# Israel at war with Hamas **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** breaking-news\ **Created:** [October 7, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-at-war-with-hamas/991237 "2023-10-07T12:55:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-at-war-with-hamas/991237/1 "2023-10-07T12:55:38Z")
Hamas launched a surprise attack of Israel. Reuters has a good article, which my broken app won’t let me link: (but it’s easy to Google) > JERUSALEM/GAZA, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Palestinian Islamist group [Hamas](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/what-is-palestinian-group-hamas-2023-10-07/) launched the biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday, killing more than 20 people and wounding hundreds in a surprise assault that combined gunmen crossing into Israel with a barrage of rockets fired from Gaza. > > Israel said the Iran-backed group had declared war as its army confirmed fighting with militants in several Israeli towns and military bases near Gaza and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retaliate. > **[Why the Palestinian group Hamas launched an attack on Israel? All to know](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/7/palestinian-group-hamas-launches-surprise-attack-on-israel-what-to-know)** > > Hundreds killed as Israel bombards Gaza after Hamas launched surprise attack by land, air and sea. Israel says 22 Israelis have been killed and hundreds injured. Al Jazeera reports at least 4 Palestinians killed. Hamas claims to have taken several hostages alive into Gaza. People in and near Gaza are hiding as best they can on both sides. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-at-war-with-hamas/991237/2 "2023-10-07T13:24:53Z")
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**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/israel-at-war-with-hamas/991237/3 "2023-10-07T13:25:32Z")
Oops, i failed to find the existing thread > [@Hamas attacks Israel, October 2023](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/netanyahu-says-we-are-at-war-october-7-2023/991234): > > Hamas claims to have captured some soldiers. From the article: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “we are at war, and we will win it” as the country’s air force began striking Hamas targets in Gaza on Saturday, in response to a surprise assault on the 50th anniversary of the start of the 1973 Yom Kippur war. Hamas militants infiltrated Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip — including by paraglider and over the sea — and launched more than 2,200 rockets, Israeli military leaders …