Photos: Israel at war with Hamas
The bodies of Palestinians killed during the war are buried in a mass grave on January 30, in Rafah, Gaza.
Mohammed Salem/Reuters

In pictures: Israel at war with Hamas

Updated 1306 GMT (2106 HKT) February 1, 2024

The bodies of Palestinians killed during the war are buried in a mass grave on January 30, in Rafah, Gaza.
Mohammed Salem/Reuters

On October 7, the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a brutal assault on Israel, killing more than 1,200 people and kidnapping about 240, according to Israeli authorities. It was the deadliest terror attack in the country's history.

Israel's retaliation has been lethal, with an air and ground campaign on the densely populated enclave of Gaza, which Hamas has controlled since 2007. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country would take "mighty vengeance" and was readying for "a long and difficult war."

The siege of Gaza has killed more than 25,000 people, according to the Hamas-controlled Ministry of Health there. Gaza's population is also gripped by humanitarian crisis after Israel cut off access to food, water and electricity. Residents are grappling with severe shortages, and power is running out as fuel dwindles.

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