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An armed conflict between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups [ad] 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. [144]
The Al-Qassam brigades claimed to have destroyed IDF tanks in Beit Hanoun. [46] Local sources claimed Hamas militants ambushed IDF units in the western outskirts of Netzarim. [46] The Al-Qassam brigades launched two waves of rockets at Tel Aviv while the Al-Quds brigades launched rockets at 11 towns in the immediate vicinity of the Gaza strip. [46]
According to the Financial Times, alerts from the signals unit were ignored because they came from lower-ranking soldiers, contradicted the belief that Hamas was contained by Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip, bombing, and placation via aid, and the belief that Hamas was seeking to avoid a full war. [10] [11]
The Iranian-backed group Hamas, long designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. and Israel, launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.
The October 7 attacks and Israel’s ensuing war in Gaza has roiled the region like never before, challenging the news media’s coverage and upending the region’s politics and policy for ...
Israel announced that Idan Shtivi, who was initially reported to have been abducted during the Re'im music festival massacre, had been killed during the attack, with his body being taken by Hamas. [326] A rocket apparently launched from Lebanon fell in Kfar Vradim, causing property damage. [327]
It's been one year since Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Since then, over 41,000 Palestinians and 1,100 Israelis have been killed.
This is a list of notable engagements during the Israel–Hamas war, encompassing land, naval, and air engagements, covering events which took place or began during the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel on the 7 October, events and immediately afterwards, Israel's declaration of war on 8 October, the imposition of the 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, and active operations in the Gaza Strip.