Ten key moments of the Israel-Hamas war since Oct 7. A four-day ceasefire deal struck between Israel and Hamas on Friday comes into effect following Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel on October 7. Later that day, the conflict came to a “temporary halt” after Hamas launched its surprise attack on Israel.
With over 14,000 Palestinians martyred, including more than 5,000 children, since then in Gaza, an open-air prison that has more than 2.2 million residents, there has been an unprecedented human catastrophe in the besieged territory, which has resulted in nearly 35,000 wounded, 1.5 million displaced, and a human catastrophe that is unprecedented.
Over the past 48 days, there has been unspeakable suffering all over the world, so it is vital to take a moment to consider the significant events that seem to have cemented a permanent change in the Middle East.
‘Israel caught off guard’ by the attack
A surprise attack was launched on Israel on October 7 by the Palestinian group Hamas, in which hundreds of its fighters penetrated into Israeli territory as part of the attack.
More than 1,200 Israelis have been killed in the fighting that ensued, while Hamas has taken over 240 Israelis as hostages and has been smuggling them into the Gaza Strip through tunnels.
A new offensive is underway in Gaza by Israel
The Israeli government launched an offensive against Gaza two days later on October 9, launching an air force attack across the Gaza Strip and imposing a “complete siege” of the territory, cutting off all essential supplies like water, electricity, fuel, and food to the besieged region.
Israeli forces give Gazans a 24-hour deadline of evacuating the northern half of the strip and moving down to the southern half of the strip four days later.
IDF strikes Gaza’s Al Ahli hospital with anger
A Gaza hospital compound at Al Ahli was targeted by an Israeli airstrike on Sunday morning, resulting in the deaths of up to 471 Palestinians.
The Israeli government, however, denied all responsibility for the incident, blaming it on a misfired rocket launched by Islamic Jihad – an accusation that is strongly denied by the militant group.
The hostages have been freed
As the war raged on, a ray of hope began to appear after Hamas released two American hostages on October 20th, Judith Raanan and her daughter Natalie.
There were two other Israeli hostages released by the group a few days later, Yocheved Lifschitz who is 85 years old and Nurit Kuper who is 79 years old.
Israel’s ground offensive begins with tanks
In the night of October 26-27, Israeli tanks were used to attack Gaza in order to clear the way for the Israeli infantry to follow the armoured wall that was being built by the Israeli army.
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, has said that the Gaza Strip will be the subject of a “long” offensive by his country.
Opening of Egypt’s Rafah border crossing
As the humanitarian crisis worsens in the Gaza Strip, Egypt has opened its Rafah border crossing with the besieged territory on November 1. Qatar, an Arab nation, brokered a deal between Israel, Hamas, and Egypt between Israel, Hamas, and Egypt.
In the wake of the opening of the border crossing, dozens of wounded Palestinians and foreigners, as well as dual nationals, have fled the war-torn Gaza Strip for refuge in Egypt.
Gaza is being encircled by Israel
It was announced on November 2 that the Israeli military had surrounded Gaza City following weeks of relentless bombings.
After three weeks of being stranded in Israel since October 7, Israel expelled hundreds of Palestinians who had been stranded there since then.
The grim 10,000th death toll
Palestinian death toll exceeds 10,000 on November 6 with no signs of stopping, or slowing down, Israeli offensive.
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has called Gaza a “cemetery for children” and demanded an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in order to relieve the suffering of the Palestinian people.
Israeli forces attacked Gaza’s Al Shifa Hospital. The world condemns it
A night raid on Gaza’s largest medical facility, Al Shifa hospital, was launched on November 15 by Israeli troops following days of speculation about the presence of a Hamas headquarters beneath the hospital.
Due to the dire humanitarian situation in the besieged territories, human rights organizations throughout the world have repeatedly called for a ceasefire in light of the incursion that led to worldwide condemnation.
Hamas-Israel truce leads to hostage swap
A four-day temporary ‘truce’ was agreed between Israel and Hamas on October 22 as a result of the United States, Qatar, and other world powers fiercely striving to achieve a ceasefire. Included in this truce was a hostage swap between the two warring factions.
39 Palestinian women and children were released from Israeli prisons on November 24th as part of a temporary ceasefire that came into effect on that day.
It should be noted however that Hamas also released a number of Thai nationals along with 13 Israeli hostages.
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