BBC
What is Hamas and why is it fighting with Israel in Gaza?
October 7, 2023 - Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October 2023, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages.
American Jewish Committee
Israel-Hamas War: What You Need To Know | AJC
October 29, 2024 - About a year ago, I met Rotem Sharabi, the niece of Yossi and Eli Sharabi — brothers who were abducted from Kibbutz Be’eri when Hamas terrorists attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Yossi was murdered in captivity, and his body is still held in Gaza.
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Hamas’s October 7 Attack: Visualizing the Data | CSIS
February 24, 2025 - CSIS researchers present 10 figures and images to illustrate different dimensions of Hamas's October 7 attack, Israel's response, and the impact for Gaza and the world.
NYTimes
Israel Strikes Gaza and Temporarily Halts Aid, Saying Hamas Broke Truce - The New York Times
00:51
After Sunday’s violence, members of Mr. Netanyahu’s hard-line government immediately called for a full resumption of Israel’s offensive against Hamas, the militant group that led the Oct. 7, 2023, attack against Israel that set off the war.
Published: 11 hours ago
terrorist attack and massacre in southern Israel on October 7, 2023 carried out by the Islamic Fundamentalist Terrorist Group Hamas
Factsheet
Factsheet
October 7 attacks 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
Satellite view of fires in the Gaza envelope on October 7, 2023
Strength ~6,000 entered Israel (3,800 Nukhba fighters, 2,200 civilians and other fighters)
1,000 rocket launch crews inside Gaza
1,000 rocket launch crews inside Gaza
Strength 767 soldiers
12 tanks
12 tanks
October 7 attacks 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
Satellite view of fires in the Gaza envelope on October 7, 2023
Strength ~6,000 entered Israel (3,800 Nukhba fighters, 2,200 civilians and other fighters)
1,000 rocket launch crews inside Gaza
1,000 rocket launch crews inside Gaza
Strength 767 soldiers
12 tanks
12 tanks
Wikipedia
October 7 attacks - Wikipedia
14 hours ago - The October 7 attacks were a series of coordinated armed incursions from the Gaza Strip into the Gaza envelope of southern Israel, carried out by Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups on October 7, 2023, during the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah.
Wikipedia
Gaza war - Wikipedia
7 hours ago - The Gaza war is an armed conflict ... other Palestinian militant groups launched a surprise attack on Israel, in which 1,195 Israelis and foreign nationals, including 815 civilians, were killed....
Congress.gov
Israel and Hamas Conflict In Brief: Overview, U.S. Policy, and Options for Congress | Congress.gov | Library of Congress
Since October 7, 2023, Israel has been at war with the Palestinian Sunni Islamist group Hamas (a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization, or FTO), which led an attack that day from the Gaza Strip into Israel. More than 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals (including 46 U.S.
Fox News
Hamas leader storms off Arabic TV after heated exchange on Oct. 7 attacks | Fox News
1 week ago - Fox News national security ... between Israel and Hamas. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A prominent Hamas leader lost his temper and stormed off from a live interview after being pressed on the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks and the devastating subsequent war in Gaza...
Wikipedia
October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel
14 hours ago - The October 7 attacks were a series of coordinated armed incursions from the Gaza Strip into the Gaza envelope of southern Israel, carried out by Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups on October 7, 2023, during the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah.
Cambridge Core
Hamas’ October 7th Genocide: Legal Analysis and the Weaponisation of Reverse Accusations – A Study in Modern Genocide Recognition and Denial | Israel Law Review | Cambridge Core
August 8, 2025 - While the events of October 7th are well known in Israel and much of the western world, it remains necessary to describe them briefly. On October 7th 2023, thousands of armed Hamas terrorists tore down large parts of the Gaza security perimeter and invaded southern Israel.
ABC News
Live
Israel-Gaza live updates: Netanyahu instructs forces to 'act forcefully against terrorist targets' in Gaza - ABC News
13 hours ago - Israel has accused Hamas of already violating the ceasefire deal by withholding the bodies of the remaining deceased hostages thought to have died during or after the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023.
NPR
Israel strikes Gaza as both Israel and Hamas accuse each other of breaching ceasefire
11 hours ago - Sixteen deceased Israeli hostages remain in Gaza, according to Israel's government. The Israeli government says 1,144 people were killed in the Oct. 7 attacks led by Hamas in 2023.
Wiley Online Library
Hamas's October 7 Attack: Analysis of an “Antagonistic” Crisis - Toth - Public Administration Review - Wiley Online Library
April 9, 2025 - Hamas incursions took place on ... name “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.” · The attacks began at about 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 7, 2023, with a barrage of thousands of rockets launched from the Gaza Strip toward Israel....
The Guardian
Man who fought for Hamas in October 7 attack fled to US and lived in Louisiana, FBI alleges | FBI | The Guardian
2 days ago - On the morning of 7 October 2023, after Hamas forces attacked Israel, the then-military commander of Hamas, Mohammed Deif, called for “the masses” to join in.
Daily Mail
Sickening acts Hamas terrorists were ordered to carry out on October 7 victims to 'create shocking scenes': Israel releases orders killers were given including cutting off limbs and beheading | Daily Mail Online
2 weeks ago - Hamas terrorists received top-level orders to commit sickening acts during the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, aimed at creating 'shocking scenes' including instructions to behead victims and cut off their limbs.
Wikipedia
2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel
2 weeks ago - The October 7 attacks were a series of coordinated armed incursions from the Gaza Strip into the Gaza envelope of southern Israel, carried out by Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups on October 7, 2023, during the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah.
France 24
Hamas terrorist attacks on October 7: The deadliest day in Israel's history
October 7, 2024 - Hamas claimed it fired 5,000 rockets in a 20-minute initial barrage, sending projectiles up to 80 kilometres into Israeli territory. Israel's military said 2,500 rockets were fired. Burnt out vehicles in Ashkelon are pictured following a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip into Israel on October ...
Encyclopedia Britannica
Israel-Hamas War (Gaza conflict) | Explanation, Summary, Ceasefire, Casualties, & Map | Britannica
November 14, 2023 - The war began when Hamas launched a coordinated land, sea, and air assault on Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. More than 1,200 people were killed during the October 7 attack, primarily Israeli citizens.
PBS
Israel receives remains of 2 more hostages as military says another body was not that of a hostage | PBS News
4 days ago - This is not the first time Hamas has returned a wrong body to Israel. During a previous ceasefire, the group said it handed over the bodies of Shiri Bibas and her two sons — among those taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel, in which some 1,200 people were killed and 251 abducted.