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During the October 7 assault, Human Rights Watch reported two instances where Palestinian militants used Israeli civilians as human shields. In Be'eri, fighters held civilians in a home and threatened to kill them if Israeli forces attacked. When the Israelis did fire, it led to the deaths of militants and hostages.
The militants killed some 1,200 people and took about 250 hostages to Gaza on Oct. 7 last year, according to Israeli figures. Nearly 42,000 people have been killed in Gaza, according to ...
An armed conflict between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups [ac] 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. [141]
Hamas itself has taken full credit for its leadership of the 7 October attacks. [22] [23] [24] In January 2024, the group released a report about the attacks titled "Our Narrative", which claims that its armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades avoided harming civilians yet admits "some faults" occurred as a result of the general chaos and rapid collapse of the Israeli defenses.
REIM, Israel (Reuters) -Israelis on Monday marked the first anniversary of the devastating Hamas attack that triggered a war which has sparked protest worldwide and risks igniting a far wider ...
We all know what happened a year ago in Israel – or at least we think we do. When we recall the multi-pronged Hamas attacks on 7 October, a horrific collage of gruesome images comes to mind.The ...
1978 – Aeroflot Flight 1080 crashes after takeoff from Koltsovo International Airport, killing 38. [8] 1979 – Swissair Flight 316 crashes at Ellinikon International Airport in Athens, Greece, killing 14. [9] 1985 – The Mameyes landslide kills almost 200 people in Puerto Rico.
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