Thousands of people — Israelis, Palestinians and foreigners — have been killed since Hamas militants attacked Israel from the Gaza Strip nearly a week ago. This is what we know about the war so far.
Rockets fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza City are intercepted by the Israeli Iron Dome defence missile system in the early hours of October 8, 2023. Fighting between Israeli forces and the Palestinian militant group Hamas raged on October 8, with hundreds killed on both sides after a surprise attack on Israel prompted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to warn they were"embarking on a long and difficult war".
The offensive, dubbed "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood", saw them breach security fences surrounding the heavily fortified enclave using explosives and bulldozers. More than 100 civilians, including children, were killed at the Kfar Aza kibbutz, according to Israeli forces. The United Nations and others asked for the order to be rescinded, as the 1.1 million people affected —nearly half of Gaza's entire population of 2.4 million — had nowhere to go.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formed an emergency unity government for the duration of the war, and said Friday that initial bombardments were "just the beginning".Israel says Hamas gunmen have killed more than 1,300 people in Israel. Most were civilians. The Reuters news agency said one of its video journalists was killed on Friday in the border area of southern Lebanon.The Israeli army said earlier it was firing in the border area.
In the occupied West Bank, Israeli fire killed at least nine Palestinians during rallies of solidarity with Gazans, taking the death toll to 44 since last Saturday. Secretary of State Antony Blinken delivered the message in person on Thursday, with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin adding further weight Friday.
Saudi Arabia, pressed by Washington for months to conclude a normalization agreement with Israel, denounced the displacement of Palestinians and attacks on "defenseless civilians".Fuel, food and water are running low in Gaza because of the Israeli strikes and siege, prompting calls for immediate humanitarian aid to be sent.
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