31 March: Israeli “Operation Break the Wave” targets resistance groups in Jenin and Nablus. During one of the Israeli raids, journalist Shireen Abu Aqleh is killed on 11 May.
5-7 Aug.: Israeli “Operation Breaking Dawn” in Gaza.
22 Sep.: The Munich Group, the UN and EU call for a “just, comprehensive and lasting peace on the basis of the two-state solution.”
1 Nov.: Netanyahu wins Israeli elections, forms far-right coalition government.
14 Dec.: An EU parliament resolution urges, inter alia, to set up a European peace initiative with the end goal of a two-state solution.