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The war began when Hamas-led militant groups launched a surprise attack on Israelon 7 October, involving a barrage of several thousand rocketsconcurrent to an estimated 3,000 militants breaching the Gaza–Israel barrierand attacking Israeli civilian communities and military bases.
Israel has occupied the Palestinian territories, including the Gaza Strip, since the Six-Day War in 1967.. Hamas, a Palestinian Islamist movement formed in 1987, is the main Islamist movement in the Palestinian territories.
As of 8 May 2024, over 36,000 people (34,844 Palestinian [1] and 1,410 Israeli [9]) have been reported as killed in the Israel–Hamas war, including 97 journalists (92 Palestinian, 2 Israeli and 3 Lebanese) [10] and over 224 humanitarian aid workers, including 179 employees of UNRWA. [11] The vast majority of casualties have been in the Gaza ...
A land, air and sea invasion of Gaza is “imminent” as the Israel Defence Forces killed a top Hamas commander responsible for one of the murderous attacks on southern Israel last week.. The IDF ...
The Israel–Hamas war began on 7 October 2023 when Hamas launched an unprecedented multi-faceted and sustained assault on Israel from the Gaza Strip. As of 5 March 2024, over 31,000 people (30,228 Palestinian and 1,410 Israeli) have been reported as killed in the Israel–Hamas war, including 94 journalists (89 Palestinian, 2 Israeli and 3 Lebanese) and over 136 UNRWA aid workers.
On 17 October, the Foreign Ministry issued a statement condemning the Hamas attacks "against civilians in Israel and the capture of hostages", and called on Israel to refrain from “disproportionate use of power” against Palestinian civilians. [174] Lebanon: Lebanon voted against condemning Hamas at the United Nations.
Effects of the Israel–Hamas war. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 7 June 2023. The outbreak of the Israel–Hamas war led to an increased dislike of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the government from Israeli citizens due to a perceived failure of ...
The Israel–Hamas war has sparked protests, demonstrations, and vigils around the world. [16] These events focused on a variety of issues related to the conflict, including demands for a ceasefire, an end to the Israeli blockade and occupation, return of Israeli hostages, protesting war crimes, and providing humanitarian aid to Gaza.