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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". [77] 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; [77] Hamas denied Israel's claims. [79]
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]
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.
Her son, a geography lover who planned to travel the world last December, was at Israel’s Supernova music festival when Hamas attacked in the early hours of Oct. 7, 2023. He and around 30 people ...
A surprise attack by Hamas on Israel, which combined gunmen breaching security barriers with a barrage of rockets fired from Gaza, was launched at dawn on Saturday during the Jewish high holiday ...
The Israeli government's response to the 7 October Hamas-led attack on Israel has multiple aspects, including a military response leading to the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip. In October, the Knesset approved a war cabinet in Israel , adding National Unity ministers and altering the government; Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz froze non ...
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. ... With Gaza's death toll over ...