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Tensions between Israel and Hamas rose in September 2023, and The Washington Post wrote that the two were "on the brink of war". [78] On September 13, five Palestinians were killed at the border. [n] Israel said it found explosives hidden in a shipment and halted all exports from Gaza; [78] Hamas denied Israel's claims. [80]
Both Israel and Palestine frequently accuse the other of planning to commit genocide. [14] [15] American counterterrorism analyst Bruce Hoffman, writing for The Atlantic, suggested the attacks were carried out with genocidal intent, pointing to Hamas' founding charter from 1988, which called for the destruction of Israel and featured antisemitic language.
Perhaps this led Hamas to believe striking Israel hard now would allow them to damage more property and kill more people. Perhaps, it was why Israeli intelligence failed to see the planned attack.
The U.S. president indicated that he thinks Hamas militants launched a deadly assault on Oct. 7 because, “Guess what? The Saudis wanted to recognize Israel” and were near being able to ...
The brazen attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel that began on Saturday will be seen as a turning point in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict with far-reaching repercussions, analysts ...
The Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip is a major part of the Israel–Hamas war.Starting on 7 October 2023, immediately after the Hamas-led attacks on Israel, it began bombing the Gaza Strip; on 13 October, Israel began ground operations in Gaza, and on 27 October, a full-scale invasion was launched.
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]
Today marks one year since Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing over 1,100 people and taking hundreds more hostage. The event spurred the start of the Israel-Hamas War, which has ...