Israel says Rafah is the last remaining Hamas stronghold and it needs to send in troops to complete its war plan against the Islamic militant group. But an estimated 1.5 million Palestinians have crammed into the city and the surrounding area after fleeing fighting elsewhere in Gaza. The Biden...
Tensions between Israel and the Hamas militant group grew into a full-out war after the Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attacks when around 1,200 people were killed and 251 people were taken hostage, according to Israeli officials. The attacks led to a war that has lasted a full year. 101 ...
The Hamas attacks on Israel in October 2023 stunned the world. In this timely conversation, political scientist Ian Bremmer explains the historical context of the conflict, how Israel might respond and what it means for Jews, Palestinians and the world at large. Listen in for analysis of t...
Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel Hamas militants launched amultipronged dawn assaulton Israel from the Gaza strip on October 7 2023. The attack began in the early hours of the morning on the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, with thousands of rockets fired at Israeli towns and cities. Ma...
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, an...
Just over a year ago, Hamas launched its attack on Israel on 7 October, sparking a conflict that now threatens to become a regional war. It has polarized and enflamed societies in a way no other conflict has.
Israel uses a plethora of drones, from the larger Herons made by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to the Elbit Hermes 450, known as the Zik.
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A temporary cease-fire agreement to facilitate the release of dozens of people taken hostage during Hamas’ raid on Israel is expected to bring the first respite to war-weary Palestinians in Gaza and a glimmer of hope to the families of the captives. After h...
ISRAELHAMASINTERNATIONAL lawWAR crimesThis essay contextualizes the 2023 Israel‐Hamas war within a century‐old legal history of Palestinian dispossession that has been facilitated through the violation and misuse of international law. It argues that Hamas's attacks of October 7 were not simply ...
More than 1 million Palestinians, roughly half of Gaza’s population, have fled homes in the north and Gaza City after Israel told them to evacuate.