The Gaza war [p] has been fought between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups [q] in the Gaza Strip and Israel since 7 October 2023. It is the fifth war since 2008 in the Gaza–Israel conflict , and the most significant military engagement in the …

Oct 7, 2023 · 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. This triggered a...

The Israel-Hamas War is the war between Israel and Palestinian militants, especially Hamas, that began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched an assault on Israel that killed more than 1,200 people in Israel.

Oct 9, 2023 · Israel says it strikes Hamas targets and that the group has used civilians as human shields. Israel’s assault has killed at least 2,670 people in Gaza, and injured more than 9,600 others....

Oct 11, 2023 · Hamas's retaliation led to the first Gaza-Israel war in 2008. Hamas has been the government since then - running the civil service and carrying out the functions of a state such as healthcare and ...

Oct 16, 2023 · Israel and Hamas are at war, after the Palestinian militant group launched surprise cross-border raids from Gaza on October 7, killing more than 1,400 people and taking hostages.

Oct 9, 2023 · About 6:30am (03:30 GMT) on October 7, 2023, Hamas fired a huge barrage of rockets into southern Israel. Sirens were heard as far as Tel Aviv and Beersheba. The group said it launched 5,000...

Nov 20, 2023 · What We Know About the War Between Israel and Hamas. After Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel on Oct. 7, Israel has been besieging and bombarding the Gaza Strip, worsening a humanitarian...

Feb 2, 2025 · A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is under way after 15 months of war. The deal aims to bring a permanent end to the fighting and free hostages held by Hamas in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian ...

Jan 31, 2024 · TEL AVIV -- In the aftermath of Oct. 7, when the Hamas terrorist group stormed the Gaza border and rampaged through southern Israel, the Israeli public was united by grief. Israeli Prime Minister ...