Israel-Hamas (Gaza) War

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Israelis mourn on the anniversary of the Oct. 7 attack as Palestinians live in devastated Gaza Israelis gathered on Wednesday to commemorate the Hamas-led attack in 2023 that killed 1,200 people, saw 251 taken hostage and sparked a devastating war in Gaza that has left much of the territory in ruins and its 2 million people living in dire conditions. Read more.

What to know: In southern Israel, families mourned at intersections, bomb shelters, and the site of a music festival that the militants overran three years ago in the deadliest attack against Israel. It is the first anniversary that all the hostages are home.   Most of the population in Gaza lives in vast, squalid tent camps, with large parts of the strip’s cities reduced to rubble, after the Israeli retaliatory campaign killed tens of thousands of people. More than half the territory remains in the hands of the Israeli military. Despite a ceasefire deal reached nearly a year ago, Israeli strikes continue almost daily.

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