EVENT INFORMATION

7
Òktober
2023

Hamas-led armed groups attack southern Israel, killing civilians and taking hostages

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📅 7 Òktober 2023 📍 Palestina

Palestinian armed groups led by Hamas launched coordinated attacks from Gaza into southern Israel, alongside rocket fire. A UN Commission of Inquiry later found war crimes including intentionally directing attacks against civilians, murder, cruel treatment and hostage-taking. Israeli civilians and security personnel were killed; civilians were abducted and taken to Gaza. The attack occurred amid decades of occupation, blockade and failed political processes, context that does not excuse deliberate attacks on civilians. The Commission’s findings and attribution are stated explicitly.

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Israeli civilians

Israeli security personnel

Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups

hostages

Organisashonnan den e Evento aki

Hamas

Palestinian Islamic Jihad

UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry