launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The massacre of some 1,200 people ignited a devastatingwar in the Gaza Strip, a densely-packed Palestinian territory that had been ruled by Hamas for almost two decades. The Hamas-run Ministry of Health says Israeli military...
After weeks of fighting, Israel and Hamas announce the first truce of the war. They agree to pause fighting for four days to exchange women and child hostages held in Gaza for Palestinian women and teenagers detained or jailed by Israel on security grounds, a...
Israel soon vowed to eradicate Hamas, the terrorist organization that runs Gaza and is believed to operate with the backing of Iran. Here are the key developments that have happened so far in the war: MORE: A look into the long history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict A barrage of ...
Oct. 7, 2023: Hamas gunmen launch a surprise attack on southern Israel. Heavy Israeli airstrikes attack densely populated areas in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declares a state of war, pledging to release the hostages and "eliminate" Hamas. Oct. 9, 2023: Israeli Defense Mini...
Israel declared war on Hamas on Oct. 8, 2023, the first time since the Yom Kippur War. The Palestinian Islamic Hamas movement’s surprise attack on Oct. 7, a Jewish holiday, launched rockets from the Gaza Strip and sent fighters across the border. Hamas
The release of the hostages is one of the two primary goals Israel has set in the war with Hamas. The second goal is the complete destruction of the terror group’s political and military infrastructure, and its removal from power in Gaza. ...
More than six months into the Israel-Hamas war, here is a timeline of how the aid and hunger crisis has unfolded in Gaza.
It had been in the Red Sea, where the Houthis have carried out many of their attacks on commercial vessels since the Israel-Hamas war was sparked by the group's Oct. 7 terror attack. It was moved to the Mediterranean because of the circumstances in the region, and now it's b...
Timeline: The Hamas attack and response On the morning of Oct. 7, sirens echoed across Israel as Hamas terrorists began a full-fledged surprise attack from the air, sea and ground. Hundreds of armed Hamas fighters stormed into Israel from Gaza, charging into cities and gunning down citizens....
California authorities have arrested a man in connection with the death of a Jewish protester during demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war. The Ventura County Sheriff's Office said the 50-year-old suspect was arrested Thursday and will be booked into jail in the investigation of involuntary ma...