14 July – The United Arab Emirates opens its embassy in Israel, marking another milestone in the diplomatic relations between the two countries since signing a normalization agreement. The opening ceremony is attended by Israeli President Isaac Herzog, UAE Minister for Food and Water Security Mariam Almheiri, and UAE Ambassador to Israel Mohamed Al Khaja.{{cite web|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/uae/uae-inaugurates-embassy-in-tel-aviv|title=Abraham Accords: UAE opens embassy in Israel|publisher=Khaleej Times|date=2021-07-03|access-date=2024-12-14}}
15 July – Israeli football club Beitar Jerusalem F.C. cancels a planned match with FC Barcelona after the latter refused to hold the match in Jerusalem, following a complaint sent by the Palestinian Football Association earlier this month. The planned location of the match would have been in Malha, which was a Palestinian Arab village prior to the establishment of Israel.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/15/israeli-club-calls-off-match-with-barcelona-over-jerusalem|title=Israeli club calls off match with Barcelona over Jerusalem|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-07-03|access-date=2024-12-15}}
16 July – The Ministry of Health announces that all travel to Spain and Kyrgyzstan will be banned amid an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases. The order will be in effect on July 23.{{cite web|url=https://en.trend.az/world/israel/3456636.html|title=Israel bans travel to Spain, Kyrgyzstan over COVID fears|publisher=Trend|date=2021-07-16|access-date=2024-12-14}}
18 July – A scandal uncovered by media organizations revealed that the Pegasus spyware sold by the Israeli firm NSO to several countries was used to spy on activists, journalists, lawyers and politicians.{{cite web | title=Revealed: leak uncovers global abuse of cyber-surveillance weapon | website=The Guardian | date=2021-07-18 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jul/18/revealed-leak-uncovers-global-abuse-of-cyber-surveillance-weapon-nso-group-pegasus | access-date=2021-09-20}}
23 July to 8 August – 90 athletes in 15 sports represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, in Israel's largest-ever Olympic delegation to date.{{cite web | title=COVID-delayed Tokyo Olympics launch with glitz and glamour for at-home audience | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-07-23 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/covid-weary-world-looks-to-tokyo-as-olympics-launch-to-a-largely-empty-stadium/ | access-date=2021-08-01}}{{cite web | last=Bachner | first=Michael | title=Full schedule for Israel's athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-07-22 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/full-schedule-for-israels-athletes-at-the-tokyo-2020-olympics/ | access-date=2021-08-01}}
23 July – For the first time since 11 Israeli athletes and a West German police officer were murdered during the Munich Olympics in 1972 by the Palestinian terrorist group Black September, a moment of silence is held during the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.{{cite web | last=Burack | first=Emily | title=For first time, Olympics opening ceremony honors Israeli athletes murdered in Munich | website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency | date=2021-07-23 | url=https://www.jta.org/quick-reads/for-first-time-olympics-opening-ceremony-honors-israeli-athletes-massacred-at-munich | access-date=2021-08-01}}{{cite web | last=Grohmann | first=Karolos | title=After 49 years Israelis killed at 1972 Munich Games remembered in opening ceremony | website=Reuters | date=2021-07-23 | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israelis-killed-1972-munich-games-remembered-opening-ceremony-2021-07-23/ | access-date=2021-08-01|url-access=subscription}}
24 July – Avishag Semberg wins the bronze medal in Taekwondo, Israel's first medal of the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{cite web | title=New Olympic medalist Semberg gets hero's welcome upon return to Israel | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-07-27 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/new-olympic-medalist-semberg-gets-heros-welcome-upon-return-to-israel/ | access-date=2021-08-01}}
31 July – The Israel national judo team wins the bronze medal in the Mixed-team Judo event.{{cite web | last=Spiro | first=Amy | title=Mixed judo team wins bronze, 2nd medal for Israel at Tokyo Olympics | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-07-31 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-mixed-judo-team-wins-bronze-a-2nd-medal-for-nation-at-tokyo-olympics/ | access-date=2021-08-01}}
1 August – Artem Dolgopyat wins the gold medal in artistic gymnastics, Israel's third medal of the 2020 Summer Olympics and second-ever Olympic gold.{{cite web | last=Spiro | first=Amy | title=Artistic gymnast Artem Dolgopyat wins Israel's 2nd-ever Olympic gold | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-08-01 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/artistic-gymnast-artem-dolgopyat-wins-israels-2nd-ever-olympic-gold/ | access-date=2021-08-01}}
7 August – Linoy Ashram wins the gold medal in rhythmic gymnastics, and becomes the first Israeli woman athlete to win gold at the Olympics.{{cite web |title=Rhythmic gymnast Linoy Ashram wins Israel's 3rd-ever Olympic gold | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-08-07 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/rhythmic-gymnast-linoy-ashram-wins-israels-3rd-ever-olympic-gold/ |access-date=2021-08-08}}
19 July – American ice cream company Ben & Jerry's announces that they will stop selling their products in areas of the Palestinian territories that are controlled by Israel, saying that continuing to do this is "inconsistent with our values". In the same statement, the company said that they will continue to sell within Israel proper. The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement applaud the decision, while Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Minister for Foreign Affairs Yair Lapid harshly criticize it.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2021/07/19/1018039737/ben-jerrys-says-it-will-stop-ice-cream-sales-in-occupied-territories |title=Ben & Jerry's Says It Will Stop Ice Cream Sales In Occupied Territories|publisher=NPR|last=Estrin|first=Daniel|date=2021-07-19|access-date=2024-12-14}}
20 July – The IDF bombs southern Lebanon after rockets are fired into Israeli territory from these locations. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett justifies the air strike by stating that "anyone who tries to harm us will pay a painful price in return".{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-israel-lebanon-78a4beebadf1ca349d2c37702183df58|title=Israel shells Lebanon after rockets fired over border|publisher=AP|last=Zion|first=Ilan Ben|date=2021-07-20|access-date=2024-12-14}}
29 July – Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announces that a booster shot will be offered for people aged 60, making Israel the first country to do so.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-health-israel-coronavirus-pandemic-775e772a7507bcab708e9eea4bdcc50a|title=Israel to offer 3rd COVID booster shot to older citizens|publisher=AP|last=Zion|first=Ilan Ben|date=2021-07-29|access-date=2024-12-14}}
31 July –
A Romanian captain and a British bodyguard are killed in an attack in the Gulf of Oman, when a suicide drone attacked a Liberian-flagged Japanese-owned oil tanker, belonging to an Israeli company, near the coast of Oman.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/7/30/ship-operated-israeli-billionaire-company-attacked-off-oman|title=Two crew killed in attack on Israeli-managed tanker off Oman|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-07-31|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Israel begins the world's first third-dose vaccination campaign for people over 60 years old, with president Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal receiving a third dose of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.{{cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-s-president-gets-third-covid-vaccine-dose-kicking-off-world-s-first-campaign-1.10057111|title=Israeli President Herzog and Wife Get Third COVID Vaccine Dose, Kicking Off World's First Campaign|publisher=Haaretz|last=Efrati|first=Ido|date=2021-07-31|access-date=2024-12-14}}

=August=

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1 August –
The United Kingdom and the United States join Israel in blaming Iran for the Gulf of Oman incident on July 29. British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says that the UK and its allies are planning a coordinated response. However, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson says the allegation is "baseless."{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/middle-east-business-iran-persian-gulf-tensions-419efc522acbd213a79696c9876af6dc?repost|title=US, UK and Israel blame Iran for ship attack; Tehran denies|publisher=AP|date=2021-08-01|access-date=2024-12-14}}{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/565845-us-blames-iran-for-attack-on-oil-tanker-off-oman-forwarding-statement|title=US blames Iran for attack on oil tanker off Oman|work=The Hill|last=Choi|first=Joseph|date=2021-08-01|access-date=2024-12-14}}
COVID-19 pandemic in Israel: Israel begins giving a third dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 to people above 60 in light of an outbreak of the Delta variant of the virus.{{cite web |title=Coronavirus: Israel to give third jab to people aged over 60 | website=BBC News | date=2021-07-30 | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-58021386 | access-date=2021-07-30}}
4 August – Three rockets are fired from Lebanon at northern Israel, starting wildfires near Kiryat Shmona; the Israel Defense Forces responds with artillery and airstrikes.{{cite web|url=https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/diplomacy-defense/1628069426-rocket-lands-in-northern-israeli-city-of-kiryat-shmona|title=IDF: 3 rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel, 4 wounded|publisher=i24 News|date=2021-08-04|access-date=2024-12-14}}{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-renews-counterstrikes-as-fire-from-lebanese-rocket-engulfs-northern-hillside/|title=Israel launches airstrikes in Lebanon as blaze from rocket engulfs northern hill|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=2021-08-04|access-date=2024-12-14}}
6 August –
Hezbollah fires twenty rockets at northern Israel from Lebanon, its heaviest barrage since the 2006 war and the second firing of rockets in the past week. The Israel Defense Forces respond with artillery attacks.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/rocket-alert-sirens-sound-in-golan-heights/|title=Hezbollah fires 19 rockets at Israel, in heaviest barrage since 2006 war|publisher=The Times of Israel|last=Fabian|first=Emanuel|date=2021-08-06|access-date=2024-12-14}}{{cite web|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/middle-east_hezbollah-launches-20-rockets-northern-israel-which-responds-artillery/6209254.html|title=Hezbollah Launches 20 Rockets at Northern Israel, Which Responds With Artillery|publisher=VOA|last=Gradstein|first=Linda|date=2021-08-06|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Lebanese Druze villagers confront the Hezbollah rocket-launch convoy after it fires at Israel, accusing the militant group of endangering them by firing projectiles near civilian houses. The Lebanese Army later confiscates the launcher and arrests four suspects.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/lebanese-druze-halt-hezbollah-rocket-launcher-convoy-after-attack-on-israel/|title=Lebanese Druze confront, detain Hezbollah rocket crew after it fires at Israel|publisher=The Times of Israel|last=Fabian|first=Emanuel|date=2021-08-06|access-date=2024-12-14}}{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/in-rare-challenge-hezbollah-fighters-held-after-rocket-launch/ar-AAN15gU|title=In a rare challenge Hezbollah fighters held after rocket launch|publisher=Reuters|date=2021-08-06|access-date=2024-12-14}}
8 August – Restrictions renewed by the government come into effect to slow the spread of the Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus and include expanding proof of vaccine and mask-wearing requirements for some gatherings, and a shift back to more remote work, quarantines, and travel restrictions.{{cite web| title=Ministers approve slew of new restrictions to curb COVID resurgence from Sunday | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-08-03 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/ministers-approve-slew-of-new-restrictions-to-curb-covid-resurgence/ | access-date=2021-08-08}}{{cite news | last=Fox | first=Nina | title=Israel's new COVID restrictions take hold amid ongoing surge | website=ynetnews | date=2021-08-08 | url=https://www.ynetnews.com/health_science/article/hkxwwjtky | access-date=2021-08-08}}
12 August COVID-19 pandemic in Israel: Israel begins giving a third dose of the vaccine against COVID-19 to people above 50.{{cite web |title=Israel set to become first country in world to offer COVID boosters to over-50s |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/expert-panel-said-set-to-recommend-covid-booster-shots-for-israelis-over-50/ |website=Times of Israel}}
13 August –
Israeli security forces launch stun grenades to disperse a crowd of worshippers who were praying outside the Cave of the Patriarchs in the occupied West Bank.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/13/israeli-forces-attack-palestinian-worshippers-ibrahimi-mosque-hebron|publisher=Al Jazeera|title=Israeli forces attack Palestinian worshippers at the Ibrahimi mosque in Hebron|date=2021-08-06|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Israel lowers the minimum eligibility age for "booster" COVID-19 vaccine doses from 60 to 50 years old and expands the booster vaccine campaign to healthcare workers, prisoners, prison wardens and some high-risk patients under the age of 50 as part of an effort to protect the population from the highly-transmissible SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-13/israel-approves-third-vaccine-dose-for-those-over-50 |title=Israel Approves Third Vaccine Dose for Those Over 50|publisher=Bloomberg News|date=2021-08-06|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Germany reclassifies Israel as "high risk" COVID-19 areas, triggering mandatory 10-day quarantines for unvaccinated travellers.{{cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/covid-germany-labels-us-israel-turkey-high-risk-areas/a-58860000|title=COVID: Germany labels US, Israel, Turkey as 'high risk'|publisher=Deutsche Welle|date=2021-08-13|access-date=2024-12-14}}
14 August – Israel issues a strong protest and downgrades its diplomatic representation to Poland following the enactment in Poland of a law that establishes a 30-year limit on administrative challenges to private property claims and effectively prevents restitution to heirs of property stolen by the Nazis in the Holocaust.{{cite web |title=Polish president approves WWII restitution law, defying Israel and US | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-08-14 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/polish-president-approves-wwii-restitution-law-defying-israel-and-us/ | access-date=2021-08-15 | quote= Poland's president approved a law on Saturday that will effectively prevent future restitution to the heirs of property seized by the Nazis during the Holocaust, defying strong opposition from Israel and the United States.}}
15–17 August – Wildfires rage in the outskirts of Jerusalem, burning some 6,200 acres of forest in three days.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=17 August 2021 |title=Huge Jerusalem-area blaze coming under control, but hotspots still spell danger |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/firefighters-in-race-to-put-out-dozens-of-hotspots-near-jerusalem-ahead-of-winds/ |work=Times of Israel |access-date=17 August 2021}}{{cite news |last= |first= |date=17 August 2021 |title=Jerusalem fire finally contained after three days of efforts |url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/jerusalem-fire-finally-contained-after-three-days-of-efforts-676983 |work=Jerusalem Post |access-date=17 August 2021}}
16 August –
Four Palestinians are killed and another is seriously injured after an undercover branch of the Israel Border Police raided a refugee camp in Jenin in the occupied West Bank. The raid, which was organized to arrest a suspected Hamas member, resulted in the highest death toll in the area in months.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-58228621|title=Four Palestinians killed in clashes during Israeli raid|publisher=BBC News|date=2021-08-16|access-date=2024-12-14}}
The number of people over the age of 50 who have received a booster COVID-19 vaccine dose in Israel reaches one million.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/over-1-million-israelis-have-now-received-covid-booster-shot/|title=Over 1 million Israelis have now received COVID booster shot|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=2021-08-06|access-date=2024-12-14}}
17 August –
Reichman University, formerly IDC Herzliya, is recognized by the Council for Higher Education in Israel as the first private university in Israel.{{cite web |title=IDC Herzliya to become university following state approval | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-08-17 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/idc-herzliya-to-become-university-following-state-approval/ | access-date=2021-08-24}}
Israel reports 8,716 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, which is the highest single-day total of new cases since February 1.{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/government-agrees-outline-for-students-in-grades-8-12-676897|title=COVID in Israel: Expanded Green Pass kicks in today|publisher=The Jerusalem Post|date=2021-08-06|access-date=2024-12-14}}
18 August – Israel begins to require people over the age of 3 to show their vaccination certificate, proof of a negative test result to enter indoor places other than shopping malls and department stores. Additionally, crowd size restrictions at events and venues limited to one person per {{convert|7|m2}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-to-expand-covid-immunity-scheme-limit-gatherings-starting-wednesday-1.10126441 |title=New COVID Restrictions: Israelis Over Age Three Must Show Proof of Vaccine or Negative Test|publisher=Haaretz|date=2021-08-18|access-date=2024-12-14}}
20 August – Prime Minister Naftali Bennett receives his third "booster" dose of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as Israel expands its booster dose campaign eligibility to people over the age of 40.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/20/israeli-pm-naftali-bennett-receives-third-covid-19-shot-in-over-40s-booster-push|title=Israeli PM receives third Covid shot in over-40s booster push|work=The Guardian|date=2021-08-20|access-date=2024-12-14}}
22 August –
Dani Dayan is appointed the new chairman of the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum, succeeding Avner Shalev who had retired after 27 years as the head of the institution.{{cite web | title=Vowing to reject Holocaust 'distortion,' Dani Dayan appointed head of Yad Vashem | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-08-22 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/vowing-to-reject-holocaust-distortion-dani-dayan-appointed-head-of-yad-vashem/ | access-date=2021-08-23}}
Israel launches antibody COVID-19 testing for 1.4 million children between the ages of 3 and 12 as part of a study to measure the extent to which COVID-19 spread undetected among children in the past 18 months.{{cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2021-08-22/ty-article/israel-kicks-off-covid-antibody-testing-of-1-4-million-children/0000017f-dba6-db22-a17f-ffb7bc040000 |title=Israel Kicks Off COVID Antibody Testing of 1.4 Million Children|publisher=Haaretz|last=Efrati|first=Ido|date=2021-08-22|access-date=2024-12-14}}
24 August to 5 September – 33 athletes competing in 11 sports represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.{{cite web | last=Leichman | first=Abigail Klein |title=Israel sends a world-class team to Tokyo Paralympics | website=ISRAEL21c | date=2021-08-22 | url=https://www.israel21c.org/israel-sends-a-world-class-team-to-tokyo-paralympics/ | access-date=2021-08-24}}
24 August –
Iyad Shalabi wins the gold medal for the men's 100-meter backstroke in swimming and becomes the first Arab Israeli to win gold for Israel at the Paralympics.{{cite web |title=Paralympic swimmer Iyad Shalabi wins Tokyo gold, is 1st Arab Israeli medalist | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-08-25 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/paralympic-swimmer-iyad-shalabi-wins-tokyo-gold-is-1st-arab-israeli-medalist/ | access-date=2021-08-25}}
27 August – Mark Malyar wins the gold medal for the men's 200-meter individual medley and sets a new world record.{{cite web|title=Israeli Paralympic swimmer Mark Malyar wins gold, breaks world record | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-08-27 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-paralympic-swimmer-mark-malyar-wins-gold-breaks-world-record/ | access-date=2021-08-27}}
28 August – Ami Omer Dadaon wins the silver medal for swimming in the men's 150 m individual medley SM4.{{cite web|title=Israeli swimmer Ami Omer Dadaon wins silver at Tokyo Paralympics|website=The Times of Israel|date=2021-08-28|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-swimmer-ami-omer-dadaon-wins-silver-at-tokyo-paralympic-games/}}
29 August – Mark Malyar wins his second gold medal for swimming in the men's 400 m freestyle S7.{{cite web|last=Burack|first=Emily|title=Israeli swimmer Mark Malyar wins a second gold and sets another world record at Tokyo Paralympics|website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency|date=2021-08-30|url=https://www.jta.org/2021/08/30/sports/israeli-swimmer-mark-malyar-wins-a-second-gold-and-sets-another-world-record-at-tokyo-paralympics|access-date=2021-09-03}}
29 August –
Moran Samuel wins the silver medal for rowing in the women's single sculls.{{cite web|title=Israel snags 4th Paralympics medal as rower Moran Samuel wins silver|website=The Times of Israel|date=2021-08-29|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-snags-4th-paralympics-medal-as-rower-moran-samuel-wins-silver/|access-date=2021-09-03}}
Israel expands booster dose eligibility to all people over the age of 12 who received their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at least five months ago.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-offers-covid-booster-shot-to-all-eligible-for-vaccine/|title=Israel widens 3rd COVID booster shot to those aged 12 and over|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=2021-08-29|access-date=2024-12-14}}
30 August – Ami Omer Dadaon wins his second medal, the gold medal for swimming in the men's 200 m freestyle S4.{{cite web |title=Israeli swimmers make a splash in Paralympics, win gold, bronze |url=https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/08/30/paralympics-mark-malyar-wins-bronze-medal-in-100m-backstroke-event/ |website=Israel HaYom |date=30 August 2021}}
30 August {{ndash}} Mark Malyar wins his third medal, the bronze medal for swimming in the men's 100 m backstroke S7.
2 September – Iyad Shalabi wins his second gold medal for swimming in the men's 50 metre backstroke S1.{{cite news|last=Aharoni|first=Oren|title=Israeli swimmer Iyad Shalabi takes second gold at Tokyo Paralympic Games|website=ynetnews|date=2021-09-02|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/bydycg011k}}
2 September – Ami Omer Dadaon wins his second gold medal and third medal overall for swimming in the men's 50 m freestyle S4.{{cite web|last=Burack|first=Emily|title=Israeli swimmers win 2 more golds at Tokyo Paralympics, bringing the country's medal count to record 9|website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency|date=2021-09-02|url=https://www.jta.org/2021/09/02/sports/israeli-swimmers-win-2-more-golds-at-tokyo-paralympics-bringing-total-medal-count-to-9|access-date=2021-09-03}}
24 August – Israel surpasses one million cases of COVID-19.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-passes-1-million-total-covid-cases-approaches-one-day-record/|title=Israel passes 1 million total COVID cases, approaches one-day record|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=2021-08-24|access-date=2024-12-14}}
26 August – The Israeli Supreme Court rejects a claim by Moroccan immigrants to Israel that they be recognized as Holocaust victims who suffered under the Vichy race laws in Morocco during World War II and be granted state compensation payments, on the grounds that Moroccan authorities acted against Jews on their own accord, without being forced to do so by Nazi Germany.{{cite web|last=Shalev|first=Asaf|title=Israeli Supreme Court rules that Jews of Morocco are ineligible for Holocaust compensation|website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency|date=2021-08-27|url=https://www.jta.org/2021/08/27/israel/israeli-supreme-court-rules-that-jews-of-morocco-are-ineligible-for-holocaust-compensation|access-date=2021-09-02}}
27 August – Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and US President Joe Biden meet for the first time at the White House, with the Iranian nuclear threat top of their agenda.{{cite web | last1=Hunnicutt | first1=Trevor | last2=Spetalnick |first2=Matt |title=In shadow of Afghan attack, Biden and Israeli PM seek to narrow differences on Iran | website=Reuters | date=2021-08-27 | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/biden-due-talk-iran-with-israels-bennett-after-afghan-bombing-delay-2021-08-27/ | access-date=2021-08-27|url-access=subscription}}
30 August {{ndash}} The first ambassador of Bahrain to Israel, Khaled Yousif al-Jalahma, arrives in Israel following the 2020 agreement between the countries to establish diplomatic relations as part of the Abraham Accords.{{cite web|title=First Bahraini ambassador to Israel arrives in country to take up post|website=The Times of Israel|date=2021-08-31|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/first-bahraini-ambassador-to-israel-arrives-in-country-to-take-up-post/|access-date=2021-09-03}}

=September=

6 September –
Six Palestinian prisoners, five from Islamic Jihad and one from Fatah, escape from the Gilboa prison in northern Israel; all are recaptured within two weeks.{{cite web | last=Gross | first=Judah Ari | title=Israeli forces nab final 2 Palestinian fugitives in Jenin, ending jailbreak saga | website=The Times of Israel | date=18 Sep 2021 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-forces-nab-final-2-palestinian-fugitives-in-jenin-ending-jailbreak-saga/}}
The sabbatical year, when most farmland in Israel is left to lie fallow in accordance with Jewish law, begins with the celebration of Rosh Hashanah for the Hebrew calendar year 5782.{{cite web | last=Steinberg | first=Jessica |title=Gardeners give land a sabbatical, as composting (and other activities) continue | website=The Times of Israel | date=29 Sep 2021 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/gardeners-give-land-a-sabbatical-as-composting-and-other-activities-continue/ | access-date=10 Oct 2021}}
Over 2.4 million children in Israel return to school on the start of the new academic year with mandatory masks and COVID-19 testing aimed at reducing an increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the highly vaccinated country primarily caused by the highly transmissible Delta variant.{{cite web|url=https://www.israeltoday.co.il/read/school-begins-under-the-shadow-of-covid/|title=School Begins Under the Shadow of COVID

|publisher=Israel Today|date=2021-09-01|access-date=2024-12-14}}{{cite web|url=https://english.alarabiya.net/coronavirus/2021/09/01/Israel-starts-new-school-year-as-COVID-19-cases-surge|title=Israel starts new school year as COVID-19 cases surge|publisher=Al-Arabiya English|date=2021-09-01|access-date=2024-12-14}}

The head of Israel's Biological Institute, Professor Shmuel Shapira, reveals that midway through vaccine development, its office was requested by the government of then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to suspend development of a locally developed vaccine.{{cite web|url=https://www.ynetnews.com/magazine/article/byemibz11k|title=Head of Israel's Biological Institute: Our COVID vaccine was sabotaged|publisher=Ynet News|last=Rosenblum|first=Sarit|date=2021-09-01|access-date=2024-12-14}}
2 September – Israeli soldiers open fire on Palestinians protesting against Israel's 14-year blockade of the Gaza Strip, killing one and injuring 15 others.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/2/israeli-troops-shoot-dead-palestinian-during-gaza-demonstrations|title=Israeli troops kill Palestinian during Gaza blockade protest|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-09-01|access-date=2024-12-14}}
12 September – An apartment building in Holon collapses, destroying the homes of 36 families but without any casualties, the building having been evacuated the previous day.{{cite news | last=Hilaie | first=Sivan | title=Holon residential building collapses day after being evacuated | website=ynetnews | date=12 Sep 2021 | url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/ry2y11figf}}
14 September – The inaugural season of the UEFA Europa Conference League, the third tier of European club football, begins with Maccabi Tel Aviv winning 4–1 against Armenian club FC Alashkert.{{cite web |title=Embalo scores in Alashkert FC's defeat to Maccabi Tel Aviv |url=https://www.goal.com/en-gh/news/embalo-scores-in-alashkert-fcs-defeat-to-maccabi-tel-aviv/5ba194pym7en1jx3q6uzczqpo |date=14 September 2021 |access-date=15 November 2021 |work=Goal}}
19 September – Israel Defense Forces announces that all six Palestinian fugitives that escaped from Gilboa Prison on September 6, have been recaptured, after the last two, who are part of the Islamic Jihad Movement, were arrested in the Palestinian city of Jenin through a joint operation with the Yamam.{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/last-two-prison-break-fugitives-recaptured-israeli-army/articleshow/86334721.cms|title=Last two prison-break fugitives recaptured: Israeli army|publisher=AFP via The Times of India|date=2021-09-01|access-date=2024-12-14}}
24 September –
Israeli soldiers open fire using rubber bullets against Palestinians allegedly throwing rocks towards soldiers during a protest against Israeli settlements in the West Bank, killing Mohammed Ali Khabisa, 27, and injuring eight others.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/24/israeli-troops-kill-palestinian-man-in-west-bank-ministry|title=Israeli troops kill Palestinian in occupied West Bank: Ministry|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-09-01|access-date=2024-12-14}}
At a conference in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, over 300 tribal leaders and participants call on the Iraqi government to end the state of war with Israel and normalize ties by joining the Abraham Accords.{{cite web | last1=Boxerman | first1=Aaron | last2=Berman | first2=Lazar |title=Hundreds of Iraqi notables call to join Abraham Accords, make peace with Israel | website=The Times of Israel | date=25 Sep 2021 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/hundreds-of-iraqi-notables-call-to-join-abraham-accords-make-peace-with-israel/}}
25 September –
Five members of Hamas are killed in Biddu, Jerusalem, and two more are killed in Burqin the West Bank during an Israeli operation to arrest operatives suspected of planning a series of terrorist attacks in Israel. Two soldiers were injured in one raid.{{cite web | last1=Fabian | first1=Emanuel | last2=Gross | first2=Judah Ari | title=Hamas cell hit in West Bank raids planned massive Jerusalem terror attack – TV | website=The Times of Israel | date=26 Sep 2021 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-cell-hit-in-west-bank-raids-planned-massive-jerusalem-terror-attack-tv/}}
Palestinian Legislative Council member Khalida Jarrar is released from Israeli prison after nearly two years in detention. She was charged for her affiliation with the left-wing political party Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, which is considered an illegal organization in Israel.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/26/palestinian-mp-khalida-jarrar-released-from-israeli-prison|title=Palestinian MP Khalida Jarrar released from Israeli prison|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-09-01|access-date=2024-12-14}}
27 September – Prime Minister Naftali Bennet delivers his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly and addresses the COVID-19 pandemic and threats posed by Iran, but does not mention the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.{{cite web | last=Berman | first=Lazar | title=At UN, Bennett hints at action on Iran: 'Words don't stop centrifuges spinning' | website=The Times of Israel | date=27 Sep 2021 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-un-bennett-hints-at-action-on-iran-words-dont-stop-centrifuges-spinning/}}
30 September –
Three Palestinians are killed, two are injured and two more are arrested by Israeli soldiers during armed confrontations in the West Bank.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/30/israeli-forces-kill-two-palestinians-burqin-jerusalem|title=Israeli forces kill three Palestinians in separate incidents|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-09-01|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid travels to Bahrain for the first official visit by an Israeli cabinet member to the Gulf kingdom since the countries established diplomatic ties last year.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-58745885|title=Israel foreign minister makes historic visit to Bahrain|publisher=BBC News|date=2021-09-01|access-date=2024-12-14}}

=October=

3 October – Israel introduces a new rule that requires booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to be considered fully vaccinated for everyone aged 12 and older in "Green Pass", becoming the first country to do so.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/03/world/israel-covid-booster.html|title=Israel will require a booster shot to be considered fully vaccinated|work=The New York Times|date=2021-10-03|access-date=2024-12-14|url-access=subscription}}
4 October –
Prime Minister Bennett reveals that Mossad kidnapped an Iranian general in Syria to uncover information on the whereabouts of missing pilot Ron Arad.{{cite web | title=Mossad kidnapped an Iranian general to obtain info on Ron Arad – report | website=Times of Israel | date=2021-10-05 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/mossad-kidnapped-an-iranian-general-to-obtain-info-on-ron-arad-report | access-date=2021-10-07}}
Police in Cyprus arrest a suspect believed to be "planning attacks against Israeli people". Israel has accused Iran of orchestrating the plot, although Iran has denied the allegations. Other reports suggest that the target of the plot was businessman Teddy Sagi and could be linked to business disputes involving Sagi.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-58714131|title=Israel accuses Iran over Cyprus alleged hitman plot|publisher=BBC News|date=2021-10-04|access-date=2024-12-14}}
6 October – During a state visit to Ukraine, Israeli President Isaac Herzog, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier attend the inauguration of a memorial to victims of Babyn Yar on the 80th anniversary of the Nazi massacre of 33,000 Jews in a ravine near Kiev in September 1941.{{cite web | last=Judah | first=Jacob | title=80 years later, and after several failed projects, Ukraine inaugurates historic memorial to Babyn Yar victims | website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency | date=8 Oct 2021 | url=https://www.jta.org/2021/10/08/global/80-years-later-and-after-several-failed-projects-ukraine-inaugurates-historic-memorial-center-to-babyn-yar-victims }}
7 October – The Israeli pavilion at Expo 2020 in Dubai is opened by Minister of Tourism Yoel Razvozov in the presence of Israeli and Emirati dignitaries and guests.{{cite web | last=Debre | first=Isabel | title=Israel opens its pavilion with big bash at Dubai's Expo 2020 | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-10-07 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-opens-its-pavilion-with-big-bash-at-dubais-expo-2020/ | access-date=2021-12-02}}{{cite web | title=Israel Pavilion opens at Expo 2020 Dubai | website=Gulf News | date=2021-10-08 | url=https://gulfnews.com/expo-2020/pavilions/israel-pavilion-opens-at-expo-2020-dubai-1.82812963 | access-date=2021-12-02}}
10 October – On her eighth and final visit to Israel as Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel visits Yad Vashem, meets with government officials and reaffirms that Germany will preserve a post-Holocaust commitment to Israel's security.{{cite web | last=Ayyub | first=Rami | title=Merkel honours Holocaust victims, vows German commitment to Israel | website=Reuters | date=10 Oct 2021 | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/germanys-merkel-kicks-off-final-official-visit-israel-2021-10-10/|url-access=subscription}}{{cite web| last=Harkov| first=Lahav| title=Merkel: Talks with Iran must be renewed urgently | website=The Jerusalem Post| date=10 October 2021| url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/bennett-merkel-meeting-begins-in-jerusalem-681549}}
14 October – Ronen Bar becomes the new director of the Shin Bet.{{cite news |author1=Yoni Weiss |title=Ronen Bar Announced as New Shin Bet Head |url=https://hamodia.com/2021/10/11/ronen-bar-announced-as-new-shin-bet-head/ |access-date=2021-10-11 |publisher=Hamodia English website |date=2021-10-11 |language=English}}
18 October – Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Ann Linde visits Israel, ending a 7-year diplomatic freeze after Sweden officially recognized a Palestinian state in 2014.{{cite web | last=Andersz | first=Katarzyna | title=Sweden's foreign minister visits Israel, ending 7-year diplomatic freeze | website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency | date=19 Oct 2021 | url=https://www.jta.org/2021/10/19/global/swedens-foreign-minister-visits-israel-ending-7-year-diplomatic-freeze | access-date=31 Oct 2021}}
19 October – Israel reports its first case of the Delta subvariant "AY4.2" in a boy who travelled from Moldova.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/first-case-of-new-delta-mutation-ay4-2-diagnosed-in-israel/|title=First case of new Delta mutation AY4.2 diagnosed in Israel|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=2021-10-19|access-date=2024-12-14}}
20 October – The United Arab Emirates and Israel announce plans for a joint space exploration deal that will include a second moon-shot of Israel's Beresheet craft in 2024.{{cite web |title=Israel, UAE sign agreement to partner on mission to moon in 2024 |url=https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/10/21/israel-uae-sign-agreement-to-partner-on-mission-to-moon-in-2024/ |website=www.israelhayom.com |date=21 October 2021}}
22 October –
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold their first official meeting in Sochi, Russia, to discuss bilateral trade relations, coordination regarding the Russian presence in Syria, and the regional and nuclear threats posed by Iran.{{cite web | title=Bennett wraps up Russia trip, gets invite from Putin to visit again | website=The Times of Israel | date=23 Oct 2021 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/bennett-wraps-up-russia-trip-gets-invite-from-putin-to-visit-again/ | access-date=29 Oct 2021}}{{cite news | last=Eichner | first=Itamar | title=Bennett, Putin discuss bi-lateral trade, Syria and Iran in 1st official meeting | website=ynetnews | date=22 Oct 2021 | url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/ryge6xeit}}
Defense Minister Benny Gantz designates six Palestinian NGOs as terrorist organizations, on the grounds that they act on behalf of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.{{cite web | title=Gantz declares six Palestinian rights groups 'terror organizations' | website=Times of Israel | date=2021-10-22 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/gantz-declares-six-palestinian-human-rights-groups-terrorist-organizations/ | access-date=2021-10-29}}
The Israeli Defense Ministry designates six Palestinian groups, including human rights organization Al-Haq and non-profit organization Union of Agricultural Work Committees, as "terrorist organisations" for their alleged connections to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The Palestinian National Authority, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, and several human rights groups harshly criticize the designations.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/22/israel-palestinian-human-rights-groups-terrorism|title=Outcry as Israel labels Palestinian rights groups 'terrorists'|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-10-22|access-date=2024-12-14}}

=November=

1 November –
Prime Minister Naftali Bennet leads a delegation of over a hundred, including the Minister of Energy, Karine Elharrar and the Minister of Environmental Protection, Tamar Zandberg, to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), where he commits Israel to phasing out coal for energy generation by 2025, and reaching net zero for greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, and announces that the government has set up a task-force to provide funds and reduce bureaucracy to encourage the Israeli hi-tech sector to develop solutions to combat climate change.{{cite web | last=Liphshiz | first=Cnaan | title=Naftali Bennett at COP26: Israeli start-ups should focus their energies on climate change | website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency | date=2 Nov 2021 | url=https://www.jta.org/2021/11/02/global/naftali-bennett-at-cop26-israeli-start-ups-should-focus-on-climate-change}}{{cite web |title=Bennett tells COP26 Israeli innovation can make 'real difference' on climate |url=https://www.israelhayom.com/2021/11/01/bennett-tells-cop26-israeli-innovation-can-make-real-difference-on-climate/ |website=Israel HaYom |date=1 Nov 2021}}
Israel reopens its borders to vaccinated international travellers for the first time since March 2020, where they must have received two doses of any WHO-approved vaccine, a booster dose within the past six months, or only one dose if they have recovered from COVID-19.{{cite news|url=https://www.laprensalatina.com/israel-reopens-borders-to-vaccinated-visitors-for-1st-time-since-march-2020/|title=Israel reopens borders to vaccinated visitors for 1st time since March 2020|newspaper=La Prensa Latina Media |publisher=La Prensa Latina|date=2021-10-01|access-date=2024-12-14}}
3 November – The U.S. Commerce Department adds Israeli spyware firms Candiru and NSO Group to its trade blacklist for selling their services and tools to foreign governments to spy on government officials and journalists, and for trafficking tools used to hack computer networks respectively.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-blacklists-four-companies-israel-russia-singapore-citing-spyware-2021-11-03/|title=U.S. blacklists Israeli hacking tool vendor NSO Group|publisher=Reuters|last=Bing|first=Christopher|date=2021-10-01|access-date=2024-12-14}}
5 November – After a marathon and often acrimonious session, the Knesset passes the 2021 and 2022 state budgets, the country's first approved national budgets in three and half years, and avoids triggering another round of early elections as a result.{{cite web | title=Knesset passes 2022 budget, capping key win for Bennett-led coalition| website=Times of Israel | date=2021-11-05 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/knesset-passes-2022-budget-after-marathon-voting-session// | access-date=2021-11-05}}{{cite web |title=Israeli parliament approves 2021 budget, averting election threat | website=Reuters | date=4 Nov 2021 | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-parliament-approves-2021-national-budget-2021-11-04/|url-access=subscription}}
8 November – During a high-level state visit to Israel, Colombian Defense Minister Diego Molano declares Iran to be an enemy of Colombia despite both nations continuing to maintain diplomatic relations.{{cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/america/colombia/2021/11/08/ministro-de-defensa-de-colombia-asegura-que-iran-y-hezbola-son-enemigos-de-su-pais-apoyados-por-el-regimen-de-venezuela/|title=Colombian Defense Minister says Iran and Hezbollah are enemies of his country, supported by the Venezuelan regime|publisher=Infobae|date=2021-10-01|access-date=2024-12-14}}
10 November – Israel's pandemic advisory board approves the usage of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years old.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-approves-covid-shots-for-kids-experts-predict-uphill-acceptance-struggle/|title=Israel approves COVID shots for kids; experts predict uphill acceptance struggle|publisher=The Times of Israel|last=Jeffay|first=Nathan|date=2021-10-01|access-date=2024-12-14}}
11 November – Israel begins the world's first nationwide COVID-19 drill named "Omega Drill" consisting of three sessions that will test the country's preparation for the possible outbreak of a new and more lethal variant of the virus.{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-11-11/israel-holds-war-games-to-prepare-for-more-lethal-covid-strain|title=Israel Holds 'War Games' to Prepare for More Lethal Covid Strain|publisher=Bloomberg News|date=2021-10-11|access-date=2024-12-14}}
14 November – The Israeli Health ministry approves the usage of the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11, two weeks after the U.S. FDA grants its own approval, with vaccination expected to begin next week.{{cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/israel-s-health-ministry-approves-covid-vaccine-for-younger-children-1.10383066|title=Israel's Health Ministry Approves COVID Vaccine for Younger Children|publisher=Haaretz|last=Efrati|first=Ido|date=2021-10-14|access-date=2024-12-14}}
19 November – The United Kingdom outlaws Hamas, the Palestinian militant group which serves as the ruling party of the Gaza Strip, and declares the party as a terrorist group. Previously, only the party's armed wing was outlawed.{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/britain-outlaws-palestinian-militant-group-hamas-interior-minister/ar-AAQTlmq?ocid=uxbndlbing|title=Britain officially outlaws Palestinian militant group Hamas, Interior Minister announces|publisher=Reuters|date=2021-10-01|access-date=2024-12-14}}
21 November – A Hamas terrorist opens fire in the Old City of Jerusalem, killing an Israeli man and wounding four others, before being shot and killed by Israeli police officers.{{cite web | last1=Gross | first1=Judah Ari | last2=Boxerman | first2=Aaron | title=Hamas gunman kills 1, wounds 4 in terror shooting in Jerusalem Old City | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-11-21 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/2-injured-1-critically-in-suspected-shooting-attack-in-jerusalem-old-city/}}
22 November –
Jordan and Israel sign an agreement at the Dubai Expo brokered by the United Arab Emirates by which a UAE company will build a solar power plant in Jordan from which Israel will buy electricity in exchange for water from an Israeli desalination plant.{{cite web |last1=Harkov |first1=Lahav |title=Israel, Jordan sign climate cooperation agreement in Dubai |url=https://www.jpost.com/environment-and-climate-change/israel-jordan-sign-climate-cooperation-agreement-in-dubai-685680 |website=The Jerusalem Post |date=22 November 2021}}{{cite web | title=Israel, Jordan to partner in water-for-energy deal | website=Reuters | date=2021-11-22 | url=https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/israel-jordan-partner-water-for-energy-deal-israeli-ministry-says-2021-11-22/|url-access=subscription}}
Israel begins administering the Pfizer–BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 years.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-begins-vaccinating-children-aged-5-11/|title=Israel begins vaccinating children aged 5-11

|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=2021-10-22|access-date=2024-12-14}}

23 November –
The COVID-19 vaccination campaign for children aged 5–11 begins, seeking to curtail the spread of COVID-19 in schools and close the main remaining gap in the country's push for national immunity from the pandemic.{{cite web | last=Lubell | first=Maayan | title=Israel starts vaccinating young children as coronavirus cases rise | website=Reuters | date=2021-11-23 | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-starts-vaccinating-young-children-coronavirus-rises-2021-11-22/|url-access=subscription}}
At an archaeological dig at the Jerusalem Walls National Park, an 11-year-old girl finds a rare 2,000-year-old silver shekel coin, engraved with "second year," referring to the second year of the Great Jewish Revolt against the Romans (66–73 CE).{{cite web | last=Spiro | first=Amy | title=Rare silver 'rebel coin,' maybe minted at Temple 2,000 years ago, found in Jerusalem | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-11-23 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/rare-silver-rebel-coin-maybe-minted-at-temple-2000-years-ago-found-in-jerusalem/ | access-date=2021-12-02}}
24 November –
Israel carries out airstrikes in Homs, Syria, killing two civilians and injuring six soldiers and another civilian.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/11/24/syria-says-israeli-airstrike-in-homs-leaves-2-dead-7-wounded|title=Israeli air attack kills 2 Syrian civilians; 7 wounded: Report|publisher=Al Jazeera|last=Sultan|first=Abir|date=2021-10-01|access-date=2024-12-14}}
In Rabat, Morocco, Minister of Defense Benny Gantz and his Moroccan counterpart, Abdellatif Loudiyi, sign a memorandum of understanding on defense between Israel and Morocco, the first such agreement between Israel and an Arab state formalizing defense ties and cooperation.{{cite web | last=Gross | first=Judah Ari | title=In Morocco, Gantz signs Israel's first-ever defense MOU with an Arab country | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-11-24 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-morocco-gantz-signs-israels-first-ever-defense-mou-with-an-arab-country/}}
25 November – Israel announces a ban on travellers from South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia and Eswatini entering and advising against tourists visiting the named countries to curb the spread of the new Omicron/B.1.1.529 variant of Covid-19.{{cite web | title=Israel bans foreigners from entering country to stop Omicron variant| website=Jerusalem Post | date=2021-11-26 | url=https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/south-african-variant-of-concern-discovered-in-israel-687074 | access-date=2021-11-28}}
26 November – Israel reports its first case of the Omicron variant in a person who travelled from Malawi.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-detects-first-case-of-new-highly-mutated-covid-19-strain/|title=Israel detects its first case of new, highly mutated COVID-19 strain|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=2021-10-01|access-date=2024-12-14}}
28 November – Israel closes its borders to all foreigners and requires citizens who have travelled outside the country to quarantine for three days for fully vaccinated people and seven days for unvaccinated people as part of an effort to reduce the spread of the Omicron variant.{{cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20211128-israel-closes-borders-to-all-foreigners-over-omicron|title=Israel closes borders to all foreigners over Omicron|publisher=France 24|date=2021-10-01|access-date=2024-12-14}}
29 November –
Miss Universe France 2021, Clémence Botino, a contestant at the Miss Universe contest in Eilat, Israel, tests positive for COVID-19.{{cite web|url=https://www.lindependant.fr/2021/11/29/concours-miss-univers-miss-france-2020-testee-positive-au-covid-des-son-arrivee-en-israel-9959151.php|title=Miss Universe Competition: Miss France 2020 tested positive for covid upon arrival in Israel|publisher=L'Independant|date=2021-10-01|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan reveals his intentions to rebuild his country's ties with Egypt and Israel.{{cite web|url=https://www.trtworld.com/turkey/erdogan-turkey-seeks-to-improve-ties-with-egypt-israel-52128|title=Erdogan: Turkey seeks to improve ties with Egypt, Israel|publisher=TRT World|date=2021-10-01|access-date=2024-12-14}}

=December=

6 December – Israel signs the Horizon Europe agreement with the EU despite the exclusion of Israeli settlements.{{cite web | title=Israel signs Horizon Europe deal despite West Bank settlement exclusion| website=Jerusalem Post | date=2021-12-06 | url=https://m.jpost.com/israel-news/israel-signs-horizon-europe-agreement-despite-west-bank-settlement-exclusion-688059 | access-date=2021-12-07}}
7 December –
Israel finishes building a 65-kilometer underground barrier in its border with Gaza to deal with the threat of cross-border tunnels.{{cite web | title=Israel completes upgraded barrier with the Gaza Strip | website=Jerusalem Post | date=2021-12-07 | url=https://m.jpost.com/israel-news/israel-completes-upgraded-barrier-with-the-gaza-strip-688089 | access-date=2021-12-07}}
Israeli Air Force warplanes bomb the Port of Latakia, Syria's main seaport with at least five explosions reported, with a Syrian military official stating that several missiles struck the container area of the port. It is the first Israeli attack on the facility through which Iran and Hezbollah import weapons into Syria.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-says-israeli-warplanes-attacked-latakia-port/|title=In rare strike, Israeli warplanes said to attack Latakia port|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=2021-12-07|access-date=2024-12-14}}
10 December – A man is killed and others are wounded as Israeli soldiers open fire on a group of Palestinian people protesting against Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/10/palestinian-killed-by-israeli-army-in-west-bank|title=In rare strike, Israeli warplanes said to attack Latakia port|publisher=Al Jazeera|last=Gross|first=Judah Ari|date=2021-12-10|access-date=2024-12-14}}
11 December – Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz says he has instructed the Israel Defense Forces to prepare military options for potential use against Iran, that the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action yielded "no progress", and that world powers "understand that the Iranians are playing games".{{cite web|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-israeli-army-has-been-instructed-to-prepare-military-option-against-iran-gantz-says-1.10457857|title=Gantz Says He Instructed Israeli Army to Prepare Military Option Against Iran|publisher=Haaretz|last=Lis|first=Jonathan|date=2021-12-11|access-date=2024-12-14}}
12 December –
The Miss Universe 2021 pageant takes place in Eilat where Miss India, Harnaaz Sandhu, is crowned Miss Universe; Israel is represented by Noa Cochva.{{cite web | last=Spiro | first=Amy | title=Israel's beauty on full display as India takes the crown at Miss Universe in Eilat | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-12-13 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israels-beauty-on-full-display-as-india-takes-the-crown-at-miss-universe-in-eilat/ | access-date=2021-12-19}}
Archeologists announce the discovery of a 2,000-year-old synagogue from the Second Temple period in the town of Migdal, in the Galilee region.{{cite web|title=Israel: Ancient Synagogue Unearthed In Mary Magdalene's Town|website=I24news|date=2021-12-12|url=https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/archeology/1639325694-israel-ancient-synagogue-unearthed-in-mary-magdalene-s-town}}
13 December –
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates discuss strengthening bilateral trade and cooperation in multiple areas, at the first meeting of the leaders of the two countries.{{cite web|last1=Carey|first1=Andrew|last2=Gold|first2=Hadas|title=Israeli Prime Minister meets UAE Crown Prince in Abu Dhabi in historic visit|website=CNN|date=2021-12-13|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/13/middleeast/naftali-bennett-mbz-meeting-uae-intl/index.html|access-date=2021-12-19}}
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates discuss strengthening bilateral trade and cooperation in multiple areas, at the first meeting of the leaders of the two countries.{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/13/middleeast/naftali-bennett-mbz-meeting-uae-intl/index.html|title=Israeli Prime Minister meets UAE Crown Prince in Abu Dhabi in historic visit|publisher=CNN|date=2021-12-13|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Harnaaz Sandhu of India is crowned Miss Universe in Eilat, Israel.{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/miss-universe-india-harnaaz-sandhu-intl-hnk/index.html|title=India's Harnaaz Sandhu is crowned Miss Universe 2021|publisher=CNN|last=Yeung|first=Jessie|date=2021-12-13|access-date=2024-12-14}}
14 December – Researchers from Tel Aviv University, Sheba Medical Center and from institutes in Europe and the United States announce that they have uncovered a mechanism that may unlock a way to delay or reverse the causes of the neurodegenerative disease ALS, for which there is currently no treatment.{{cite web|author=TOI Staff|title=Tel Aviv University breakthrough touted as key to reversing ALS|website=The Times of Israel|date=2021-12-14|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/tel-aviv-university-breakthrough-touted-as-key-to-reversing-als/}}
16 December –
Israeli warplanes launch overnight airstrikes in southern Syria, with missiles originating from the Golan Heights, killing a soldier and causing some material damage, according to a Syrian military official. Syrian air defences engaged the Israeli missiles, with most missiles reportedly intercepted.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/syria-says-israeli-air-strikes-target-south-of-country-soldier-killed/|title=Syria says Israeli air strikes target south of country, soldier killed|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=2021-12-16|access-date=2024-12-14}}
An Israeli man is killed, and two others are injured, in a shooting near Homesh in the northern West Bank by gunmen suspected to belong to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group.{{cite web|last1=Lazaroff|first1=Tovah|last2=Ben-Nun|first2=Sarah|title=Israeli killed in West Bank terror shooting attack|website=The Jerusalem Post|date=2021-12-16|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/israeli-injured-in-terror-shooting-attack-in-west-bank-688958}}{{cite web|last=Gross|first=Judah Ari|title=Shin Bet: Suspects in deadly West Bank shooting are members of Islamic Jihad|website=The Times of Israel|date=2021-12-19|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/shin-bet-suspects-in-deadly-west-bank-shooting-are-members-of-islamic-jihad/|access-date=2022-01-04}}
17 December –
Israeli settlers burst into several villages in the occupied West Bank, beating and injuring at least two people.{{cite web|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/17/settlers-attack-palestinian-villages-after-west-bank-killing|title=Settlers attack Palestinian villages after West Bank killing|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=2021-12-16|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Anastasia Gorbenko wins the first gold medal for Israel at the World Swimming Championships for the 50-meter breaststroke, followed by a second gold medal in the 100-meter individual medley two days later.{{cite web|title=Israeli Swimmer Anastasia Gorbenko Wins 2nd Gold In Abu Dhabi|website=I24news|date=2021-12-19|url=https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/sport/1639927899-israeli-swimmer-anastasia-gorbenko-wins-2nd-gold-in-abu-dhabi }}
18 December – Ukrainian ambassador to Israel Yevhen Korniychuk says that Ukraine might recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/ukraine-says-it-recognizes-jerusalem-as-israels-capital-will-open-embassy-there/ |title=Ukraine envoy: Kyiv could recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital soon|publisher=Times of Israel|date=2021-12-16|access-date=2024-12-14}}
20 December –
Israeli Defense Forces report that they have arrested more than 100 members of the Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas, amid a recent increase in tensions.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-said-to-arrest-over-100-hamas-members-in-hebron-area-in-major-sweep/|title=Israel said to arrest over 100 Hamas members in Hebron area in major sweep|publisher=Times of Israel|date=2021-12-20|access-date=2024-12-14}}
The Carmel storm hits Israel with heavy rainfall and strong winds.{{cite news | title='Carmel' storm hits Israel with powerful winds and heavy rainfall | newspaper=Ynetnews

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The Israeli government announces a ban on all travel to Germany, Italy, Belgium, Hungary, Morocco, Portugal, Canada, Switzerland, Turkey, and the U.S. without special permission beginning on December 22 due to the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant.{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/israel-bans-travel-us-omicron-concerns-rcna9323|title=Israel bans travel to U.S. over omicron concerns|publisher=NBC News|date=2021-12-20|access-date=2024-12-14}}
21 December – The Health ministry recommends that Israelis over the age of 60 years and healthcare workers should receive a fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, becoming the world's first country to administer a fourth dose of the vaccine. The move is welcomed by Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.{{cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/covid-19-israel-to-offer-fourth-vaccine-dose-to-over-60s-saying-it-is-first-nation-to-roll-it-out-12501771|title=COVID-19: Israel to offer fourth coronavirus vaccine dose to over-60s, saying it is first nation set to roll it out|publisher=Sky News|date=2021-12-20|access-date=2024-12-14}}
Israel reports its first confirmed death related to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a man in his 60s with pre-existing health conditions who died at the Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israel-reportedly-records-first-known-omicron-death/|title=Israel reportedly records first known Omicron death|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=2021-12-20|access-date=2024-12-14}} The hospital later states that the death was actually because of the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/hospital-reverses-course-says-covid-linked-death-was-delta-not-omicron/|title=Hospital reverses course says COVID linked death was Delta not Omicron|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=2021-12-20|access-date=2024-12-14}}
22 December – The Soroka Medical Center in Beersheba clarifies that the man thought to be Israel's first Omicron death had actually had the SARS-CoV-2 Delta variant, following the final laboratory results regarding his condition.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/hospital-reverses-course-says-covid-linked-death-was-delta-not-omicron/|title=Hospital reverses course, says COVID-linked death was Delta, not Omicron|publisher=The Times of Israel|last=Spiro|first=Amy|date=2021-12-20|access-date=2024-12-14}}
24 December – After five days of military training, Iran fires sixteen ballistic missiles at a target in a show of force against Israel. The incident is part of a wider increase in tensions between the two countries.{{cite web|url=https://www.rfi.fr/en/middle-east/20211224-iran-fires-missiles-during-drills-in-warning-to-israel|title=Iran fires missiles during drills in warning to Israel

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25 December – The Israeli government finalizes an agreement with Pfizer to purchase 100,000 courses of the anti-viral drug Paxlovid for high-risk patients over the age of 12 years, with delivery expected to begin in one week.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-to-receive-100000-pfizer-anti-covid-pills-in-coming-week-report/|title=Israel to receive first shipment of Pfizer anti-COVID pills in coming week|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=2021-12-20|access-date=2024-12-14}}
26 December – Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps releases a video on social media threatening to destroy the Israeli city of Dimona and a nearby nuclear facility in the Negev desert.{{cite web|url=https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-689758|title=Iran threatens nuclear explosion in Israel's Dimona facility|publisher=The Jerusalem Post|date=2021-12-20|access-date=2024-12-14}}
27 December –
The Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv, Israel, begins the world's first clinical trial of fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, involving 150 medical personnel, in order to determine if a fourth dose can provide extra immunity against COVID-19.{{cite web|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/israel-begins-clinical-trial-of-fourth-covid-19-vaccine-shot-/6371244.html|title=Israel Begins Clinical Trial of Fourth COVID-19 Vaccine Shot |publisher=Voice of America|date=2021-12-27|access-date=2024-12-14}}
The health ministry reduces the interval between the second dose and booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to three months, citing concerns about the spread of the Omicron variant.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-to-offer-covid-boosters-3-months-after-second-vaccine-dose/|title=Israel to offer COVID boosters 3 months after second vaccine dose|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=2021-12-27|access-date=2024-12-14}}
An outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza in Northern Israel kills 5,200 of migratory cranes, and hundreds of thousands of domestic poultry are culled in a bid to halt the spread of the disease.{{cite web | title=Bird flu outbreak spreads, Bennett instructs close tracking | website=The Jerusalem Post| date=27 December 2021| url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-689877}}
28 December – Syrian state media reports that Israel has bombed the Port of Latakia, the second airstrike on the facility this month. Secondary explosions are believed to be from Iranian munitions stored at the facility.{{cite web|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-airstrikes-said-to-hit-key-syrian-port-of-latakia-causing-massive-damage/|title=Israel said to strike key Syrian port of Latakia, causing 'massive' damage|publisher=The Times of Israel|date=2021-12-27|access-date=2024-12-14}}
30 December –
The Israeli Health ministry approves fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for immunocompromised people, becoming the first country to do so.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-middle-east-israel-a70fb6acb9295d6bd2f4526b195ea7e2?utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter |title=Israel approves 4th vaccine dose for most vulnerable|publisher=AP|last=Horowitz|first=Audrey|date=2021-12-27|access-date=2024-12-14}}
The Central Bureau of Statistics releases data showing that 9.449 million people live in Israel at the end of 2021, of whom 6.982 million (74%) are Jewish, 1.99 million (21%) are Arab and 472,000 (5%) are neither.{{cite web|last=Spiro|first=Amy|title=Israel approaches 9.5 million residents on eve of 2022|website=The Times of Israel|date=2021-12-30|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-approaches-9-5-million-residents-on-eve-of-2022/|access-date=2022-01-03}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/mediarelease/DocLib/2021/447/11_21_447b.pdf |title=Media release |access-date=2022-01-09 |archive-date=2022-01-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109035953/https://www.cbs.gov.il/he/mediarelease/DocLib/2021/447/11_21_447b.pdf |url-status=dead }}
30 December – Israel extends fourth doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to elderly people in care facilities and begins administering fourth doses for vulnerable people, citing the high-risk of infection.{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/israel-extends-4th-covid-vaccine-elderly-care-facilities-2021-12-31/|title=Israel extends second COVID-19 booster to elderly in care facilities|publisher=Reuters|date=2021-12-27|access-date=2024-12-14|url-access=subscription}}

Deaths

18 January – Dani Shmulevich-Rom (b. 1940), Maccabi Haifa football player (1957–1973) and Israel national football team (1960–1970).[https://www.one.co.il/article/375804.html אגדת מכבי חיפה, דני רום, הלך לעולמו בגיל 80] {{in lang|he}}
24 January – Moshe Moskowitz (b. 1925), politician, head of the Shafir Regional Council (1952–1979) and Efrat town council (1980–1985).{{cite web|url=https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/settlement-enterprise-stalwart-moshe-moskowitz-dead-at-96/2021/01/24/|author=David Israel|title=Settlement Enterprise Stalwart Moshe Moskowitz Dead at 96; 11 Shevat 5781 – January 24, 2021|website=The Jewish Press|date=24 January 2021 |accessdate=2021-01-24}}
31 January – Yitzchok Scheiner (b. 1922), Haredi rabbi and rosh yeshiva of the Kamenitz Yeshiva of Jerusalem.{{cite web | title=Rabbi Yitzhok Scheiner, 98, dies of COVID during mass funeral of fellow top rabbi | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-01-31 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/rabbi-yitzhok-scheiner-98-dies-of-covid-during-mass-funeral-of-fellow-top-rabbi/ | access-date=2021-01-31}}
31 January – Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik (b. 1921), Haredi rabbi and rosh yeshiva of the Brisk Yeshiva in Jerusalem.{{cite news | last=Nachshoni | first=Kobi | title=Brisk Yeshiva head, Rabbi Meshulam Dovid Soloveitchik, passes away at 99 | website=ynetnews | date=2021-01-31 | url=https://www.ynetnews.com/article/SJLCbyNgd | access-date=2021-01-31}}
31 January – Abraham J. Twerski, (b. 1930), Hasidic rabbi, author, and psychiatrist specializing in substance abuse.{{cite web | last=Julian | first=Hana| title=Update: Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski, Global Addiction Expert, Passes Away | website=JewishPress.com | date=2021-01-31 | url=https://www.jewishpress.com/news/obituaries/bde-rabbi-dr-abraham-j-twerski-global-addiction-expert-passes-away/2021/01/31/ | access-date=2021-01-31}}
5 February – Ruth Dayan, (b. 1917), businesswoman, founder of Maskit fashion house, social activist and recipient of the President's Medal of Distinction.{{cite web | last=Cashman | first=Greer Fay | title=Ruth Dayan, matriarch of an Israeli dynasty, dies at 103 | website=The Jerusalem Post | JPost.com | date=2021-02-06 | url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/ruth-dayan-fashion-icon-and-wife-of-moshe-dayan-passes-at-103-657969 | access-date=2021-02-07}}
8 February – Shlomo Hillel (b. 1923), politician and diplomat, Speaker of the Knesset (1984–1988), Minister of Police (1969–1977) and Internal Affairs (1977).{{cite web | last=Cashman | first=Greer Fay |title=Shlomo Hillel, former Israeli diplomat, politician, dies at 95 | website=The Jerusalem Post| date=2021-02-10 | url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/shlomo-hillel-former-israeli-diplomat-politician-dies-at-95-658260 | access-date=2021-03-02}}
15 February – Gideon Meir (b. 1947), diplomat, ambassador to Italy (2006–2011).{{cite web | last=Berman | first=Lazar |title=Veteran diplomat Gideon Meir dies at 74 | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-02-16 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/veteran-diplomat-gideon-meir-dies-at-74/ | access-date=2021-03-02}}
18 February – Yehoshua Sagi (b. 1933), Director of the Military Intelligence Directorate (1979–1983) and member of the Knesset (1988–1992).{{cite web | last=Ben-Nun | first=Sarah | title=Former head of Military Intelligence, Yehoshua Saguy, dies at 87 | website=The Jerusalem Post| date=2021-02-18 | url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/former-head-of-military-intelligence-yehoshua-saguy-dies-at-87-659390 | access-date=2021-03-02}}
23 February – Sergiu Natra (b. 1924), classical music composer, conductor, and professor of music at Tel-Aviv University.{{cite web | title=Sergiu Natra - The Classical Composers Database | website=Musicalics | date=2013-03-25 | url=https://musicalics.com/en/node/84071 | access-date=2021-03-02}}
25 February – Manfred Gerstenfeld (b.1937), economist, author and scholar of antisemitism.{{cite web | last=Israel | first=David | title=Manfred Gerstenfeld, Long Time Contributor to the Jewish Press, Dead at 84 | website=JewishPress.com | date=2021-02-25 | url=https://www.jewishpress.com/news/global/europe/manfred-gerstenfeld-long-time-contributor-to-the-jewish-press-dead-at-84/2021/02/25/ | access-date=2021-03-02}}
25 February – Rafi Levi (b. 1938), footballer for Maccabi Tel Aviv (1954–1966) and Israel national football team (1958–1960).{{cite web | title=חלוצי העבר רפי לוי ויגאל רצאבי הלכו לעולמם |website=One |date=25 February 2021 | url=https://www.one.co.il/article/378481.html | language=he | access-date=2021-03-02}}
7 March – Mordechai Bar-On (b.1928), historian and politician, member of the Knesset (1984–1986).{{Cite web |title=Knesset Members: Mordechai Bar-On|url=https://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?mk_individual_id_t=308 |access-date=2021-04-02 |website=The Knesset}}
12 March – Roei Sadan (b. 1982), adventurer and cyclist who circumnavigated the world on his bicycle.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-12 |title=Roei 'Jinji' Sadan: Israeli round-the-world cyclist killed outside home |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-56368840 |access-date=2021-04-02 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
4 April – Uri Gallin (b.1928), Israeli Olympic discus thrower (1952).{{cite news | last=Aharoni | first=Oren | title=אבל באתלטיקה הישראלית: אורי גלין הלך לעולמו |trans-title=Mourning in Israeli Athletics: Uri Gallin has passed away| website=ynet | date=2021-04-05 | url=https://www.ynet.co.il/sport/article/SJ5NzHOBd | language=he | access-date=2021-05-03}}
9 April – Gavriel Cohen (b. 1928), historian and politician, member of the Knesset (1965–1969).{{Cite web |title=Knesset Members: Gavriel Cohen |url=https://knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?mk_individual_id_t=445 |access-date=2021-05-03 |website=www.knesset.gov.il |publisher=State of Israel}}
13 April – Isi Leibler (b. 1934), activist, publicist, World Jewish Congress official and leader in the global campaign on behalf of Soviet Jewry.{{cite web | last=Cowie | first=Tom | title=Isi Leibler, key advocate for Jewish 'refuseniks' in the Soviet Union, dies in Israel | website=The Age | date=2021-04-13 | url=https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/isi-leibler-key-advocate-for-jewish-refuseniks-dies-in-israel-20210413-p57ivd.html | access-date=2021-05-03}}
28 April – Hussein Faris (b. 1935), Israeli Arab politician and member of the Knesset (1988–1992).{{cite news |title=وفاة المربي وعضو الكنيست السابق حسين ابراهيم فارس من عكا |trans-title=Death of educator and former Knesset member, Hussein Ibrahim Faris, from Acre| url=https://www.panet.co.il/article/3247028|website=Panet |date=2021-04-28}}
4 May – Dan Tawfik (b. 1955), biochemist at the Weizmann Institute of Science, known for contributions in protein engineering, evolutionary biochemistry and enzyme evolution, EMET Prize (2020).[https://www.ynet.co.il/environment-science/article/S1uR11M11Ou נפטר, פרופ' דן תופיק, החוקר שהבין חלבונים] {{in lang|he}}
6 May – Yitzhak Arad (b.1926), military officer and historian, director of Yad Vashem (1972–1993).{{cite web |title=Yad Vashem Mourns the Passing of Renowned Holocaust Survivor, Historian and Former Yad Vashem Chairman, Dr. Yitzhak Arad (1926–2021) |url=https://www.yadvashem.org/press-release/06-may-2021-11-57.html |publisher=Yad Vashem |access-date=May 8, 2021 |date=May 6, 2021}}
13 May – Bella Kaufman (b.1956), oncologist, head of department at Sheba Medical Center, and professor at Sackler Faculty of Medicine at Tel Aviv University.[https://www.cancer.org.il/news/new.aspx?NewId=1257 האגודה למלחמה בסרטן משתתפת באבלם הכבד של בני משפחת קאופמן וטוכנר, על פטירתה בטרם עת של פרופ' בלה קאופמן ז"ל] {{in lang|he}}
22 May – Moti Rosenblum (b. 1946), journalist at Maariv and IDF Radio, CEO of the Israel Press and Communications Council.{{cite web | title=אבל כבד: הלך לעולמו העיתונאי מוטי רוזנבלום | website=ספורט Maariv Sport 1| date=2021-05-22 | url=https://sport1.maariv.co.il/israeli-basketball/article/655776/ | language=he | access-date=2021-06-21}}
22 May – Eddy Zemach (b.1935), philosopher, professor emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.{{cite web | last=Moked | first=Gabriel| title= עם מותו של עדי צמח (2021-1935) |trans-title=On the death of Eddy Tzemach (1935-2021)|website=Haaretz | date=2021-06-01 | url=https://www.haaretz.co.il/literature/.premium-1.9863381 |language=he | access-date=2021-06-21}}
25 May – David Klein (b. 1935), economist, governor of the Bank of Israel (2000–2005).{{cite web | title=Former Bank of Israel governor David Klein dies | website=Reuters | date=2021-05-26 | url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/former-bank-israel-governor-david-klein-dies-2021-05-26/ | access-date=2021-06-21|url-access=subscription}}
25 May – Eilat Mazar (b. 1956), archaeologist, specialist in Jerusalem, Phoenician and Biblical archaeology, noted for her discovery of the Large Stone Structure, surmised to be the palace of King David.{{cite news|title=Fearless pioneering biblical archaeologist Eilat Mazar dies at 64|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/fearless-pioneering-biblical-archaeologist-eilat-mazar-dies-at-64/|first=Amanda|last=Borschel-Dan|date=26 May 2021|accessdate=26 May 2021|newspaper=The Times of Israel|location=Jerusalem|archive-date=26 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526173454/https://www.timesofisrael.com/fearless-pioneering-biblical-archaeologist-eilat-mazar-dies-at-64/|url-status=live}}
25 May – Amichai Shoham (b. 1922), footballer for Hapoel Petah Tikva F.C. (1941–1954) and the Israel national football team (1949–1952).{{cite web | title=אבל בהפועל פ"ת: הלך לעולמו עמיחי שהם |trans-title=Mourning at Hapoel Petach Tikva: Amichai Shoham has passed away| website=Maariv Sport 1|date=2021-05-25 | url=https://sport1.maariv.co.il/israeli-soccer/liga-leumit/article/659022/ | language=he | access-date=2021-06-21}}
29 May – Dani Karavan (b. 1930), sculptor known for site specific memorials and monuments and Israel Prize winner.{{cite news | title=הפסל דני קרוון הלך לעולמו בגיל 90 |trans-title=The sculptor Dani Karavan has passed away aged 90| website=ynet | date=2021-05-29 | url=https://www.ynet.co.il/entertainment/article/B1ji12RTr | language=he | access-date=2021-06-21}}
31 May – {{ill|Zakay Aharon|he|זכאי אהרן}} (b. 1927), Iraqi-born poet, journalist and translator.{{citation needed|date=December 2022}}
6 June – Avi Har-Even (b. 1937), engineer, head of the Israel Space Agency (1995–2004).{{cite web | title=Avi Har-Even, Defense Min. Prize winner, dies of Acre riots injuries | website=The Jerusalem Post | date=2021-06-06 | url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/avi-har-even-defense-min-prize-winner-dies-of-acre-riots-injuries-670274 | access-date=2021-07-05}}
22 June – Tsevi E. Tal (b. 1927), district court judge (1978–1994), and Supreme Court justice (1994–1997), head of the Tal Committee on exemptions from military service for ultra-Orthodox Jews (1999–2000).{{cite web | last=Bachner | first=Michael | title=Tzvi Tal, ex-Supreme Court justice who headed Haredi IDF draft panel, dies at 94 | website=The Times of Israel | date=2021-06-22 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/tzvi-tal-ex-supreme-court-justice-who-headed-haredi-idf-draft-panel-dies-at-94/ | access-date=2021-07-05}}
29 June – Yitzhak "Vicky" Peretz (b. 1953), national league and national team (1973–1983) football player, and team manager.{{cite web | title=Israeli soccer player Vicki Peretz passes away at age 68 | website=The Jerusalem Post | date=2021-06-29 | url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/israeli-soccer-player-vicki-peretz-passes-away-at-age-68-672332 | access-date=2021-07-05}}
14 July – Yekutiel Gershoni (b. 1943), historian and runner, Paralympic silver medalist for athletics at the 1980 Summer Paralympics and 1984 Summer Paralympics.{{cite news | last=Rubenstein| first=Roie | title=נפטר ההיסטוריון יקותיאל גרשוני, שאיבד את ידיו ועיניו וזכה במדליות פראלימפיות |trans-title=The historian Yekutiel Gershuni, who lost his hands and eyes and won Paralympic medals, has died | website=ynet | date=2021-07-15 | url=https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/skdtqnttd | language=he | access-date=2021-08-03}}
15 July – Mohamed Nafa (b. 1940), Israeli Druze politician, Secretary General of the Israel Communist Party and Member of Knesset (1990–1992).{{cite web |title=Mohamed Naffa |url=https://www.knesset.gov.il/mk/eng/mk_eng.asp?mk_individual_id_t=528 |website=www.knesset.gov.il |date=2021}}
20 July – Ruth Pearl (b. 1935), Israeli-American software developer, mother of slain American journalist Daniel Pearl.{{cite news |last= |first= |date=July 30, 2021 |title=Ruth Pearl, Mother of Murdered Reporter Daniel Pearl, Dies at 85 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/30/us/ruth-pearl-dead.html |work=The New York Times |location= |access-date=|url-access=subscription}}
24 July – {{ill|Omri Nitzan|he|עמרי ניצן}} (b. 1950), artistic director of the Cameri and Habima Theaters, and the Israel Festival.{{cite web | title=Omri Nitzan, Cameri Theater artistic director, passes away at age 71 | website=The Jerusalem Post| date=2021-07-24|url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/omri-nitzan-cameri-theater-artistic-director-passes-away-at-age-71-674771}}
26 July – Roni Daniel (b. 1947), journalist specializing in military affairs.{{cite news|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/roni-daniel-one-of-israels-most-prominent-journalists-dies-at-73/|title=Roni Daniel, one of Israel's most prominent journalists, dies at 73|work=The Times of Israel|date=July 26, 2021|accessdate=July 26, 2021}}
26 July – Elad Peled (b. 1927), military officer, public servant and educator.{{cite web | last=Aderet| first=Ofer| title=אלוף אלעד פלד, מאחרוני מפקדי מלחמת העצמאות וששת הימים, מת בגיל 93 - חינוך וחברה |trans-title=General Elad Peled, one of the last commanders of the War of Independence and the Six Days, dies aged 93| website=Haaretz| date=2021-07-26 | url=https://www.haaretz.co.il/news/education/.premium-1.10033903 | language=he | access-date=2021-08-03}}
28 July – Tzvi Shissel (b. 1946), actor, film director and music producer.{{cite web | last=Brown | first=Hannah | title=Israeli actor/director Tzvi Shissel died at 75 | website=The Jerusalem Post| date=2021-07-28 | url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/israeli-actordirector-tzvi-shissel-died-at-75-675160}}
2 August {{ndash}} Ruth Horam (b. 1931), painter and sculptor, winner of the Jerusalem Prize.{{cite web | title=Schöpferin des Erfurter Paradiesbaumes ist verstorben|trans-title=The creator of the Erfurt Paradise Tree has passed away| website=Thüringer Allgemeine |date=2 August 2021 | url=https://www.thueringer-allgemeine.de/regionen/erfurt/schoepferin-des-erfurter-paradiesbaumes-ist-verstorben-id232943279.html | language=de}}
6 August {{ndash}} Aryeh Gamliel (b. 1951), Israeli rabbi and politician, member of the Knesset for the Shas Party (1988–2003).[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/311283 Rabbi and former Deputy Minister Aryeh Gamliel passes away] Israel National News, 6 August 2021
9 August {{ndash}} Naftali Tishby (b. 1952), professor of computer science and computational neuroscientist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.{{cite web | title=Naftali Tishby - Obituary| website=The Rachel and Selim Benin School of Computer Science and Engineering|publisher=The Hebrew University | date=10 August 2021 | url=https://www.cs.huji.ac.il/item/news/7269 }}
11 August {{ndash}} Yehoshua Zuckerman (b. 1938), Religious Zionist rabbi and teacher, specialist in the writings of Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook.{{cite web | title=Rabbi Yehoshua Zuckerman passes away at 83 | website=The Jerusalem Post | date=2021-08-11 | url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/rabbi-yehoshua-zuckerman-passes-away-at-83-676405}}
12 August {{ndash}} Igael Tumarkin (b. 1933), painter and sculptor, winner of the Israel Prize for Sculpture in 2004.{{cite news | last1=Boker| first1=Ran| last2=Drukman| first2=Yaron| title=הצייר והפסל יגאל תומרקין, חתן פרס ישראל, הלך לעולמו בגיל 87 |trans-title=The painter and sculptor Yigal Tumarkin, winner of the Israel Prize, passes away at age 87| website=ynet | date=2021-08-12 | url=https://www.ynet.co.il/entertainment/article/sk70gczlt | language=he}}
12 August {{ndash}} Stephen Wiesner (b. 1942), research physicist in the area of quantum information theory, professor at Tel Aviv University.{{cite web | title=Obituary in memory of Stephen Wiesner associated scientist of Tel Aviv Quantum Group | website=Tel Aviv University | date=18 August 2021 | url=https://quantum.tau.ac.il/Obituary-Stephen-Wiesner | access-date=2021-09-03 | archive-date=2021-09-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903041544/https://quantum.tau.ac.il/Obituary-Stephen-Wiesner | url-status=dead }}
25 August – Said al-Harumi (b. 1972), Negev Bedouin politician, member of the Knesset for the Joint List and the United Arab List (2017–2021).{{cite web | last1=Spungin | first1=Tal | last2=Zaig | first2=Gadi | title=Ra'am MK Saeed Alharomi dies from heart attack at 49 | website=The Jerusalem Post| date=2021-08-25 | url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/raam-mk-saeed-alharomi-dies-at-49-677649 | access-date=2021-08-25}}
13 September – Baruch Nachshon (b. 1939), Chabad Hasidic artist.{{cite web |last1=Ort |first1=Yakov |title=Baruch Nachshon, 82, Pioneering Chassidic Artist |url=https://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/5251382/jewish/Baruch-Nachshon-82-Pioneering-Chassidic-Artist.htm |website=Chabad.org News |date=14 September 2014}}
14 September – Ida Nudel (b. 1931), Soviet-born refusenik and civil rights activist on behalf of "Prisoners of Zion" in the Soviet Union.{{cite web | last=Kampeas | first=Ron | title=Ida Nudel, for years the face of Jewish persecution in the Soviet Union, dies at 90 | website=Jewish Telegraphic Agency | date=15 September 2021 | url=https://www.jta.org/2021/09/15/obituaries/ida-nudel-for-years-the-face-of-jewish-persecution-in-the-soviet-union-dies-at-90}}
20 September – {{ill|Gary Eckstein|he|גרי אקשטיין}} (b. 1948), Israeli blues rock singer.{{Cite news|date=2021-09-20|title=גרי אקשטיין הלך לעולמו בגיל 73|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/entertainment/article/rjswkbiqf|access-date=2021-09-20|website=ynet|language=he|last1=בוקר |first1=רן }}
21 September – Aharon Abuhatzira (b. 1938), Israeli politician, member of Knesset (1977–1992), Minister of Religious Services (1977–1981) and Labor and Social Services (1981–1982).{{cite web | title=Aharon Abuhatzira, former MK and Minister of Religious Affairs, dies | website=The Jerusalem Post | date=21 Sep 2021 | url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/aharon-abuhatzira-former-mk-and-minister-of-religious-affairs-dies-679963}}
21 September – Marcia Freedman (1938), feminist and civil rights activist, Member of Knesset (1974–1977).{{cite news |last1=Gil-Ad |first1=Hadar |title=נפטרה מרשה פרידמן, הח"כית הראשונה שיצאה מהארון |trans-title=Marcia Freedman has died: the first openly gay woman Member of Knesset|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/hjbzpgy7f |website=Ynet |language=he |date=22 September 2021}}
22 September – Eric Alfasi (1972), Israeli basketball player for Maccabi Netanya and coach of Maccabi Ashdod and Hapoel Eilat.{{Cite news|date=2021-09-22|title=Basketball coach Eric Alfasi has passed away|url=https://middleeast.in-24.com/News/249015.html|access-date=2021-09-22|website=Middle East in 24 English|language=en-us}}
26 September – {{ill|Yehuda "Judd" Ne'eman|he|יהודה ג'אד נאמן}} (b. 1936), film director and producer, poet, and Winner of the Israel Prize (2009).{{cite web | title=Israel Prize-winning film director Judd Ne'eman dies aged 84 | website=The Times of Israel | date=26 Sep 2021 | url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israel-prize-winning-film-director-judd-neeman-dies-aged-84/ | access-date=7 Oct 2021}}
26 September – Herzl Shafir (b. 1929), IDF general, commissioner of Israel Police (1980).{{cite news |last1=Ben Tzur |first1=Raanan |title=הרצל שפיר, המפכ"ל השביעי של ישראל, הלך לעולמו בגיל 92 |trans-title=Herzl Shafir, seventh commissioner of the Israel Police, has died, aged 92|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/h1b5jfr7t |website=Ynet |language=he |date=26 September 2021}}
5 October – Yosef Paritzky (b. 1955), member of Knesset (1999–2006) and Minister of National Infrastructures (2003–2004).{{cite web | title=השר לשעבר יוסף פריצקי הלך לעולמו|trans-title=Former minister Yosef Paritzky has died| website=Israel National News |date=5 October 2021 | url=https://www.inn.co.il/news/527551 | language=he}}
8 October – Nola Chilton (b. 1922), acting teacher and theater director who pioneered socially engaged theater in Israel, recipient of the Israel Prize for Theater (2013).{{cite web | title=חודשים לפני יום הולדתה ה-100: הבמאית וכלת פרס ישראל נולה צ'לטון הלכה לעולמה|trans-title=Months before her 100th birthday: director and recipient of the Israel Prize, Nola Chilton, passes away|website=Walla! | date=8 Oct 2021 | url=https://e.walla.co.il/item/3464033 | language=he}}
8 October – Mordechai Geldman (b. 1946), psychologist, poet, writer, artist, art critic and curator, and recipient of the Bialik Prize for lifetime achievements.{{cite web | last=Zohar| first=Itamar| title=המשורר מרדכי גלדמן מת בגיל 75 - ספרות |trans-title=Literature – the poet Mordechai Geldman dies at 75| website=Haaretz| date=8 Oct 2021 | url=https://www.haaretz.co.il/gallery/literature/.premium-1.10277791 | language=he}}
9 October – Yossi Maiman (b. 1946), banking executive, businessman and president (2002–2013) and CEO (2006–2013) of Ampal-American Israel Corporation.{{Cite news|title=Israeli Gas Tycoon Yossi Maiman, Former Owner of Major TV Network, Dies at 75|language=en|work=Haaretz|url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/business/israeli-gas-tycoon-yossi-maiman-former-owner-of-major-tv-network-dies-at-75-1.10279951|access-date=9 October 2021}}
14 October – {{ill|Yitzhak Keinan|he|יצחק קינן}} (b. 1942), writer, songwriter and screenwriter, and mayor of Beit Shean (1974–1983).{{cite web|title=יצחק קינן, לשעבר ראש מועצת בית שאן ומחבר "ים השיבולים", נפטר|trans-title=Yitzhak Keinan, former mayor of Beit Shean and author of "Yam HaShibolim" has died|website=Ma'ariv News| date=15 Oct 2021 | url=https://www.maariv.co.il/news/israel/Article-870927 | language=he}}
15 October – {{ill|Yosef Bar-Yosef|he|יוסף בר-יוסף}} (b. 1933), author and playwright, winner of the Israel Prize for Theatre (2003).[https://www.ynet.co.il/entertainment/article/hjmjypuhk הסופר והמחזאי יוסף בר יוסף, חתן פרס ישראל, הלך לעולמו בגיל 88] {{in lang|he}}
26 October – Nawaf Massalha (b. 1943), member of the Knesset (1988–2003), first Israeli Arab politician to hold a ministerial position, Deputy Minister of Health (1992–1996), and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (1999–2001).{{Cite web|last=Yalon|first=Yuri|title=נואף מסאלחה, ח"כ לשעבר ממפלגת העבודה, נפטר בגיל 77 |trans-title=Nawaf Massalha, former Labor Party MK dies at 77|url=https://www.israelhayom.co.il/news/politics/article/5299120|date=26 October 2021|language=he|website=www.israelhayom.co.il}}
26 October – Uri Rubin (b. 1944), professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Tel Aviv University, contributor to the Encyclopaedia of Islam and other works.{{cite web | title=פרופ' אורי רובין ז"ל - אוניברסיטת תל אביב| website=מודעות אבל | date=27 Oct 2021 | url=https://www.avelim.co.il/פרופ-אורי-רובין-זל | language=he}}
29 October – Eliyahu Matza (b. 1935), judge and justice of the Supreme Court (1991–2005).{{cite web | title=Former Israeli High Court Deputy President Eliyahu Matza dies at 86 | website=The Jerusalem Post| date=29 Oct 2021 | url=https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/retired-supreme-court-vp-eliyahu-matza-passes-away-at-86-683489}}
31 October – Avishag Zahavi (1922), botanist, professor emeritus of Plant Physiology at The Volcani Center for Agricultural Research at Beit Dagan.{{cite web |title=הבוטנאית חוקרת ציפורי הזנבנים בערבה, פרופ' אבישג זהבי, ילידת חיפה, הלכה לעולמה בגיל 99 |date=3 November 2021 |url=https://haipo.co.il/item/317395 |publisher=Haipo |access-date=11 November 2021 |language=Hebrew}}{{cite web |title=השתתפות בצער על מותה של ד"ר אבישג קדמן-זהבי ז"ל |url=https://www.zofar.org.il/objDoc.asp?PID=279536&OID=1119104&DivID=1&oAcl=0 |website=צופר}}
4 November – Amatsia Levkovich (b. 1937), football player for Hapoel Tel Aviv (1955–1968), and national team (1957–1965), and professional coach (1969–1994).{{cite news |title=Footballer and coach Amatzia Lewkowicz has passed away |url=https://middleeast.in-24.com/sport/News/109582.html |work=Middle East in 24 Sport English |date=4 November 2021 |language=en-us}}
18 November – Zvi Zilker (b. 1933), longest-serving mayor of Ashdod (1969–1983, 1989–2008).{{cite news |last1=Dias |first1=Shlomi

|title=ראש העיר המיתולוגי של אשדוד, צבי צילקר, הלך לעולמו: אהב את העיר, והיא אהבה אותו|trans-title=The mythical mayor of Ashdod, Zvi Zilker has died: he loved the city and it loved him|url=https://www.israelhayom.co.il/news/local/article/5758096 |agency=Israel HaYom |date=18 November 2021}}

24 November – Aryeh Nehemkin (1925), member of the Haganah, lieutenant colonel in the Israel Defense Forces, Secretary of the Moshavim Movement (1970–1981), member of Knesset for the Alignment (1981–1988) and Minister of Agriculture (1984–1988).{{cite news |last1=Moskovitz |first1=Yisrael |title=אריק נחמקין, שר החקלאות לשעבר, הלך לעולמו בגיל 96|trans-title=Arik Nehemkin, former Minister of Agriculture, dies at 96|url=https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/rkbc300i00k |work=Ynet |date=24 November 2021 |language=he}}
30 November – G. Yafit (b.1951), advertising executive and owner of the Steimatzky bookstore chain.{{cite web |title=אשת העסקים והפרסום ג. יפית הלכה לעולמה בגיל 70 - |trans-title=Businesswoman and advertiser G. Yafit dies at age 70|url=https://b.walla.co.il/item/3474126 |website=Walla! |language=he |date=30 November 2021}}
18 December – Eliezer Waldman (b. 1937), Orthodox rabbi and politician, Member of Knesset for Tehiya 1984–1990, and co-founder and head of Yeshivat Nir Kiryat Arba.{{cite web|last=Israel|first=David|title=Rabbi Eliezer Waldman, President of Yeshivat Nir Kiryat Arba, passed away at 84|website=JewishPress.com|date=2021-12-19|url=https://www.jewishpress.com/news/israel/religious-secular-in-israel-israel/rabbi-eliezer-waldman-ztzl-president-of-yeshivat-nir-kiryat-arba-passed-away-at-84/2021/12/19/|access-date=2022-01-04}}
27 December – {{ill|Yaacov Adler|he|יעקב אדלר (מאמן)}} (b. 1950), basketball coach for Hapoel Tel Aviv and Maccabi Tel Aviv.{{cite web|title=אבל בכדורסל הישראלי: יעקב אדלר נפטר|trans-title=Mourning in Israeli Basketball: Yaacov Adler has died|website=ONE - מספר אחד בספורט|date=2021-12-27|url=https://www.one.co.il/Article/400374.html|language=he|access-date=2022-01-04}}
27 December – Chaim Walder (b. 1968), Haredi rabbi and author, accused rapist, suicide by gunshot.{{cite web|last=Silkoff|first=Shira|title=Chaim Walder dead in suspected suicide following rape allegations|website=The Jerusalem Post|date=2021-12-27|url=https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-689858|access-date=2022-01-04}}

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