Israeli soldiers gather in Kibbutz Be-eri, in southern Israel, on Oct. 11, 2023, after a mass infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip on Saturday, Oct. 7.
The all-out war between Israel and Hamas, the militant group in control of the Gaza Strip, is the latest in more than 70 years of conflict between Israelis and Palestinians — fights that destabilize economies, divide the Middle East and leave thousands of civilians injured or dead.
The war is expected to escalate. Here is a look at the ongoing conflict and the history of confrontations between Israel and Palestinian militants.Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that holds power in the Gaza Strip, launched a stunning surprise attack on Israel early Saturday, prompting Israel to declare war.
Officials with Hamas also referred to a fight over the Al-Aqsa mosque site in Jerusalem, which is sacred to both Muslims and Jews. Disputes over the site, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, have resulted in violence before — including a violent 11-day war between the two sides in 2021. In all, the Health Ministry in Gaza says more than 1,050 people have been killed and more than 5,100 injured. An estimated 250,000 people were made homeless — many huddling on streets or in schools.During another war in 1948, large numbers of Palestinians fled or were forced out of the area now known as Israel. They ended up in Gaza, which was then controlled by Egypt.
The first Palestinian intifada, or uprising, erupted in Gaza in December 1987 — the same year Hamas was founded. The push spread to the other occupied territories.
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