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Events on the ground for which the precise time is known are in Israel Summer Time until 29 October when Israel Standard Time resumed. Initial attacks Main article: Timeline of the Israel–Hamas war (7 October – 27 October 2023)
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.
7 October 2023: Hamas attacks southern Israel. Hamas, which has controlled the Gaza Strip since 2007, invaded southern Israel, killing around 1,200 people.
The Houthis announced that it would stop attacks against ships in the Red Sea Corridor excluding Israeli ships due to the 2025 Israel–Hamas war ceasefire and stop attacks against Israeli ships upon the full implementation of all stages of the truce. It also said that it will attack the ships of other states in the event of any attack against it.
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".
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.
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. [74]
Israeli soldiers uncovered an RPG training facility inside a mosque in Jabalia, finding various other weapons, grenades, and cartridges. [111] Israeli soldiers thwarted a Hamas attempt to ambush their position and destroyed a tunnel shaft. [111] Palestinians staged a general strike in the West Bank. [112]