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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 13 September, 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]
Israeli and Palestinian deaths preceding the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, of which most were civilians. [1] [2]In 1967, following the Six-Day War fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states (primarily Egypt, Syria, and Jordan), Israel occupied the Palestinian territories, including the Gaza Strip which had formerly been occupied by Egypt. [3]
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 ...
However, since 2017, Hamas has said it accepts a Palestinian state shaped around the borders of 1967, which existed prior to the war in which Israel occupied East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza ...
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 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 ...
In the months preceding the attack, Hamas publicly released videos of its militants preparing to attack Israel. A video released in December 2022 showed Hamas training to take hostages, while another video showed Hamas practicing paragliding. [93] On 12 September, Hamas posted a video of its fighters training to blast through the border. [94]
Middle Eastern crisis Part of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the Israel-Lebanon conflict, the Iran–Israel proxy conflict, the Arab–Israeli conflict, and the spillover of the Israel–Hamas war Date 7 October 2023 – present (1 year, 2 months and 2 weeks) Location Middle East Status Ongoing Belligerents Palestinian groups Hamas Palestinian Islamic Jihad Popular Front for the Liberation ...