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October 7 attacks

On October 7, 2023, a series of coordinated armed incursions from the blockaded Gaza Strip into the Gaza envelope of southern Israel were carried out by Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups during the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah. The attacks, which began the ongoing Gaza war, were the first large-scale invasion of Israeli territory…

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Gaza envelope, Southern District, Israel
Date
DateOctober 7–8, 2023[a] (1 day)LocationGaza envelope, Southern District, Israel · October 7–8, 2023[a] (1 day)

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October 7 attacks

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related to Names · 8
October 7 attacks → Black Saturday, Hamas, Internationally, Israel, October, Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, Palestinian, Simchat Torah Massacre
see also · 5
October 7 attacks → Gaza, Israelis, IsraelOutline, List, October
Date · 2
October 7 attacks → DateOctober 7–8, 2023[a] (1 day)LocationGaza envelope, Southern District, Israel, October 7–8, 2023[a] (1 day)
Location · 1
October 7 attacks → Gaza envelope, Southern District, Israel

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October 7 attacksDateDateOctober 7–8, 2023[a] (1 day)LocationGaza envelope, Southern District, Israel1.00infobox
October 7 attacksDateOctober 7–8, 2023[a] (1 day)1.00infobox
October 7 attacksLocationGaza envelope, Southern District, Israel1.00infobox
historian Enzo Traversoinstance ofOthers0.80text
Holocaustinstance ofOthers0.80text
Genocide scholar Raz Segal have warned against invoking the Holocaust in relation to October 7instance ofOthers0.80text
the New York Times' Screams Without Words.A Haaretz investigation into the claims of mutilationinstance ofalso cited in other reports0.80text
torture found thatinstance ofalso cited in other reports0.80text
B'Tseleminstance ofThe UN and reports by human rights organizations0.80text
media outlets have confirmed Israeli systematic use of torture during the Gaza Warinstance ofThe UN and reports by human rights organizations0.80text
including rapeinstance ofThe UN and reports by human rights organizations0.80text
gang-rapeinstance ofThe UN and reports by human rights organizations0.80text

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