October 7 attacks

On 7 October 2023, several Palestinian militant groups launched an attack from the Gaza Strip into Israel. Hamas coordinated the attack. The groups used the names Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. Some used the name Deluge (, usually romanised as "Tufan Al-Aqsa" or "Toofan Al-Aqsa"). In Israel they are known as Black Sabbath (Saturday) () or the October 7 Massacre (). Internationally this event is known as  October 7 attack or October 7 Massacre. The attacks started the ongoing Israel–Hamas war. In total, 1182 peple were killed during the attacks. Most of the victims were  jews. The groups targeted settlements in the south of Israel. They also attacked a music fesrival. There was a lot of violence that targeted girls and women. The attackers injured over 5.000 people. They took about 250 people as hostages.  

The attacks began early on October 7th with a launch of at least 3,000 rockets toward Israeli military bases. Hamas soldiers entered the Gaza–Israel barrier. As a result of the attack, civilians were killed.  One of the central mass killings occurred in The Nova music Festival. 364 civilians were killed by Hamas, and a small number were accidentally killed by the IDF that had come to the place. Many people were wounded at  the music festival.

As of November 2023, the IDF said that about 3,000 Hamas  fighters invaded southern Israel. In total the attackers killed 1,189 people: 815 Israeli civilians (including 38 children) , 71 foreign nationals, and 373 members of the security forces. IDF's defensive operations resulted in the deaths of many Israeli civilians." About 250 Israeli civilians and soldiers were taken as hostages to the Gaza Strip, including 30 children.

In 2023 and early 2024 Israeli sources accused Hamas and other Palestinians of "systematic use of rape as a weapon of war". In early 2024 these accusations were repeated different media. Among them were The Guardian and The New York Times.

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