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.

RELATED COVERAGE ➤ WATCH: Voices from Gaza, their life and expectations after three years of war     Satellite photos show how Israeli forces have erased Gaza towns Much of the world sees tragedy in Gaza. Many Israelis, scarred by Oct. 7, see only a threat Netanyahu and his opponents are putting Oct. 7 at the heart of Israel’s elections Israeli ‘NAZA’ documentary opens in the US, reigniting debate over the war in Gaza

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Mamdani’s Oct. 7 commemoration outrages supporters and critics of Israel

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani tried to thread a needle on the third anniversary of the Oct. 7 attacks by condemning Hamas’ “horrific war crimes” and denouncing Israel’s “genocide” in Gaza. It did not go well.

https://apnews.com/article/nyc-israel-mamdani-zohran-jewish-hamas-80287b04b0a4f4e73bed42884be2ee5f?

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Israel says commercial goods will not enter Gaza, a major shut-off for the hungry territory  Israeli military officials say commercial goods were blocked from entering the Gaza Strip, cutting off a key source of food and shelter supply for the war-torn territory as hungry Palestinians face the approach of winter. The move stands to immediately reduce Gaza's supplies, because the closed-off territory is completely reliant on whatever goods Israel allows in through border crossings. Read more.

Key points: In announcing the measure, the Israeli military claimed to be communicating a decision made by Gaza merchants who had grown tired of Hamas taxing their trucks and threatening them. Israel has long accused the militant group of levying fees on imports to fund its operations.     The head of Gaza’s private truckers union, Nahed Sheheiber, disputed that, saying Israel had made the decision.   The world’s leading authority on food insecurity reported earlier this year that conditions in Gaza had improved since famine in the territory in August 2025, but were still at crisis levels. Most families in the enclave still weren’t getting nearly enough to eat, the report said.

RELATED COVERAGE ➤ Famine has ended in Gaza. But the gains are fragile and it could get worse  US-brokered ceasefire was supposed to end the war in Gaza. A year later, progress has stalled Satellite photos show how Israeli forces have erased Gaza towns

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‘I cannot carry all of this alone’: the couples kept apart by the war in Gaza

Families have been scattered, fathers separated from their children, and couples unable to reunite and marry

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/17/couples-families-separated-war-in-gaza?