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On 7 October 2023, Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups launched coordinated armed incursions from the Gaza Strip into the Gaza envelope of southern Israel, the first invasion of Israeli territory since the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The attack coincided with the Jewish religious holiday Simchat Torah.
The war began when Hamas-led militant groups launched a surprise attack on Israel on 7 October. An estimated 3,000 militants breached the Gaza–Israel barrier and attacked Israeli civilian communities and military bases. Several thousand rockets were concurrently launched into Israel.
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine ( National Resistance Brigades) On 7 October 2023, around 70 Hamas militants attacked Kfar Aza, a kibbutz about 3 kilometers (1.9 mi) from the border with the Gaza Strip, massacring residents and abducting several hostages. Kfar Aza had more than 700 residents prior to the attack, and it took two ...
On 7 October 2023, in the opening attacks of the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, Hamas militants [9] [10] [11] carried out a massacre at Be'eri, an Israeli kibbutz near the Gaza Strip . Around 70 Hamas militants of the al-Qassam Brigades, Nuseirat Battalion, along with DFLP militants had attacked the kibbutz and at least 130 people were killed ...
Hamas Beit Lahia Battalion [1] The Netiv HaAsara massacre [2] occurred during the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. Thirty-five Hamas militants, some via paragliders and most via car, attacked Netiv HaAsara, an Israeli moshav close to the border fence. The militants killed at least 20 people, including in some cases members of the ...
The battle of Sderot ( Hebrew: קרב שדרות; Arabic: معركة سديروت) began on 7 October 2023, when Hamas launched a large-scale surprise attack on southern Israel, [4] which was widely condemned as an act of terrorism. [5] The Israeli town of Sderot ( Hebrew: שְׂדֵרוֹת, Arabic: سديروت ), located close to the border ...
On 27 October, a Hamas official said that Hamas could not release the hostages taken during the attack on Israel until a ceasefire is agreed. [136] [137] On 22 November, Israel and Hamas agreed to the release 150 of Palestinian prisoners and a four-day cease-fire in exchange for Hamas's release of approximately 50 of the hostages. [36]
First ceasefire. (24 November 2023 – 11 January 2024) Yemen airstrikes. (12 January 2024 – 6 May 2024) Rafah offensive. (7 May 2024 – present) The Israel–Hamas war began on 7 October 2023 when Hamas launched a coordinated armed incursions on Israel from the Gaza Strip. [1] According to the United Nations Development Programme, as of May ...