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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel Part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, the Gaza war, and the Middle Eastern crisis Satellite view of fires in the Gaza envelope on October 7, 2023 Date October 7–8, 2023 Location Gaza Envelope, Southern District, Israel Result Israeli defensive failure ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Gaza war hostage crisis Part of the Gaza war Posters in Tel Aviv calling for the return of Israeli hostages in Gaza Date 7 October 2023 – present (1 year, 4 months and 1 day) Location Gaza Strip and Israel ; some Palestinian prisoners were released to the West Bank and East Jerusalem in the first ...
On 7 October 2023, coinciding with the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip.Around 6,000 Palestinians breached the border in 119 places and infiltrated Israel, including 3,800 from the Hamas "elite Nukhba forces" and 2,200 Palestinian civilians and other militants.
For the first time, a group of hostages taken captive by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel is released from Gaza. They are freed hours after a four-day cease-fire in the war takes effect.
Hamas’ surprise attack on October 7 left Israel flat-footed, sparking a angry round of consternation that is still rippling through the country.
Below are the key events since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack. Oct. 7, 2023: Hamas launches an attack on Israel during the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah — the deadliest attack against Jewish people ...
Israeli intelligence officials initially stated that they had no warnings or indications of the 7 October attack by Hamas, despite Israel exercising extensive monitoring over Gaza. [7] Furthermore, the United States warned the Israeli government of the possibility of a surprise attack from Hamas a few days before the incident. [8]
Hamas is a Palestinian armed group and political movement in the Gaza Strip. On 7 October 2023 it attacked Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages.