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On 7 October 2023, Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups launched coordinated armed incursions from the Gaza Strip into the Gaza Envelope of southern Israel, the first invasion of Israeli territory since the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. The attack coincided with the Jewish religious holiday Simchat Torah.
The report concluded that there was a pattern indicative of sexual violence by Palestinian forces during the attack, and that Hamas and other militant groups were responsible for gender-based violence "by willful killings, abductions, and physical, mental and sexual abuse". [ 31][ 30] The Commission was unable to idependently verify testimony ...
UN OCHA casualties summary, as of 19 June 2024. As of 9 August 2024, over 41,000 people (39,677 Palestinian [ 1] and 1,478 Israeli [ 13]) have been reported as killed in the Israel–Hamas war, including 113 journalists (108 Palestinian, 2 Israeli and 3 Lebanese) [ 14] and over 224 humanitarian aid workers, including 179 employees of UNRWA.
2015. In 2015, there were 23 Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel, according to the IDF. [128] On 23 April, Israel's 67th independence day, a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip at Israel. [129] The rocket hit an open field in the Sha'ar HaNegev region near Sderot, [130] causing no injuries or damage.
May 21, 2024 at 4:34 PM. JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli government will return a camera and broadcasting equipment it had seized from The Associated Press on Tuesday, reversing course hours after ...
27 died in Israeli custody [e] Since the outbreak of the Israel–Hamas war on October 7, 2023, Israel has carried out mass arrests and detentions of Palestinians. Thousands have been arrested in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories and in Israel, based on alleged militant activity, offensive social media postings, or arbitrarily.
The barrier between Abu Dis and East Jerusalem, June 2004. The Israeli West Bank barrier, comprising the West Bank Wall and the West Bank fence, [ 1][ 2] is a separation barrier built by Israel along the Green Line and inside parts of the West Bank. Israel describes the wall as a necessary security barrier against Palestinian political violence ...
Benjamin Netanyahu. Benjamin " Bibi " Netanyahu[ a] (born 21 October 1949) is an Israeli politician, serving as the prime minister of Israel since 2022, having previously held the office in 1996–1999 and 2009–2021. [ 3] He is chair of the Likud party. Netanyahu is the longest-serving prime minister in Israel's history, having served a total ...