The following lists events in the year 2018 in Israel.

Incumbents

* President – Reuven Rivlin * Prime Minister – Benjamin Netanyahu * President of the Supreme Court –

Esther Hayut Esther Hayut (; born 16 October 1953) is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel. She was sworn in on 26 October 2017, and is expected to serve as Chief Justice until October 2023. Early life Esther "Esti" Avni was born in Herzliya, Is ...

Chief of General Staff The Chief of the General Staff (CGS) is a post in many armed forces ( militaries), the head of the military staff. List * Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (United States) * Chief of the General Staff (Abkhazia) * Chief of General Staff (Af ...

– Gadi Eizenkot * Government of Israel – 34th government of Israel

Events

January

* 2 January – Israel announces plans to deport African migrants who reside in the country illegally, with 90 days given to either leave the country or face imprisonment.

February

* 5 February – 2018 Ariel stabbing * 9–25 February –

Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics Israel competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018, with ten competitors in four sports. Competitors The following is a list of the number of Israeli competitors participating at the Games per s ...

* 10 February – 2018 Israel–Syria incident

March

* 30 March – Start of the

2018 Gaza border protests Eighteen or 18 may refer to: * 18 (number), the natural number following 17 and preceding 19 * one of the years 18 BC, AD 18, 1918, 2018 Film, television and entertainment * ''18'' (film), a 1993 Taiwanese experimental film based on the sho ...

April

* 26 April – Ten youths from a pre-military academy die after being carried off by a surge in the Tzafit stream west of the Dead Sea amid floodings caused by intense storms that strike southern Israel. * 30 April – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accuses Iran of not holding up its end of the nuclear deal with the P5+1 countries after presenting a cache over 100,000 documents detailing the extent of Iran's nuclear program. Iran denounced Netanyahu's presentation as "propaganda". Shortly after President Trump withdrew the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.

May

* 4–27 May –

2018 Giro d'Italia The 2018 Giro d'Italia was the 101st edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tour races. The race started in Jerusalem on 4 May, with a individual time trial followed by two additional stages within Israel. Af ...

* 10 May – Iran's Quds Force on the Syrian-held side of the Golan Heights fired around 20 projectiles towards Israeli army positions without causing damages or injuries. In response, Israel launched an extensive strike against Iranian targets in Syria. * 12 May – Netta Barzilai wins first place for Israel at the Eurovision Song Contest with her song " Toy". * 14 May – The new

embassy of the United States The United States has the second most diplomatic missions of any country in the world after Mainland China, including 166 of the 193 member countries of the United Nations, as well as observer state Vatican City and non-member countries Kosovo a ...

opens in Jerusalem. * 23 May – The Knesset passed a law allowing the Security Cabinet to declare war.

June

* June 21 – Sara Netanyahu, wife of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was charged for an alleged fraud. * June 25 – Prince William began a trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories, becoming the first British royal to visit the country in an official capacity.

July

* July 12 – Start of the

2018 World Lacrosse Championship The 2018 World Lacrosse Championship was the 13th edition of the international men's field lacrosse tournament for national teams organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL). As many as 50 countries were expected to compete in the ...

in Netanya * July 19 – Israel incorporated in its basic laws a declaration of the country as the " nation-state of the Jewish people."

September

* September 17 – Syria missile strikes * September 25 – Tel Aviv–Jerusalem railway is officially inaugurated.

October

* October 7 –

2018 Barkan Industrial Park shooting On the morning of 7 October 2018, a Palestinian gunman opened fire on several Israeli civilians in the Barkan Industrial Park, killing two and critically injuring another. The shooting incident was declared a "terrorist attack" by the IDF. It wa ...

* October 30 – Israeli municipal elections

November

* November 11 – November Gaza–Israel clashes

December

* December 4 – The Israeli military launched

Operation Northern Shield Operation Northern Shield ( he, מבצע מגן צפוני, Mivtza Magen Tzfoni) was an Israeli military operation that took place from 4 December 2018 until 13 January 2019. The operation's declared goal was to locate and destroy Hezbollah tunn ...

to destroy cross-border tunnels built by Hezbollah along Israel's border with Lebanon. * December 21 – Israel announced its departure from UNESCO, citing bias.

Deaths

* 4 January –

Aharon Appelfeld Aharon Appelfeld ( he, אהרן אפלפלד; born Ervin Appelfeld; February 16, 1932 – January 4, 2018) was an Israeli novelist and Holocaust survivor. Biography Ervin Appelfeld was born in Jadova Commune, Storojineț County, in the Bukovina ...

, novelist (b. 1932) * 6 January – Batya Ouziel, handicrafter (b. 1934) * 13 January – Eliyahu Winograd, Israeli jurist and acting judge on the

Supreme Court of Israel The Supreme Court (, ''Beit HaMishpat HaElyon''; ar, المحكمة العليا) is the Supreme court, highest court in Israel. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all other courts, and in some cases original jurisdiction. The Supreme C ...

, chairman of the Winograd Commission (b. 1926) * 20 January –

Doron Rubin Doron Rubin ( he, דורון רובין; 1944 – 20 January 2018) was an Israeli general. He was head of the Israeli Defense Forces' Instruction and Doctrine Directorate and commander of the headquarters for special operations. Military career ...

, military officer (b. 1944) * 31 January –

Dan Alon Dan Alon ( he, דן אלון; 28 March 1945 – 31 January 2018) was an Israeli fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1972 Summer Olympics, at the age of 27. He was placed fourth in round one with three wins (defeating J ...

, fencer (b. 1945) * 18 February – Ya'akov Ben-Yezri, Israeli politician, Minister of Health (b. 1927) * 24 February –

Shmuel Auerbach Shmuel Auerbach ( he, שמואל אורבך) (September 21, 1931 – February 24, 2018) was a Haredi rabbi in Jerusalem. Rav Auerbach led a large portion of more radical elements of the non-Hasidic Haredi community. His followers formed a political ...

, Israeli Haredi rabbi and '' posek'' (b. 1931) * 2 March –

Haim Hanegbi The name ''Haim'' can be a first name or surname originating in the Hebrew language, or deriving from the Old German name ''Haimo''. Hebrew etymology Chayyim ( he, חַיִּים ', Classical Hebrew: , Israeli Hebrew: ), also transcribed ''Haim ...

, journalist and activist (born 1935) * 5 March –

Uri Lubrani Uriel Lubrani (; October 7, 1926 – March 5, 2018) was an Israeli diplomat and military official. In 1964, he joined the diplomatic corps of the Foreign Ministry, and was appointed ambassador to Uganda and non-resident ambassador to Burundi and ...

, Israeli diplomat (b. 1926) * 23 March – Ephraim Stern, archaeologist (b. 1934) * 24 March –

Rim Banna Rim Banna ( ar, ريم بنا; 8 December 1966 – 24 March 2018) was a Palestinian singer and composer who was most known for her modern interpretations of traditional Palestinian songs and poetry. Banna was born in Nazareth, where she graduat ...

, singer, composer and activist (b. 1966) * 24 March –

Frank Meisler Frank Meisler (30 December 1925 – 24 March 2018) was an Israeli architect and sculptor. Meisler was born in the Free City of Danzig and grew up in England, before moving to Israel in 1956. In 1953 he married Batya (Phillis) Hochman with whom he ...

, architect and sculptor (b. 1925). * 1 April –

Avichai Rontzki Avichai Rontzki ( he, אביחי רונצקי, October 10, 1951 – April 1, 2018) was an Israeli Chief Military Rabbi of the Israel Defense Forces. He served in the position from 2006 to 2010, with a rank of Brigadier General. His predecessor in ...

, Israeli military Rabbi and rosh yeshiva (b. 1951) * 4 May –

Abi Ofarim Abi Ofarim (born Avraham Reichstadt; he, אבי עופרים; October 5, 1937 – May 4, 2018) was an Israeli musician and dancer. He is better known for his work in the 1960s as half of the duo Esther & Abi Ofarim with his then-wife Esther Ofar ...

, musician (b. 1937) * 29 May –

Eliezer Rafaeli Eliezer Rafaeli ( he, אליעזר רפאלי; September 18, 1926 – May 27, 2018) was the Israeli founding President of the University of Haifa. Biography Rafaeli was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He was in the Palmach from 1944 to 1948, and in the ...

, director of the University of Haifa (b. 1926) * 20 August – Uri Avnery, peace activist (b. 1923) * 30 October –

David Azulai David Azulai ( he, דוד אזולאי; 5 May 1954 – 30 October 2018) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Shas for over 20 years from 1996 and 2018. He was also Minister of Religious Services from 2015 until his ...

, politician (b. 1954) * 7 December –

Shmuel Flatto-Sharon Shmuel "Samy" Flatto-Sharon ( he, שמואל פלאטו-שרון, 18 January 1930 – 7 December 2018) was a controversial French-Israeli businessman, radio talk-show host and politician. After starting his own political party, he was a member of ...

, businessman and politician (b. 1930) * 17 December – Rona Ramon, activist and NGO founder (b. 1964) * 28 December – Amos Oz, writer, novelist and journalist (b. 1939) * 29 December – Zvi Levi, activist and NGO founder (b. 1948) * 29 December –

Yehoshua Glazer Yehoshua Glazer ( he, יהושע גלזר, 29 December 1927 – 29 December 2018) was an Israeli footballer who played for Maccabi Tel Aviv and for the Israel national football team his entire career. Honours *Israeli Premier League (6): **1946� ...

, footballer (b. 1927)

References

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