Israel-Gaza war

Extracted Attributes

• Location

  Gaza Strip, Israel

• Start Date

  2023-10-07

• Hostages Taken

  251

• Destruction in Gaza

  Unprecedented, large parts uninhabitable, entire cities leveled, critical infrastructure destroyed

• Humanitarian Crisis

  Severe hunger crisis, imminent to confirmed famine (as of October 2025)

• Initial Israeli Deaths

  1,195 Israelis and foreign nationals

• War Crimes Accusations

  Both Israel and Hamas

• Deadliest Day for Israel

  First day of the war (October 7, 2023)

• Palestinian Deaths (Gaza)

  Over 68,000 (nearly half women and children)

• Deadliest for Palestinians

  In the broader Israeli-Palestinian conflict

• Palestinian Injuries (Gaza)

  More than 170,000

• Genocide Accusation (Israel)

  Wide consensus of scholarship, under review by International Court of Justice

• Initial Israeli Civilian Deaths

  815 civilians

• Longest Israeli Military Conflict

  Current Israel-Gaza war

• Forcibly Displaced Population (Gaza)

  Nearly all of the 2.3 million Palestinian population

• Torture and Sexual Violence Accusations

  Both Palestinian militant groups and Israeli forces

• Internally Displaced Population (Israel)

  Over 100,000 (at height of conflict)

• Life Expectancy Drop in Gaza (Oct 2023 - Sep 2024)

  From 75.5 to 40.5 years

Timeline

• Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups launched a surprise attack on Israel, killing 1,195 Israelis and foreign nationals and taking 251 hostages, marking the beginning of the war. (Source: Summary)

  2023-10-07

• Israel launched a bombing campaign and invaded Gaza with the stated objectives of destroying Hamas and freeing the hostages. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2023-10-27

• A temporary ceasefire broke down. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2023-11

• Life expectancy in Gaza dropped from 75.5 to 40.5 years between October 2023 and September 2024, according to a study in The Lancet. (Source: web_search_results)

  2023-10-01

• A study in The Lancet estimated that traumatic injury deaths were undercounted by June 2024, noting a potentially larger death toll when 'indirect' deaths are included. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2024-06

• A second ceasefire ended with a surprise attack by Israel in March 2025. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-01

• Israel launched a surprise attack, ending the second ceasefire that began in January 2025. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-03

• Israeli forces launched the Rafah offensive as part of their campaigns in Gaza. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-05

• A third ceasefire came into effect after Israel and Hamas agreed to phase one of a US-backed peace plan. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-10-10

• After alleged Hamas violations, Israel briefly resumed bombing Gaza before reaffirming the ceasefire the same day. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-10-19

• A severe hunger crisis led to imminent to confirmed famine in Gaza. (Source: Summary)

  2025-10

• By early 2025, Israel had caused unprecedented destruction in Gaza, making large parts uninhabitable and leveling entire cities. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2025-01

• The International Court of Justice is reviewing a case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. (Source: Summary)

  Ongoing

• The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli officials and Mohammed Deif (later withdrawn after his death). (Source: Summary)

  Ongoing

• Clashes between Axis of Resistance groups and the US and Israel continue regionally. (Source: Summary)

  Ongoing

• Israel continues operations in Syria, contributing to the fall of the Assad regime. (Source: Summary)

  Ongoing

• Large protests worldwide call for a ceasefire, alongside a surge of antisemitism and anti-Palestinian racism. (Source: Summary)

  Ongoing

Gaza war

The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups launched a surprise attack on Israel, in which 1,195 Israelis and foreign nationals, including 815 civilians, were killed. 251 were taken hostage with the stated goal of forcing Israel to release Palestinian prisoners. Since the start of the Israeli offensive that followed, over 68,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed, almost half of them women and children, and more than 170,000 injured. A study in The Lancet estimated that traumatic injury deaths were undercounted by June 2024, while noting a potentially even larger death toll when "indirect" deaths are included. After clearing militants from its territory, Israel launched a bombing campaign and invaded Gaza on 27 October with the stated objectives of destroying Hamas and freeing the hostages. Israeli forces launched numerous campaigns, including the Rafah offensive from May, three battles fought around Khan Yunis, and the siege of North Gaza from October, culminating in a 2025 offensive in Gaza City; and have assassinated Hamas leaders inside and outside of Gaza. A temporary ceasefire in November 2023 broke down, and a second ceasefire in January 2025 ended with a surprise attack by Israel in March. A third ceasefire came into effect on 10 October after Israel and Hamas agreed to phase one of a US-backed peace plan. On 19 October, after alleged Hamas violations, Israel briefly resumed bombing Gaza before reaffirming it the same day. The war has resulted in a humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Israel's tightened blockade cut off basic necessities, causing a severe hunger crisis and imminent to confirmed famine as of October 2025. By early 2025, Israel had caused unprecedented destruction in Gaza and made large parts uninhabitable, leveling entire cities and destroying hospitals, religious and cultural landmarks, educational facilities, agricultural land, and cemeteries. Gazan journalists, health workers, aid workers and other members of civil society have been detained, tortured and killed. Altogether, Israel has detained thousands of Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank without charge since the start of the war. Nearly all of the strip's 2.3 million Palestinian population have been forcibly displaced. Over 100,000 Israelis were internally displaced at the height of the conflict. The first day was the deadliest in Israel's history, and the war is the deadliest for Palestinians in the broader conflict. The war is Israel's longest-ever military conflict. A wide consensus of scholarship has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. A case accusing Israel of genocide is being reviewed by the International Court of Justice. Experts and human rights organizations have also stated that Israel and Hamas have committed other war crimes. The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu, Yoav Gallant and Mohammed Deif, though Deif's was withdrawn after he was killed by an Israeli airstrike. Torture and sexual violence have been committed both by Palestinian militant groups and by Israeli forces. Israel has received extensive military and diplomatic support from the United States. The war has reverberated regionally, with Axis of Resistance groups across several Arab countries and Iran clashing with the US and Israel, including the 12-day Iran–Israel war. A year of strikes between Israel and Hezbollah led to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon and ongoing Israeli operations in Syria, and contributed to the fall of the Assad regime. The war continues to have significant regional and international repercussions, with large protests worldwide calling for a ceasefire, as well as a surge of antisemitism and anti-Palestinian racism.

Web Search Results

• Gaza–Israel conflict - Wikipedia

  The Gaza–Israel conflict is a localized part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict beginning in 1948, when about 200,000 of the more than 700,000 Palestinians who fled or were expelled from their homes settled in the Gaza Strip as refugees. Since then, Israel and Palestinian militant groups have fought 15 wars in the Gaza Strip. The number of Palestinians killed in the Gaza war (ongoing since 2023) (67,000+) is higher than the combined death toll of all other wars in the Israeli–Palestinian [...] The Gaza War started when Israel launched a large military campaign in the Gaza Strip on 27 December 2008, codenamed Operation "Cast Lead" (Hebrew: מבצע עופרת יצוקה), with the stated aim of stopping Hamas rocket attacks on southern Israel and arms smuggling into Gaza. The conflict has also been called the Gaza massacre in the Arab world (Arabic: مجزرة غزة). A fragile six-month truce between Hamas and Israel expired on 19 December 2008. The Israeli operation began with an intense bombardment [...] In 2014, Israel invaded Gaza in a major war that resulted in the deaths of 73 Israelis (mostly soldiers) and 2,251 Palestinians (mostly civilians). The invasion resulted in "unprecedented" destruction, damaging 25% of homes in Gaza City and 70% of homes in Beit Hanoun. After 2014, notable events in the conflict included the "Great March of Return" (2018–2019) and clashes in November 2018, May 2019 and November 2019. The 2021 crisis saw 256 Palestinians and 15 Israelis killed.

• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Timeline | CFR Education

  Israel attacks the Gaza Strip following nearly eight hundred rocket attacks from Gaza on Israeli towns in the months of November and December. The war lasts less than a month but kills hundreds of civilians, in addition to hundreds of combatants, and sparks international criticism. [...] After tit-for-tat attacks on Israeli and Palestinian civilians by extremists on both sides, Israel invades the Gaza Strip. The operation, code-named Protective Edge, lasts for fifty days, killing about two thousand Gazans, sixty-six Israeli soldiers, and five Israeli civilians. Unlike the conflicts from 2008 to 2009 and in 2012, Palestinian rocket fire targets major Israeli cities. The war ends after the United States, in consultation with Egypt, Israel, and other regional powers, brokers a [...] agreement. In March, Israel launches renewed airstrikes and blocks aid and energy going into Gaza, and in May, it renews full-scale ground operations. Meanwhile, ongoing attempts to mediate a new ceasefire agreement remain unsuccessful. After more than a year of fighting, Israel and Hamas remain in conflict. Nearly 60,000 Palestinians have been killed, many of them civilians. Over fifty Israeli hostages are still held by Hamas.

• Timeline: Key Events in the Israel-Arab and Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

  Why It Matters: This was the first major conflict between Israelis and Palestinians since the end of the Second Intifada in 2005. This also saw Israeli forces re-enter the Gaza Strip for the first time since its withdrawal in 2005 due to the terror threat posed by Hamas. The conflict resulted in significant casualties and destruction in Gaza, as well as international condemnation. ### 2008-2009: Operation Cast Lead (Gaza War) [...] From December 27, 2008 to January 18, 2009, Israel launched a military operation in response to rocket attacks from Gaza. Israeli forces conducted airstrikes, artillery shelling, and a ground invasion in response to the rocket attacks. [...] From December 27, 2008 to January 18, 2009, Israel launched a military operation in response to rocket attacks from Gaza. Israeli forces conducted airstrikes, artillery shelling, and a ground invasion in response to the rocket attacks.

• Israel and the Palestinians: History of the conflict explained - BBC

  Earlier efforts to settle the conflict saw Israel and Palestinian leaders sign a deal called the Oslo Peace Accords, in 1993. This was intended to provide a framework for peace talks. However, talks eventually collapsed with each side blaming the other. Middle East Israel & the Palestinians Israel-Gaza war Israel Palestinian territories Jerusalem Related [...] On 7 October 2023, Hamas fighters launched an assault from Gaza, killing about 1,200 people in Israel and taking 251 hostages. This triggered a massive Israeli military offensive, by land, sea and air. More than 67,000 people in Gaza - mostly civilians, about half of whom were women and children - have been killed, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. [...] Gaza's boundaries were drawn up as a result of the 1948 Middle East war, when it was occupied by Egypt. Egypt was driven out of Gaza in the 1967 war and the Strip was occupied by Israel, which built settlements and placed Gaza's Palestinian population under military rule. In 2005, Israel unilaterally withdrew its troops and settlers from Gaza, though it retained control of its shared border, airspace and shoreline, giving it effective control of the movement of people and goods.

• Updates: Israel launches 'wave' of air strikes on Gaza as truce teeters

  Many Palestinians in Gaza are afraid that war is coming back after Israeli attacks on the enclave killed dozens of people. Abdullah Abu Hasanin, 29, from the al‑Bureij camp in central Gaza, where Israel launched strikes, said: “The situation is as if the war has returned anew.” “We had hoped the agreement would hold, but the occupation respects nothing – not an agreement, not anything,” he said. [...] And for all of our coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza after two years, go here. Click here to share on social media Here’s what happened today This live page will soon close. Here are the day’s main developments: [...] While Israel has suffered some casualties in the regional wars it launched over the past two years, its losses represent a fraction of the horrors it unleashed on Gaza. According to a study published by The Lancet medical journal earlier this year, life expectancy in Gaza dropped from 75.5 to 40.5 years between October 2023 and September 2024, the first year of the genocide. Click here to share on social media Witkoff, Kushner, Vance to push for truce’s next phase in Israel