2023 – Present
ONGOINGHamas's October 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel killed approximately 1,200 people in the deadliest single day for Jewish people since the Holocaust. Israel's military response in Gaza triggered a humanitarian crisis, reshaped the Middle East's political landscape, and drew in regional powers from Lebanon to Yemen.
Root Cause
The 1917 Balfour Declaration, issued while WWI still raged, promised British support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine — then part of the collapsing Ottoman Empire. Britain's post-WWI Mandate drew the borders and made incompatible promises to both Arab and Jewish populations, setting the stage for a century of conflict.
Founding Context
The Holocaust's devastation of European Jewry was the moral and political catalyst for Israel's 1948 founding. The UN Partition Plan, Palestinian displacement (the Nakba), and Israel's War of Independence all flowed directly from WWII's aftermath and the international community's reckoning with genocide.
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War crimes, massacres, and the darkest chapters of this conflict — documented for history.
Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack on southern Israel killed approximately 1,200 people in the deadliest single day for Jewish people since the Holocaust. Israel's military response in Gaza triggered a humanitarian crisis, reshaped the Middle East's political landscape, and drew in regional powers from Lebanon to Yemen.
Israel-Hamas War was fought from 2023 to the present day.
Israel-Hamas War was fought between Israel / IDF and Hamas / Palestinian Factions.
An estimated 61,720 people died in Israel-Hamas War, including roughly 15,720 military and 46,000 civilian deaths. Figures are scholarly estimates and vary by source.
Major engagements included Rafah Offensive, Battle of Khan Younis, Battle of Gaza City, and Battle of Jabalia Refugee Camp.