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Gaza war

Also known as Operation Swords of Iron, Swords of Iron, 2023 Gaza–Israel conflict, 2023 Hamas–Israel war, 2023 Gaza war, Sukkot War, Operation Iron Swords, War of Iron Swords

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 the Palestinian militant group Hamas led a surprise attack on Israel, in which 1,195 Israelis and foreign nationals were killed and 251 were taken hostage. Since the start of the Israeli offensive that followed, over 72,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed. Several studies in The Lancet indicate this figure is likely a significant undercount. A wide consensus of scholarship has concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. The Israeli government and its supporters, including the United States, reject that conclusion.

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The Gaza war is an armed conflict that began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked Israel, killing over 1,100 people and taking 251 hostage, followed by an Israeli military offensive that has killed over 72,000 Palestinians in Gaza. The war matters because it represents an escalation of the long-standing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with major disagreements between international observers and governments over whether Israel's actions constitute genocide, and because it has caused massive loss of life and displacement.

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