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The Israel–Hamas war began on 7 October 2023 when Hamas launched coordinated armed incursions on Israel from the Gaza Strip. [1] Some developments may become known or understood only in retrospect, so this is not an exhaustive list.
7 October 2023: Hamas attacks southern Israel. Hamas, which has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007, invaded southern Israel, killing around 1,200 people.
December 24, 2023. The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says an Israeli airstrike kill at least 70 people at the Al-Maghazi refugee camp, with at least 30 others killed in strikes elsewhere ...
Israeli Agriculture Minister Avi Dichter remarked in an interview on N12 News on the nature of the war that from an operational standpoint, one "cannot wage a war like the IDF wants to in Gaza while the masses are between the tanks and the soldiers," and referred to the situation in Gaza as the "2023 Nakba".
An armed conflict between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups [t] has been taking place in the Gaza Strip and Israel since 7 October 2023. It is the fifth war of the Gaza–Israel conflict since 2008, and the most significant military engagement in the region since the Yom Kippur War in 1973. [73]
Israeli and Palestinian deaths preceding the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. Of the Palestinian deaths 5,360 were in Gaza, 1,007 in the West Bank, 37 in Israel. Most were civilians on both sides. [1] [2] Rocket attacks fired at Israel from the Gaza Strip, 2001–2021. [3]
Oct. 8, 2023: Israel declares war against Hamas. A counterattack by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip, one of two Palestinian territories, kills more than 400 people, including 78 children.
Hamas released 13 Israeli hostages and four Thai nationals after a delay of seven hours due to accusations that Israel was violating the terms of the truce. [17] Israel released 39 Palestinian prisoners in return.