Israel–Gaza war (2023-2024)
armed conflict around the Gaza Strip that started on 7 October 2023 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
On 7 October 2023, Palestinian militant groups from Gaza, led by Hamas, launched an offensive against Israel called Operation Al Aqsa Flood.[34] Thousands of rockets were fired into Israel. During the morning, militants entered some nearby military bases and towns in Israel. They entered by land, air, and sea. About 1,100 Israelis were killed, and about 245 were kidnapped. The militants also killed and kidnapped some foreigners.[35] An Israeli operation called Iron Swords by the IDF was launched in response to the offensive, killing about 1,000 militants (according to Israel) and over 34,535 people in Gaza.[36][37] Hamas stated that its attack was in response to the continued Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, the Blockade of the Gaza Strip, the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements and increase in Israeli settler violence.[38][39][40] The armed conflict is part of the Gaza–Israel conflict, which is part of the Israel–Palestine conflict.
This war is about a current event. (7 October 2023 – present) |
Israel–Hamas war (2023–present) | |||||||
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Part of the Gaza–Israel conflict | |||||||
Gaza Strip under Palestinian control
Evacuated areas inside Israel
Territories in the Gaza Strip under Israeli control
Areas in the Gaza Strip that Israel ordered its citizens to evacuate Areas in the Gaza Strip that IDF withdrew from | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Hamas Palestinian Islamic Jihad PFLP[1] DFLP[2] Non-Palestinian groups: Hezbollah[3] Ansarallah[4] |
Israel Supported by: United States[5] Germany[6] United Kingdom | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Ismail Haniyeh Mohammed Al-Deif Yahya Sinwar Ziyad al-Nakhalah Nayef Hawatmeh Ahmad Saadat Hassan Nasrallah Abdul-Malik al-Houthi |
Benjamin Netanyahu Isaac Herzog Yoav Gallant Benny Gantz Herzi Halevi Yaron Finkelman[7] | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
20,000–40,000 2,500 entered Israel[source?] | 530,500[10][11] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Gaza Strip:
West Bank:[lower-alpha 5] Inside Israel:
Lebanon:
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Israel: Inside Gaza:
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