Also known as October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, Simchat Torah Massacre, Black Sabbath, Deluge, Al-Aqsa Flood, October 7 Massacre, 7 October 2023 Massacre in Israel, surprise attack on Israel
The October 7 attacks were a series of coordinated armed incursions from the blockaded Gaza Strip into the Gaza envelope of southern Israel, carried out by Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups in 2023, during the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah. The attacks, which began the ongoing Gaza war, were the first large-scale invasion of Israeli territory since the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. In response, Israel launched a large-scale military operation in Gaza.
On October 7, 2023, Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups launched a coordinated military attack from Gaza into southern Israel during the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, marking the first major invasion of Israeli territory since 1948. The attack triggered an ongoing war, with Israel responding by launching a large-scale military operation in Gaza.
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