“The Gaza war was triggered in October 2023, when Palestinian Hamas militants attacked Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages, according to Israeli allies.”

Israeli tanks kill 59 people in Gaza crowd trying to get food aid, medics say

“More than 61,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the Israeli military began its operation, in response to the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage.”

'It's become a game for them': Gaza City residents fear Israel's takeover plans

“On 7 October 2023 Hamas broke into Israel, killing 1,200 people. More than 800 were Israeli civilians. The others were members of Israel's security forces, first responders and foreign workers. Around 250 people, including non-Israelis, were dragged back into Gaza as hostages.”

Israel is accused of the gravest war crimes in Gaza

“About 250 people were taken hostage during the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel, and more than three dozen hostages have been killed while in captivity, according to an investigation by The New York Times.”

Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Military Takeover of Gaza

“The goal, according to the statement, is to achieve a decisive victory over Hamas, which led the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel that started the war.”

Israeli Security Cabinet Approves Military Takeover of Gaza

“the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel that killed about 1,200 people in Israel, led to the abduction of about 250 and set off the war in Gaza.”

Israeli Strike Kills 4 Al Jazeera Journalists, Network Says

“Israel’s military operation, which began after the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, has killed more than 18,000 Palestinians under the age of 18, according to the Gazan health authorities, who do not distinguish between civilians and combatants.”

The Trauma of Childhood in Gaza: No School, Few Toys, Little Hope

“The Palestinian armed group attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing about 1,200 people — mostly civilians — seizing around 250 hostages, and igniting the war in Gaza.”

Israelis Join Nationwide Rallies to Call for Release of Hostages

“Since the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, that ignited the Gaza war... The war began with the deadly Hamas-led attack, which killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took about 250 as hostages.”

Israel Is in Talks to Send Gazans to South Sudan, Officials Say

“The looming assault aims to prevent Hamas — which led the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, onslaught on southern Israel that started the war — from regrouping and planning future attacks, an Israeli military official, who requested anonymity in line with military protocol, told journalists at a briefing on Wednesday. ... About 1,200 people were killed and around 250 others kidnapped during the 2023 assault.”

With Moves on West Bank and Gaza City, Israel Defies Global Outcry

“The war in Gaza was ignited when Hamas led attacks on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 hostage.”

Gazans Fear Looming Israeli Operation

“Since the gruesome Hamas attack on Israel on Oct. 7 that killed about 1,200 Israelis, Israel has waged a pitiless war in Gaza.”

Opinion | Israel Is Making Sure There Is No One to Document the Horror of Its War

“Israel first cut off aid to Gaza in retaliation for the October 2023 Hamas-led attack on southern Israel, in which some 1,200 people were killed and around 250 were taken hostage.”

Gaza City and Surrounding Areas Officially Hit by Famine, Global Group Says

“The looming assault aims to prevent Hamas — which led the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, onslaught on southern Israel that started the war — from regrouping and planning future attacks, an Israeli military official, who requested anonymity in line with military protocol, told journalists at a briefing on Wednesday. About 1,200 people were killed and around 250 others kidnapped during the 2023 assault.”

With Moves on West Bank and Gaza City, Israel Defies Global Outcry

“The Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that killed nearly 1,200 people and led to the taking of roughly 250 hostages”

As Other Israelis Die in War, Ultra-Orthodox Resist Call to Fight

“The Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that killed nearly 1,200 people and led to the taking of roughly 250 hostages”

As Other Israelis Die in War, Ultra-Orthodox Resist Call to Fight

“Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, the Israeli military’s chief of staff, described the six men as “terrorists,” including one who infiltrated Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, the day Hamas led the attack that set off the war in Gaza.”

Israel Links Deadly Hospital Attack in Gaza to Hamas Surveillance Camera

“Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel started the war in Gaza and prompted the Israeli government to call up more than 300,000 reserve soldiers. In that attack, roughly 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed and about 250 were taken hostage.”

Israel’s Exhausted Soldiers Complicate Plans for Gaza Assault

“Sympathy for Israel ran high in the initial aftermath of the Hamas-led attack of Oct. 7, 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and another 250 were taken hostage, according to the Israeli authorities, making it the deadliest single day for Jews since the Holocaust.”

This Summer, a Hostile Reception for Many Israelis Abroad

“The war began after the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack that killed about 1,200 people in Israel.”

Over 15 Killed in Gaza City, One Day After Israel Ends Daily Pauses for Aid

“After the Hamas-led October 2023 attack on Israel, the Israeli government vowed to destroy the armed group in Gaza. Roughly 1,200 people were killed in the Hamas-led assault, mostly civilians, and about 250 were taken hostage to Gaza.”

Israel Says It Killed Abu Obeida, Spokesman for Hamas’s Armed Wing

“The Hamas-led attacks of October 2023 killed about 1,200 people in Israel, most of them civilians, according to the Israeli government. About 250 others were taken to Gaza, and 48 remain there, either living or dead.”

Israel’s Push for a Permanent Gaza Deal May Mean a Longer War, Experts Say

“The government says the Gaza City aim of the proposed military operation is to root Hamas out of one of its last strongholds and achieve a decisive victory over the group that led the deadly attack against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, which set off the war.”

Netanyahu Faces High-Level Opposition to His Stance on Gaza Truce

“The war was set off by the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack in southern Israel, in which about 1,200 people were killed and about 250 abducted.”

Australia Visit by President Herzog of Israel Prompts Protest

“Israel launched its campaign aiming to destroy Hamas after the group’s 7 October 2023 attack on southern Israel, in which militants killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took another 251 hostage.”

Dozens killed in Gaza waiting for food trucks, says health ministry

“Hamas’s attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and Israel’s nearly two-year war in Gaza since have convulsed not only the region but the world. ... The hostages need to come home.”

The Head of the A.D.L. on Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism and Free Speech

“The campaign began soon after Hamas militants from Gaza attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.”

China’s Automakers Are Taking a Shortcut to European Markets

“He was already in custody during Hamas’s raid on Israel in October 2023; in the weeks that followed, the prison guards repeatedly beat him, he said. Mr. Zubeidi, 49, is the best-known of the Palestinian prisoners swapped for Israeli hostages during a brief truce in Gaza earlier this year.”

Zakaria Zubeidi, Palestinian Militia and Theater Leader, Speaks After Release From Prison

“Since the deadly Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that ignited the devastating war in Gaza”

E1 Settlement in West Bank Tied to Greater Israel Goal

“Jon Gambrell, a regional news director for The A.P., said on social media that Ms. Dagga had freelanced for the organization since the start of the war in October 2023.”

What to Know About the Journalists Killed in Gaza

“The most recent conflict between Israel and Hezbollah began after Hamas-led militants in the Gaza Strip attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023”

U.N. Votes to Withdraw Peacekeepers From Lebanon Over Next Two Years

“Soon after the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that ignited the war in Gaza, the Houthis began firing missiles and drones at Israeli cities.”

Houthis Say Prime Minister Was Killed in Israeli Attack