Early morning on Saturday October 7th, Hamas, a Palestinian militant group, launched an invasion directly into Israel through the Gaza strip. This event reignited the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestine that has been raging since 1947. The attack targeted both military and civilian personnel and infrastructure, taking the lives of at least 1300 Israelis, and allowing the capture of numerous hostages. Since the attack, Israel has responded with a counter attack killing 1900 Palestinians, and displacing hundreds of thousands. Civilians have been injured and killed on both sides, including the targeting and/or disabling of infrastructure and destruction of housing. Unmentionable war crimes are being committed on both sides of the conflict.
This matter is important because it is the site of many horrific crimes against humanity, and is a part of the ongoing conflict between Israel and the state (autonomous entity, its not agreed upon) of Palestine. It also concerns horrific the treatment of Palestinians in the region historically, and the opinion of many that they deserve better than this.
The al-Rimal Neighborhood in Gaza, bombed out by Israeli forces
Image from Atia Darwish
Sources:
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-10-07/ty-article/.premium/october-7-2023-a-date-that-will-live-in-infamy-in-israel/0000018b-0bbf-dc5d-a39f-9fff47680000
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-october-7-2023/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war