Event
7 October 2023 attack
Attack on communities and bases in southern Israel by Hamas and other armed groups, with rockets fired across Israel.
- Dates
- 7 Oct 2023
Connections 9
involved
- Gaza Strip hostages taken there Primary record 1
- Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) its military wing claimed rocket fire; the UN commission reports on its attacks Primary record 1
- Gaza Strip hostages held there Primary record 1
- Israel the Commission of Inquiry's finding of the war crime of murder Primary record 1
- Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) hostage-taking, which the Commission finds a war crime Primary record 1
- Israel rocket fire from 7 October 2023 to 26 May 2024 Primary record 1
- Israel the Commission's finding on sexual violence, which it says it could not verify as to rape in particular Primary record 1
- International Court of Justice the Court states the toll in its own voice Primary record 2
caused
Timeline 1 date
- 7 Oct 2023 7 October 2023 attack
Proof 3 sources
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Detailed findings on attacks carried out on and after 7 October 2023 in Israel (A/HRC/56/CRP.3), United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, 10 Jun 2024.
Primary record
At least 252 people were abducted to Gaza as hostages, including 90 women, 36 children, older people and members of Israeli Security Forces.
the al-Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for firing 150 missiles towards Tel Aviv
As of 21 May 2024, 128 hostages had been released or rescued, including bodies retrieved of killed hostages
The Commission finds that members of Hamas military wing and of other Palestinian armed groups intentionally shot and killed residents of kibbutzim and other civilian locations who were not taking any direct part in
The Commission finds, on reasonable grounds, that 252 93 people, including 36 children, 71 civilian women, 124 civilian men and more than 20 soldiers, were abducted to Gaza on 7 October
Hamas armed wing and other armed groups launched over 12,500 rockets and mortar shells into Israel from the Gaza Strip.
The Commission identified a pattern of sexual violence that has been corroborated by the digital evidence it collected and preserved.
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South Africa v. Israel, Order on provisional measures, 26 January 2024, International Court of Justice, 26 Jan 2024.
Primary record
carried out an attack in Israel, killing more than 1,200 persons
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Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, Advisory Opinion, 19 July 2024, International Court of Justice, 19 Jul 2024.
Primary record
in response to the attack carried out against it by Hamas and other armed groups on 7 October 2023
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