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Israel-Gaza war and genocide

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{{Message box/currentevent}}{{Infobox military conflict|conflict=Israel-Gaza War|partof=the Gaza-Israel conflict and the Nakba|date=7 October 2023 - Present|place=Gaza Strip|status=Ongoing
• De jure under an effective ceasefire since 10 October 2025, although Israeli violations are routine.|combatants_header=Belligerents|combatant1=Israel|combatant1a=United States|combatant2=Hamas|combatant2a=Palestinian Joint Operations Room|casualties1=2,091 confirmed casualties|casualties2=Gaza Strip
• 68,000+ confirmed casualties
• 9,500 missing and presumed dead
• 180,000 - 680,000 estimated total casualties
• 170,000+ confirmed wounded

West Bank
• 1,000 confirmed casualties
• 7,370+ confirmed wounded
.}}[[File:Palestinian resistance groups.png|thumb|Diagram of ten resistance groups involved in the uprising]]
[[File:Palestinian resistance fighter crossing over the gaza border oct 7 2023.png|thumb|Palestinian resistance fighter crossing over the border fence on a paraglider, 7 October 2023.]]The '''Israel-Gaza War''' is a [[war]] and [[genocide]] in the [[Gaza Strip]], fought as part of the ongoing [[Palestinian genocide|ethnic cleansing campaign by Zionists]] since the mid 20th-century. The conflict intensified on 7 October 2023, when [[Islamic Resistance Movement|Hamas]] and other Palestinian resistance groups launched an unprecedented surprise incursion against the [[State of Israel|Zionist Entity]]. Following that, the Israelis initiated a genocide against Gazans, as part of the larger genocidal policies against Palestinians, killing a confirmed 68000+ people as of October 2025<ref name=":8">{{Web citation|newspaper=Dawn|title=Gaza conflict death toll rises to 68,159: health ministry|date=2025-10-19|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1949929/gaza-conflict-death-toll-rises-to-68159-health-ministry|retrieved=2025-11-06}}</ref>, with most specialists predicting a total death toll between 180<ref>{{Citation|author=Khatib et. al|year=2024|title=Counting the dead in Gaza: difficult but essential|title-url=https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01169-3/fulltext|publisher=The Lancet|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(24)01169-3}}</ref> and 680<ref>{{Video citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0547CTY7xj4|channel=TRT World|title=UN Rapporteur Albanese suggests 680,000 may be actual death toll of Palestinians in Gaza|date=2025-09-25}}</ref> thousand people. Additionally, there are more than 170 thousand confirmed injured<ref name=":8" />.

Israel launched a bombing campaign on October 7, followed by a ground invasion on 27 October. Numerous brutal campaigns, such as those to capture Rafah, Khan Yunis and Gaza City, have since resulted in the destruction of 92% of all residential buildings and schools in the strip. Even more, 89% of Gaza's water and sanitation infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed. Israel also destroyed most hospitals, religious and cultural landmarks, agricultural land, and cemeteries in Gaza<ref name=":9">{{Web citation|author=Marium Ali, Alia Chughtai and Muhammet Okur|newspaper=Al Jazeera|title=Two years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza: By the numbers|date=2025-10-07|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/7/two-years-of-israels-genocide-in-gaza-by-the-numbers|retrieved=2025-11-06}}</ref>. Israel has also used famine as a weapon of war as part of its genocidal campaign, with the United Nations predicting that 100% of the population of Gaza was under an acute food crisis, with 1.14 million in a humanitarian emergency and 641 thousand in catastrophic famine, which occurs when >2 people per 10,000 die of hunger every day<ref>{{Citation|author=Integrated Food Security Phase Classification|year=2025|title=GAZA STRIP: Famine confirmed in Gaza Governorate, projected to expand {{!}} 1 July – 30 September 2025|title-url=https://www.ipcinfo.org/fileadmin/user_upload/ipcinfo/docs/IPC_Gaza_Strip_Acute_Food_Insecurity_Malnutrition_July_Sept2025_Special_Snapshot.pdf}}</ref>.

Since the start of the war, a ceasefire was enacted three different times, being breached by Israel constantly. The first one lasted from 24 to 30 November 2023, the second one began on 19 January 2025, being ended by an atrocious Israeli attack on 18 March, which killed more than 400 people<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Associated Press|title=Israel breaks ceasefire with surprise airstrike, killing more than 400 Palestinians|date=2025-03-18|url=https://apnews.com/live/latest-updates-israel-launches-new-wave-of-airstrikes-across-gaza-after-ceasefire-talks-stall#00000195-a988-d36f-a797-a99b37260000|retrieved=2025-11-06}}</ref>. The most recent ceasefire became effective on 10 October 2025, and while it is still considered to be in effect, it has been breached by Israel countless times, killing hundreds of people.

The genocidal policy of Israel has also resulted in the confirmed deaths of 1722 health and aid workers and nearly 300 journalists, which is more journalists killed in a single war than the [[Statesian Civil War|US Civil War]], both [[World War I|WW1]] and [[World War II|WW2]], the [[Korean War]], wars in [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]], Cambodia and Laos, [[Yugoslav Wars]], [[War in Afghanistan|Afghanistan War]] and the [[2022 Russo-Ukrainian conflict|conflict in Ukraine]] combined<ref name=":9" />. In another horrific crime, the IOF, with the help of the "[[Gaza Humanitarian Foundation]]" (An organization backed by the governments of Israel and the US), coldly murdered 2615+ Palestinians seeking aid, attacking them by conducting mass shootings in supposedly safe-spaces near aid distribution centers<ref name=":9" />. IOF soldiers have also engaged in mass sexual violence against Palestinians, both in Gaza and against Palestinian hostages in Israeli prisons.

Since the start of the genocide, Israel has received enormous military and diplomatic support from the West, especially from the United States. Israel has also engaged in aggressive wars with other countries of the region, including an exchange of missiles between the [[June 2025 Iran-"Israel" strikes|Zionist Entity and Iran]] in June 2025. It has also invaded Lebanon and Syria and bombed [[Ansar Allah]] in Yemen.

== Operation Flood of Al-Aqsa ==
The Operation Flood of Al-Aqsa (Arabic: Tufan Al-Aqsa, طوفان الأقصى) was a major, unprecedented incursion into [[Israel|occupied Palestine]] conducted by the [[Palestinian resistance]] operating out of [[Gaza strip|Gaza]], beginning 7 October 2023.

On 28 October, the united resistance groups released a statement from Beirut, [[Lebanese Republic|Lebanon]] saying that, "This heroic epic is the battle of the entire [[State of Palestine|Palestinian]] people, which they are waging in defense of their land, their sanctities, their existence, and their right to freedom, against a barbaric enemy that [[Genocide|does not spare any of our people]] from its crimes. It targets hospitals, mosques, churches, universities, and ambulances, and cuts off electricity, water, fuel, the Internet, and cellular communications for our besieged people."<ref>{{Web citation|author=Resistance News Network|newspaper=Telegram|title=Statement issued by the Palestinian forces|date=2023-10-28|url=https://t.me/PalestineResist/17054|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101015337/https://t.me/PalestineResist/17054|archive-date=2023-11-01}}</ref>

== Background ==
{{Main article|Palestinian genocide}}
The Gaza Strip became a special area within occupied Palestine after the Nakba and the various wars involving the occupying entity ("Israel") since. Palestinians forcefully displaced from their homes went to the Gaza Strip, which grew as a widespread refugee camp. Gaza is a historical city in the Gaza Strip.

Until 2006, there were "Israeli" settlements and IOF troops in the Strip. In 2005, [[Hamas]] launched a war in the Strip to remove the occupation and for [[self-determination]] of the Strip, and succeeded. This awarded them widespread popularity in the Strip. After Hamas won the 2006 election in Gaza, the [[United States of America|USA]] and the Zionist Entity put [[Economic sanctions|sanctions]] on Gaza and tried to overthrow Hamas in 2008.

In 2018, during the [[Great March of Return]], Zionist snipers shot at unarmed Palestinian protestors, killing 223 and wounding several thousand.<ref name=":5">{{Web citation|author=Joyce Chediac|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=Refuting Israel’s lies about its invasion of Gaza|date=2023-10-31|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/exposing-israels-lies-about-its-invasion-of-gaza/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031202308/https://www.liberationnews.org/exposing-israels-lies-about-its-invasion-of-gaza/|archive-date=2023-10-31}}</ref>

== Timeline of events ==

=== Palestinian counteroffensive ===
[[File:Palestinian resistance fighters driving through the border fence 7 oct 2023.png|thumb|Resistance fighters driving motorcycles through the border fence, 7 October 2023]]
[[File:Gaza in ruins.png|thumb|Gaza after the Zionist bombings]]
On Saturday morning, 7 October 2023, the joint [[State of Palestine|Palestinian]] resistance in Gaza (Hamas, [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine|PFLP]], [[Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine|DFLP]], [[Islamic Jihad]]) started firing rockets at the [[Settler colonialism|illegal settlements]] outside of Gaza. The [[Iron Dome]], the Zionist Entity's anti-missile defense system, failed to intercept more rockets than usual. Rocket fire continued to support the operation the entire day, with the resistance reporting that they fired more than 5,000 rockets by noon alone.

At the same time, resistance units penetrated through the border fence surrounding the Gaza strip. Methods to get through the fence included the use of paragliders. In a video, a hole can be seen cut in the fence with motorcycle units being conveyed through.

Afterwards, the resistance units moved into several settlements surrounding the Gaza strip, including Asqalan (Ashkelon), Erez and Sderot. Up to 15 settlements have reportedly been taken over.

The units quickly moved to neutralize the [[Israel Defense Forces|IOF]] presence in these towns, including rapid incursions into barracks, where most occupation soldiers were taken out before they even realized what was happening.

Videos on social media show Palestinian fighters walking freely through the streets of liberated towns,<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=@Marxozoic|newspaper=Twitter|title=This is unprecedented in Palestinian history. Palestinian Resistance fighters stroll through the Israeli settlement of Sderot.|date=2023-10-07|url=https://twitter.com/Marxozoic/status/1710535137056915757}}</ref> indicating they were successfully taken over and all occupation driven out in some way.

In response, the occupier has called on the reservists and declared a state of war, but did not name the recipient of that declaration.<ref>{{Web citation|author=News Desk|newspaper=The Cradle|title=We are at war: Netanyahu|date=2023-10-07|url=https://new.thecradle.co/articles/we-are-at-war-netanyahu|archive-url=https://archive.ph/xAhsA}}</ref> The occupier also ordered air strikes over Gaza in retaliation, which is considered a [[war crime]] as it is [[collective punishment]].<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=International Committee of the Red Cross|title=Collective punishments|url=https://casebook.icrc.org/a_to_z/glossary/collective-punishments}}</ref> Under [[international law]], the Zionist Entity is considered an occupier and may not attack into Gaza but only defend against operations.

Clashes continued between the resistance and the occupation army for the rest of the day and into the night, but the bulk of the operation (as extrapolated from videos released by the resistance) happened in the early morning.

On the morning of 8 October 2023, it was reported that [[Hezbollah]] in Lebanon had attacked military positions and settlements in the north of occupied Palestine, notably striking at a radar station in support of the Palestinian resistance. Clashes followed on both sides of the border during the day. In response, the occupier diverted troops to the border with Lebanon in preparation for an incursion from Hezbollah.

On the night of the same day, "Israel" requested [[United States of America|US]] help as they were completely overwhelmed by the operation. In response, the United States diverted one of their aircraft carriers towards Palestine.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Tara Copp|newspaper=Time|title=The U.S. Will Send a Carrier Strike Group in Support of Israel|date=2023-10-08|url=https://time.com/6321835/united-states-carrier-strike-group-israel-support/}}</ref>

By 9 October, it was reported by various sources that the resistance was able to move so far east that they were only 10 kilometers away from the West Bank. However, these reports are not yet entirely confirmed and it is important to note that in guerrilla operations such as this one, territory is often exchanged as the point is not to hold on to it but traverse it as needed.

It seems the taking of hostages and elimination of military assets were the main objective of the operation as by 10 October, resistance groups had gone back to Gaza, from where they endured the response of the Zionist entity for over a week.

=== Zionist genocide on Gaza ===
On 11 October, "Israel" cut off the water supply and electricity to Gaza. Following that announcement, they announced they would cut the Internet on 14 October, thereby preventing Palestinians from relaying stories and videos of the massacre they have been experiencing since 8 October to the world.

On 12 October, "Israel" dropped leaflets over Gaza to make Palestinians aware of a humanitarian corridor (a route that would supposedly not be targeted by bombs so that civilians can safely leave) to Egypt. Several hundred civilians took this road, only to be bombed by the occupier once they were all congregated in the same area. The following day, the occupier tried the same tactic again, giving the 1.1 million Palestinians living in the north of Gaza 24 hours to move south. This constitutes forcible population displacement, and is simply impossible logistically in such a small time frame.

Since 14 October, the Zionist entity has been going back and forth on a possible land invasion of Gaza, reminiscent of the ones that happened in 2005 and 2014. [[Hezbollah]] has announced they would invade "Israel" if an invasion happened, and [[Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]] announced a "surprise" would await the Zionist entity if it tried to invade Gaza, but without giving more details.

On October 17th, "Israel" bombed the Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza, killing hundreds of people<ref>{{Web citation|author=Nidal Al-Mughrabi|newspaper=Reuters|title=In deadly day for Gaza, hospital strike kills hundreds|date=2023-10-17|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/least-500-victims-israeli-air-strike-hospital-gaza-health-ministry-2023-10-17/}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Al Jazeera|title=Video investigation: What hit al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza?|date=2023-10-19|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/19/what-hit-ahli-hospital-in-gaza}}</ref> (the hospital's cancer treatment center had also been bombed by "Israel” three days prior).<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Anglican Communion News Service|title=Anglican-run al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza damaged by Israeli rocket fire as war continues|date=2023-10-16|url=https://www.anglicannews.org/news/2023/10/anglican-run-al-ahli-arab-hospital-in-gaza-damaged-by-israeli-rocket-fire-as-conflict-continues.aspx}}</ref> Quickly, media sources were forced to retract confirmation of “Israel’s” guilt due to their subsequent denial. The same day, the official Israeli Twitter account posted a video which allegedly confirmed their narrative, only to delete it shortly after,<ref>{{Web citation|author=Amanda Yee|newspaper=Liberation News|title=Debunking Israel’s lies about the bombing of Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza|date=2023-10-20|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/debunking-israels-lies-about-the-bombing-of-al-ahli-arab-hospital-in-gaza/}}</ref> since the timestamp of the video was a half hour before the hospital exploded.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Ali Abunimah|newspaper=Electronic Intifada|title=Israel’s spin about hospital massacre quickly comes apart|date=2023-10-17|url=https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/israels-spin-about-hospital-massacre-quickly-comes-apart|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018024645/https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/israels-spin-about-hospital-massacre-quickly-comes-apart}}</ref> "Israel" also claimed to have intercepted a Hamas audio recording where it was admitted that the PIJ was responsible, however, United Kingdom broadcaster Channel 4 News reported that sound analysis showed the two voices had been recorded independently and edited together.<ref>https://twitter.com/channel4news/status/1715437877604049094?s=46&t=nmyaANcQLrkBcVGMFvkgbA</ref> On October 22nd, the analysis of a group called "GeoConfirmed," initially cited as proof "Israel's" innocence,<ref>{{Web citation|author=Jesse O’Neill|newspaper=New York Post|title=Here’s all of the evidence that shows Hamas was responsible for hospital explosion|date=2023-10-18|url=https://nypost.com/2023/10/18/all-of-the-evidence-that-shows-hamas-was-responsible-for-hospital-explosion/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023175634/https://nypost.com/2023/10/18/all-of-the-evidence-that-shows-hamas-was-responsible-for-hospital-explosion/}}</ref> was retracted upon being disproven.<ref>https://twitter.com/GeoConfirmed/status/1716123222142550167</ref> It is also worth noting that "Israel" has a history of falsely attributing their attacks to the "Islamic Jihad."<ref>{{Web citation|author=Yumna Patel|newspaper=Mondoweiss|title=After initially blaming Palestinians, Israel admits to airstrike that killed 5 children in Gaza|date=2022-08-17|url=https://mondoweiss.net/2022/08/after-initially-blaming-palestinians-israel-admits-to-airstrike-that-killed-5-children-in-gaza/}}</ref>

On October 31st and November 1st, "Israel" conducted air raids across the Jabalia refugee camp, killing at least fifty people, but with no confirmed death count.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Al Jazeera|title=Israel bombards Jabalia refugee camp for second straight day|date=2023-11-01|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/1/israel-bombs-jabalia-refugee-camp-for-second-day-palestinian-officials-say}}</ref>

On 6 May 2024, the Zionists invaded Rafah.<ref name=":43">{{Web citation|last=Fabian|first=Emanuel|date=2024-05-07|title=Gallant: Rafah op will continue until Hamas rooted out or hostage deal reached|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/gallant-rafah-op-will-continue-until-hamas-rooted-out-or-hostage-deal-reached/|access-date=2024-05-07|work=Times of Israel}}</ref> On 14 May, they entered the city proper, advancing into the Brazil, Jneina and al-Salam neighborhoods of eastern Rafah. Israel and Hamas intensified clashes, with Hamas claiming to have destroyed an IDF troop carrier in al-Salam, resulting in casualties. The IDF stated that it had killed militants around the Rafah Crossing and eastern Rafah, and destroyed a missile launching site.<ref name="push">{{Web citation|author=Nidal Al-Mughrabi|title=Israeli tanks push into Gaza's Rafah, as battles rage in the north|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-tanks-push-into-gazas-rafah-displaced-civilians-flee-again-2024-05-14/|website=reuters.com|publisher=Reuters|date=14 May 2024|access-date=14 May 2024}}</ref><ref name="qatar">{{Web citation|title=Gaza ceasefire deadlocked as Israel's Rafah attacks set talks 'backward'|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/14/gaza-ceasefire-deadlocked-as-israels-rafah-attacks-set-talks-backward|website=aljazeera.com|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=14 May 2024|access-date=14 May 2024}}</ref>

Israel massacred more than 275 Palestinian civilians in the Nuiserat refugee camp to get back 4 POWs.<ref name="wp210">{{Web citation|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/08/israel-hostages-nuseirat-camp-gaza/|title=More than 200 Palestinians killed in Israeli hostage raid in Gaza|last1=Parker|first1=Claire|last2=El Chamaa|first2=Mohamad|last3=Soroka|first3=Lior|date=8 June 2024|work=[[The Washington Post]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609010757/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/08/israel-hostages-nuseirat-camp-gaza/|archive-date=9 June 2024|url-status=live|access-date=9 June 2024}}</ref>

As of June 2024, the IOF has murdered at least 37 thousand Palestinians in Gaza, along with almost a half thousand more in the West Bank.<ref>{{Web citation|last=Prothero|first=Mitchell|date=25 January 2024|title=Israeli Intelligence Has Deemed Hamas-Run Health Ministry's Death Toll Figures Generally Accurate|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3w4w7/israeli-intelligence-health-ministry-death-toll|work=[[Vice News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303132219/https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3w4w7/israeli-intelligence-health-ministry-death-toll|archive-date=3 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="Mohamed & Najjar">{{Web citation|last1=Mohamed|first1=Edna|last2=Najjar|first2=Farah|date=29 April 2024|title=Israel's war on Gaza live news: 40-day ceasefire offered to Hamas, says UK - Latest casualty figures|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/4/28/israels-war-on-gaza-live-news-hamas-officials-to-visit-cairo-for-talks?update=2868076|work=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429181536/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/4/28/israels-war-on-gaza-live-news-hamas-officials-to-visit-cairo-for-talks?update=2868076|archive-date=29 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|first=Matt|last=Murphy|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68759146|title=Germany faces genocide case over Israel weapon sales|work=[[BBC News]]|date=8 April 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240409054011/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68759146|archive-date=9 April 2024}}</ref>

=== November 2023 ceasefire ===
In late November 2023, the resistance achieved a four-day ceasefire and freed 150 political prisoners from Zionist imprisonment.<ref name=":6">{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=A Pause Is Just That: A Pause — We Demand a Permanent Ceasefire!|date=2023-11-23|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/a-pause-is-just-that-a-pause-we-demand-a-permanent-ceasefire/|retrieved=2023-11-22}}</ref> The ceasefire was later extended to seven days.<ref name=":7">{{Web citation|author=Robert Inlakesh|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=Did Hamas Carry Out Mass Rapes on October 7?|date=2023-12-11|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/did-hamas-carry-out-mass-rapes-on-october-7/286436/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215235522/https://www.mintpressnews.com/did-hamas-carry-out-mass-rapes-on-october-7/286436/|archive-date=2023-12-15}}</ref>

=== January 2025 ceasefire ===
On 15 January 2025, a second ceasefire was signed by the Zionists and Hamas to end the genocide in Gaza. The ceasefire included three stages:

# In Stage 1, Hamas would release 33 "Israeli" POWs under 19 years old, women or over 50 years old, followed by men under 50 years old with health issues, specifically 3 each week. If the aforementioned groups totaled less than 33 people, then Hamas would also released deceased bodies of POWs. In exchange, the Zionist Entity would release up to 1,904 Palestinian security prisoners, including 737 serving life terms, as well as allow 600 trucks of humanitarian aid to arrive. Displaced people would be allowed to return to their homes (if they still existed) and the IOF would gradually withdraw from most of Gaza.<ref name="apnews202405023">{{Web citation|date=2 May 2024|title=Here's what's on the table for Israel and Hamas in the latest cease-fire plan|url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-gaza-ceasefire-negotiations-7cec005ccd59dbd817ef9614a8611ca4|access-date=10 May 2024|website=[[AP News]]|language=en|archive-date=12 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250112000409/https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-gaza-ceasefire-negotiations-7cec005ccd59dbd817ef9614a8611ca4|url-status=live}}</ref>
# In Stage 2, Hamas would release the remaining "Israeli" POWs. Meanwhile, the Zionists would release an agreed upon number of prisoners and withdraw all of its remaining forces from Gaza.<ref name="apnews202405023" />
# In Stage 3, Hamas would release all deceased "Israeli" POWs whereas the IOF would also release all the bodies of deceased Palestinians it holds. "Israel" would also end its blockade in Gaza in exchange for Hamas not rebuilding its military capabilities.<ref name="apnews202405023" />

However, "Israel" continuously violated the ceasefire<ref name="aljazeera202502102">{{Web citation|date=2025-02-10|title='The Israelis are intentionally sabotaging the deal': Hamas official|url=https://aje.io/ke56uw?update=3501117|work=[[Al Jazeera English]]}}</ref> until unilaterally disregarding it on 18 March 2025 by launching surprise attacks on Gaza, killing more than 400 civilians.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Shurafa Wafaa, Sam Mednick|newspaper=AP News|title=Israel launches deadly wave of airstrikes across Gaza after ceasefire talks stall|date=2025-03-18|url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-ceasefire-hostages-03-17-2025-b8753b9458a44f10ab08aa9b12582780|retrieved=2025-04-25}}</ref>

In May 2025, "Israel" allowed aid to reach Gazans, though Netanyahu admitted this was deliberately minimal and only served to give cover for the genocide.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Jeremy Scahill|newspaper=Drop Site News|title=Netanyahu: Gaza Aid Scheme Offers Israel Symbolic Cover to Finish the Genocide|date=2025-05-19|url=https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/netanyahu-trump-gaza-aid-genocide-smotrich-ceasefire-hamas}}</ref> Gazans were tightly packed in crowded spaces, and in one instance, "Israeli" forces opened fire on them and killed three.
<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Al Jazeera|title=‘Deliberate massacre’ in Gaza as starving Palestinians seek Israeli-US aid|date=2025-05-27|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/27/heartbreaking-chaos-in-gaza-as-starving-palestinians-seek-us-israeli-aid}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Al Jazeera|title=Visual guide to how the Gaza aid distribution turmoil unfolded|date=2025-05-29|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2025/5/29/visual-guide-to-how-the-gaza-aid-distribution-turmoil-unfolded}}</ref>

== Results ==
<blockquote>''This event is still ongoing.''</blockquote>"Israeli" public broadcaster ''Kan News'' said that the operation came as a complete surprise to the IOF.

Media initially reported that over 35 prisoners of war had been captured by the resistance, with videos shared on social media showing some of them being taken back to Gaza. The final number of prisoners was later brought up to over 150.

Prisoners were mainly IOF soldiers of varying grades and notably include Brigadier-General Nimrod Aloni, who was the architect of the bombing campaigns against Gaza.

At the same time, [[Settler colonialism|settlers]] were filmed scrambling to leave.<ref>{{Web citation|author=@Mango_Press_|newspaper=Twitter|title=Settlers run! #Palestine|date=2023-10-07|url=https://twitter.com/Mango_Press_/status/1710553010890281396}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|author=@ME_Observer_|newspaper=Twitter|title=Foreign squatters flee to the airport|date=2023-10-07|url=https://twitter.com/ME_Observer_/status/1710545747454673066}}</ref> According to [[Mango Press]], an estimated 1 million settlers are preparing to leave the country, with many still waiting at airports into the night of 7 October.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Mango Press|title=Telegram post|date=2023-10-07|url=https://t.me/mangopress/15679}}</ref>

Gaza resistance groups also indicated they had seized military equipment, including vehicles, from the barracks.

With IOF presence removed from the fence keeping Gaza locked in, Palestinians started destroying sections of it with bulldozers.<ref>{{Web citation|author=@prolewiki|newspaper=Twitter|title=Gaza is taking down the fence.|date=2023-10-07|url=https://twitter.com/prolewiki/status/1710597521662267470}}</ref>

Per the Zionist Entity, 1,200 people on the side of the entity were killed.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Al Jazeera|title=Israel revises down toll from October 7 attack to ‘around 1,200’|date=2023-11-10|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/10/israel-revises-death-toll-from-october-7-hamas-attack-to-1200-people}}</ref> Not all of these people were killed by Palestinian forces however, as due to the IDF's [[Hannibal Directive]] the prisoners of war were explicitly targeted by the occupation forces.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Jonathan Ofir|newspaper=Mondoweiss|title=Another Israeli soldier admits to implementing the ‘Hannibal Directive’ on October 7|date=2024-03-26|url=https://mondoweiss.net/2024/03/another-israeli-soldier-admits-to-implementing-the-hannibal-directive-on-october-7/}}</ref>

The provisional death toll for Palestine currently amounts to at least 51,200 martyrs in Gaza plus 860 in the West Bank, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health.<ref name=":4">{{Web citation|newspaper=Middle East Eye|title=Israel-Palestine: Names released of 7,028 Palestinians killed after Biden questions death toll|date=2023-10-26|url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-death-toll-names-killed-released-biden-questions|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028151618/https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-death-toll-names-killed-released-biden-questions|archive-date=|retrieved=2023-10-28}}</ref> Most of them were killed by indiscriminate bombing by the Zionist Entity which has been going on almost nonstop since 8 October as illegal retaliation and a form of collective punishment from "Israel" on the civilians of Gaza. The relentless bombing has also already made several victims in the occupier's own population detained as prisoners in Gaza.

== Media response ==
[[File:BBC Zionist propaganda.png|thumb|Bourgeois media uses different wording when reporting deaths on opposing sides.]]
Within hours from the beginning of the operation, the [[Bourgeois media|mainstream media]] in conjunction with the [[Zionism|Zionist]] government launched a massive [[atrocity propaganda]] campaign to attribute a number of fabricated crimes to the Resistance fighters.<ref name=":7" />

A [[Grayzone]] investigation uncovered that the claim had originated from an IOF reserve soldier who was described as "a fanatical settler leader who incited riots by demanding a Palestinian town be 'wiped out.'"<ref>{{Web citation|author=Max Blumenthal and Alexander Rubinstein|newspaper=The Grayzone|title=Source of dubious ‘beheaded babies’ claim is Israeli settler leader who incited riots to ‘wipe out’ Palestinian village|date=2023-10-11|url=https://thegrayzone.com/2023/10/11/beheaded-israeli-babies-settler-wipe-out-palestinian/}}</ref>

It should be noted that for the entirety of its history, the Palestinian resistance has never been proven to have committed sexual assault and carried out beheadings or even wanton executions against civilian populations or even IOF soldiers. One interview conducted by an "Israeli" news station with a woman who had an encounter with Hamas soldiers during the operation related that she and her family were not harmed in any way by Hamas in their two hours of contact before the fighters left.<ref>{{Web citation|author=@prolewiki|title=Interview|date=10-10-23|url=https://twitter.com/prolewiki/status/1711783373142659299}}</ref> In another interview conducted on 13 October, the interviewee revealed she had been released from Gaza alongside her neighbor's children and that a separate group of resistance fighters who saw them as they walked back home made no attempts to restrict their movement or harass them. She also stated that when was initially taken, she was given time to put on clothes as a sign of respect.<ref name=":2">{{YouTube citation|url=https://youtu.be/DJkZXrrDQ00?si=DKDkkBUNahirsAlG&t=450|channel=Richard Medhurst|title=Debunking Israel’s Myth About Hamas and the 40 Babies|date=10-15-23}}</ref> She was just one of several groups of women and children released by the Resistance fighters. Hamas also released a compilation of videos showing their fighters treating "Israeli" children kindly during the operation, with one child even smiling while talking to the fighter.<ref name=":2" /> On 15 October, yet another interview of an "Israeli", Yasmin Porat by ''Haboker Hazeh'' (“This Morning”), provided another example of the Resistance fighters' humane treatment of the captives. Telling the Zionist radio station, that “They did not abuse us. They treated us very humanely,”. She instead blamed the IOF's callous conduct for the deaths of her fellow captives, having arrived with a hail of gunfire and mortal shells, and even firing 2 tank shells into the house where the captives had been held.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Ali Abunimah and David Sheen|newspaper=The Electronic Intifada|title=Israeli forces shot their own civilians, kibbutz survivor says|date=10-16-23|url=https://electronicintifada.net/content/israeli-forces-shot-their-own-civilians-kibbutz-survivor-says/38861|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016190643/https://electronicintifada.net/content/israeli-forces-shot-their-own-civilians-kibbutz-survivor-says/38861|archive-date=10-16-23|retrieved=10-16-23|quote=fierce gun battle that consisted of “tens and hundreds and thousands of bullets and mortars flying in the air,”

Golan presses: “So our forces may have shot them?”

“Undoubtedly,” the former captive responds, and adds, “They eliminated everyone, including the hostages because there was very, very heavy crossfire.”

“After insane crossfire, two tank shells were shot into the house. It’s a small kibbutz house, nothing big,” Porat explains.}}</ref>

On 13 October, [[Reuters]] announced that one of their own journalist, Issam Abdallah, had been killed in Lebanon but cynically did not dare name "Israel" as his killer.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Reuters|newspaper=Reuters|title=Reuters journalist killed in Lebanon in missile fire from direction of Israel|date=2023-10-14|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/reuters-videographer-killed-southern-lebanon-2023-10-13/}}</ref> On the same date, the [[Huffpost]] revealed that the US State Department had sent internal messages discouraging its diplomats from utilizing language urging cessation of hostilities. High level officials did not want such phrases as “de-escalation/ceasefire,” “end to violence/bloodshed” and “restoring calm," to be used, showing that the country had little desire to restrain the Zionist Entity and instead providing the space and time for it's crimes.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Akbar Shahid Ahmed|newspaper=Huffpost|title=Stunning State Department Memo Warns Diplomats: No Gaza 'De-Escalation' Talk|date=10-13-23|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/state-department-internal-emails-gaza-israel_n_65296395e4b0a304ff6ff95d?d_id=6508792&ncid_tag=tweetlnkushpmg00000067&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=us_main|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015194649/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/state-department-internal-emails-gaza-israel_n_65296395e4b0a304ff6ff95d?d_id=6508792&ncid_tag=tweetlnkushpmg00000067|archive-date=10-15-23}}</ref>

In one instance [[Isaac Herzog]], President of the Zionist Entity, deemed all citizens of Gaza to be collectively responsible for the attacks the Palestinian Resistance carried out against the Occupation.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Paul Blumenthal|newspaper=Huffpost|title=Israeli President Suggests That Civilians In Gaza Are Legitimate Targets|date=10-13-23|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/israel-gaza-isaac-herzog_n_65295ee8e4b03ea0c004e2a8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015145659/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/israel-gaza-isaac-herzog_n_65295ee8e4b03ea0c004e2a8|archive-date=10-15-23|retrieved=10-16-23|quote=“It is an entire nation out there that is responsible,” Herzog said at a press conference on Friday. “It is not true this rhetoric about civilians not being aware, not involved. It’s absolutely not true. They could have risen up. They could have fought against that evil regime which took over Gaza in a coup d’etat.”}}</ref> Danny Ayalon, former deputy foreign minister and current foreign policy adviser for Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]], echoed proposed to [[Genocide|ethnically cleanse]] Gaza by deporting all its residents to the Sinai desert.<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|author=Ben Norton|newspaper=Geopolitical Economy Report|title=US opposes peace as Israel ethnically cleanses Palestinians, waging war on ‘entire nation’ of Gaza|date=10-15-23|url=https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/10/15/us-israel-ethnic-cleansing-gaza/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015212803/https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/10/15/us-israel-ethnic-cleansing-gaza/|archive-date=10-15-23|quote=There is a huge expense, almost endless space in the Sinai desert, just on the other side of Gaza.

An unnamed EU diplomat told the Times, “We may be about to see massive ethnic cleansing” – a clear indication that Western capitals know exactly what Israel is doing.

“Our fear is that we’ll pay a heavy price in the global south because of this conflict”, an anonymous EU official confessed to the newspaper.}}</ref> Similarly, the [[Financial Times]] reported that [[European Union|EU]] diplomats, much like the Statesians, also realize the impending ethnic cleansing about to take place in Occupied Palestine at the hands of the Zionist Entity, and are worried that presence of high level Statesian and EU officials, such as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen showing support for "Israel" will destroy the credibility of the [[Imperial core|Imperial Cores]] in [[Global North and South|Global South]] countries. <ref name=":1" />

On 14 October, [[CGTN]] correspondent in central Gaza [[Noor Harazeen]] reported the IOF bombardment of central and southern Gaza resulting in numerous civilian casualties, despite the IOF falsely claiming to limit their military action to the north.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Reporter Noor Harazeen|newspaper=CGTN|title=CGTN correspondent breaks down in tears while reporting in Gaza|date=10-14-23|url=https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status/1713229280874803382|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015015136/https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status/1713229280874803382|archive-date=10-15-23|retrieved=10-15-23}}</ref> In a similar vein, the [[BBC]] also reported after multiple videos emerged that convoys of civilians fleeing northern Gaza en route to the south were assaulted by the IOF despite assurances made of safe passage. In one instance, at least 12 people were shown deceased, mostly women and children, "some of whom appear to be as young as two to five years old."<ref>{{Web citation|author=Paul Brown & Jemimah Herd|newspaper=BBC|title=Strike on civilian convoy fleeing Gaza: What we know from verified video|date=10-14-23|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67114281|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014232458/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67114281|archive-date=10-14-23|retrieved=10-15-23}}</ref> The Associated Press also confirmed that strikes on the humanitarian corridor had happened.<ref>{{Web citation|author=ISABEL DEBRE, EDITH M. LEDERER and WAFAA SHURAFA|newspaper=AP|title=Palestinians flee northern Gaza after Israel orders 1 million to evacuate as ground attack looms|date=10-13-23|url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-hamas-war-c8b4fc20e4fd2ef381d5edb7e9e8308c|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015162746/https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-hamas-war-c8b4fc20e4fd2ef381d5edb7e9e8308c|archive-date=10-13-23|quote=Two witnesses reported a strike on fleeing cars near the town of Deir el-Balah, south of the evacuation zone and in the area Israel told people to flee to. Fayza Hamoudi said she and her family were driving from their home in the north when the strike hit some distance ahead on the road and two vehicles burst into flames. A witness from another car on the road gave a similar account.}}</ref>

=== Atrocity propaganda ===
[[File:Zionist headlines.png|thumb|Western newspapers falsely claiming that Hamas killed babies]]
Zionist media alleged that Hamas, the foremost member group of the Resistance, fired unprovoked into a crowd of civilians holding a rave party a mere two miles away (3.2km) from Gaza. However, recordings have emerged showing that the Zionist Entity's police force and other armed personal were shooting at Hamas from within the crowd and the presence of what looks to be a Merkava tank.<ref>{{Web citation|author=@AnkushP61449364|newspaper=Twitter|title=Hamas attached (sic) on concert Real footage|date=2023-10-10|url=https://twitter.com/ankushp61449364/status/1711676102220124467?s=46}}</ref>

==== Beheading ====
An even more grievous example of the atrocity propaganda on display was the claim that Hamas had indiscriminately and bloodily murdered anyone in their path, with some outlets such as ''The West Australian'' or ''i24 News'', who broke the "story", going as far as to claim that IOF soldiers had seen "beheaded mothers and babies [by Hamas]"<ref>{{Web citation|author=Nicole Zedek|newspaper=i24 news|title='It smells of death here': Surveying the atrocities committed by Hamas in Kfar Aza|date=2023-10-10|url=https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel-at-war/1696938010-it-smells-of-death-here-surveying-the-scenes-of-atrocities-in-kfar-aza|archive-url=https://archive.ph/82Ikw}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|author=Troy de Ruyter|newspaper=The West Australian|title=Israel war live coverage: Mums, babies beheaded; first Aussie victim Galit Carbone confirmed; Gaza under fire|date=10-10-23|url=https://thewest.com.au/news/world/israel-war-live-coverage-mums-and-babies-beheaded-as-hamas-horror-shock-world-c-12167697|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011005337/https://thewest.com.au/news/world/israel-war-live-coverage-mums-and-babies-beheaded-as-hamas-horror-shock-world-c-12167697|quote=The sight of the beheaded mothers and babies so affected Israeli soldiers that they could be seen crying.}}</ref>—only to be contradicted by an official statement from the IOF itself.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Turgut Alp Boyraz|newspaper=Anadolu Ajansi|title=Israeli army says it does not have 'confirmation' about allegations that ‘Hamas beheaded babies’|date=10-10-23|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-army-says-it-does-not-have-confirmation-about-allegations-that-hamas-beheaded-babies-/3014787|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011055337/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-army-says-it-does-not-have-confirmation-about-allegations-that-hamas-beheaded-babies-/3014787|archive-date=10-11-23|quote=When Anadolu contacted the Israeli army spokesperson unit over the phone and asked about the allegations, she said "We have seen the news, but we do not have any details or confirmation about that."}}</ref> [[United States of America|US]] President [[Biden]] amplified the claim in a press statement made at the White House, claiming that he had seen "confirmed pictures of terrorists beheading children", even after the IOF had denied the claims.<ref name=":3">{{Web citation|author=Mikhail Klimentov, Maegan Vazquez and Toluse Olorunnipa|newspaper=Washington Post|title=Netanyahu says ‘every Hamas member is a dead man’ in televised speech|date=2023-10-11|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/11/israel-hamas-war-updates-gaza-attack/#link-SIA4LEH6CVAGFEXIJ4556IMXRI|quote=“I’ve been doing this a long time,” Biden said at the White House. “I never really thought that I would see, have confirmed pictures of terrorists beheading children.” A White House spokesperson later clarified that U.S. officials and the president have not seen pictures or confirmed such reports independently.}}</ref> Shortly after Biden's statement, a White House spokesperson retracted Biden's statement, revealing that nobody had actually seen such pictures or confirmed the reports.<ref name=":3" />

Other Western media outlets, including [[Cable News Network|CNN]], [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]], and [[The New York Post|''The'' ''New York Post'']], repeated i24 News's claim that Hamas beheaded 40 babies. The only source for the claim was David Ben Zion, who incited race riots against Palestinians and called them "animals."<ref>{{Web citation|author=[[Alan MacLeod]]|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=Propaganda Blitz: How mainstream media is pushing fake Palestine stories|date=2023-10-13|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/propaganda-blitz-how-mainstream-media-is-pushing-fake-palestine-stories/285992/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023190907/https://www.mintpressnews.com/propaganda-blitz-how-mainstream-media-is-pushing-fake-palestine-stories/285992/|archive-date=2023-10-23}}</ref>

==== Rape ====
At the same time, imperialist propagandists blamed Palestinians for the attack, furthermore alleging that Hamas had engaged in mass rape<ref>{{Web citation|author=Jonah Goldberg|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|title=Column: Who’s to blame for the Hamas attack on Israel? That debate is already going off the rails|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009201037/https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-10-09/israel-hamas-attacks-failure-security-surveillance-blame|archive-date=2023-10-09|quote=If Gaza is a prison, it’s in part because it is run by a prison gang in the form of Hamas, which brutalizes and exploits Palestinian inmates. Also, if the moment inmates escape from a prison they go on a murder, kidnapping and rape spree, many reasonable people might assume the prison exists for good reason. But again, however brutal you might think Israel’s Gaza policy might be, the murderers still chose to murder, the rapists chose to rape. If you deny them that agency, you’re the one calling them unthinking animals.}}</ref> before the lack of evidence forced some media outlets into retracting parts of their claim.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Jonah Goldberg|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|title=Column: Who’s to blame for the Hamas attack on Israel? That debate is already going off the rails|date=10-9-2023|url=https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-10-09/israel-hamas-attacks-failure-security-surveillance-blame|quote=For the record:

6:12 p.m. Oct. 9, 2023

An earlier version of this column mentioned rape in the attacks, but such reports have not been substantiated.}}</ref> A specific claim of rape and murder concerned a German-"Israeli" national by the name of Shani Louk, who was present at the rave and was allegedly seen in a video being transported in the back of a pickup truck. It was later revealed by her own mother that she was still alive and being treated at a hospital in Gaza.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Giulia Carbonaro|newspaper=Newsweek|title=Shani Louk Is Still Alive, Mother Reveals|date=10-10-23|url=https://www.newsweek.com/shani-louk-still-alive-mother-reveals-1833453?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1696946587|archive-date=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010202626/https://www.newsweek.com/shani-louk-still-alive-mother-reveals-1833453?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter}}</ref>

The main source for these allegations the Israeli Minister of Women's Empowerment, [[May Golan]], who is openly "proud to be a [[Racism|racist]]" and led anti-Black race riots in Tel Aviv.<ref name=":7" />

== Further reading ==

* [[:Category:Palestinian resistance reading list|Palestinian resistance reading list]]
* [https://ia801303.us.archive.org/15/items/hamas-media-office-our-narrative-operation-al-aqsa-flood/PDF.pdf Our Narrative...Operation Al-Aqsa Flood']

== References ==
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[[Category:Genocides]]

Israel-Gaza war and genocide

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[[File:Palestinian resistance groups.png|thumb|Diagram of ten resistance groups involved in the uprising]]
[[File:Palestinian resistance fighter crossing over the gaza border oct 7 2023.png|thumb|Resistance fighter crossing over the border fence on a paraglider, 7 October 2023.]]The '''Israel-Gaza War''' is a [[war]] and [[genocide]] in the [[Gaza Strip]], fought as part of the ongoing [[Palestinian genocide|ethnic cleansing campaign by Zionists]] since the mid 20th-century. The conflict intensified on 7 October 2023, when [[Islamic Resistance Movement|Hamas]] and other Palestinian resistance groups launched an unprecedented surprise incursion against the [[State of Israel|Zionist Entity]]. Following that, the Israelis initiated a genocide against Gazans, as part of the larger genocidal policies against Palestinians, killing a confirmed 68000+ people as of October 2025<ref name=":8">{{Web citation|newspaper=Dawn|title=Gaza conflict death toll rises to 68,159: health ministry|date=2025-10-19|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1949929/gaza-conflict-death-toll-rises-to-68159-health-ministry|retrieved=2025-11-06}}</ref>, with most specialists predicting a total death toll between 180<ref>{{Citation|author=Khatib et. al|year=2024|title=Counting the dead in Gaza: difficult but essential|title-url=https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01169-3/fulltext|publisher=The Lancet|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(24)01169-3}}</ref> and 680<ref>{{Video citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0547CTY7xj4|channel=TRT World|title=UN Rapporteur Albanese suggests 680,000 may be actual death toll of Palestinians in Gaza|date=2025-09-25}}</ref> thousand people. Additionally, there are more than 170 thousand confirmed injured<ref name=":8" />.

Israel launched a bombing campaign on October 7, followed by a ground invasion on 27 October. Numerous brutal campaigns, such as those to capture Rafah, Khan Yunis and Gaza City, have since resulted in the destruction of 92% of all residential buildings and schools in the strip. Even more, 89% of Gaza's water and sanitation infrastructure has been damaged or destroyed. Israel also destroyed most hospitals, religious and cultural landmarks, agricultural land, and cemeteries in Gaza<ref name=":9">{{Web citation|author=Marium Ali, Alia Chughtai and Muhammet Okur|newspaper=Al Jazeera|title=Two years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza: By the numbers|date=2025-10-07|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/7/two-years-of-israels-genocide-in-gaza-by-the-numbers|retrieved=2025-11-06}}</ref>. Israel has also used famine as a weapon of war as part of its genocidal campaign, with the United Nations predicting that 100% of the population of Gaza was under an acute food crisis, with 1.14 million in a humanitarian emergency and 641 thousand in catastrophic famine, which occurs when >2 people per 10,000 die of hunger every day<ref>{{Citation|author=Integrated Food Security Phase Classification|year=2025|title=GAZA STRIP: Famine confirmed in Gaza Governorate, projected to expand {{!}} 1 July – 30 September 2025|title-url=https://www.ipcinfo.org/fileadmin/user_upload/ipcinfo/docs/IPC_Gaza_Strip_Acute_Food_Insecurity_Malnutrition_July_Sept2025_Special_Snapshot.pdf}}</ref>.

Since the start of the war, a ceasefire was enacted three different times, being breached by Israel constantly. The first one lasted from 24 to 30 November 2023, the second one began on 19 January 2025, being ended by an atrocious Israeli attack on 18 March, which killed more than 400 people<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Associated Press|title=Israel breaks ceasefire with surprise airstrike, killing more than 400 Palestinians|date=2025-03-18|url=https://apnews.com/live/latest-updates-israel-launches-new-wave-of-airstrikes-across-gaza-after-ceasefire-talks-stall#00000195-a988-d36f-a797-a99b37260000|retrieved=2025-11-06}}</ref>. The most recent ceasefire became effective on 10 October 2025, and while it is still considered to be in effect, it has been breached by Israel countless times, killing hundreds of people.

The genocidal policy of Israel has also resulted in the confirmed deaths of 1722 health and aid workers and nearly 300 journalists, which is more journalists killed in a single war than the [[Statesian Civil War|US Civil War]], both [[World War I|World]] [[World War II|Wars]], the [[Korean War]], Wars in [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]], Cambodia and Laos, [[Yugoslav Wars]], [[War in Afghanistan|Afghanistan War]] and the [[2022 Russo-Ukrainian conflict|conflict in Ukraine]] combined<ref name=":9" />. In another horrific crime, the IOF, with the help of the "[[Gaza Humanitarian Foundation]]" (An organization backed by the governments of Israel and the US), coldly murdered 2615+ Palestinians seeking aid, attacking them by conducting mass shootings in supposedly safe-spaces near aid distribution centers<ref name=":9" />. IOF soldiers have also engaged in mass sexual violence against Palestinians, both in Gaza and against Palestinian hostages in Israeli prisons.

Since the start of the genocide, Israel has received enormous military and diplomatic support from the West, especially from the United States. Israel has also engaged in aggressive wars with other countries of the region, including an exchange of missiles between the [[June 2025 Iran-"Israel" strikes|Zionist Entity and Iran]] in June 2025. It has also invaded Lebanon and Syria and bombed [[Ansar Allah]] in Yemen.

== Operation Flood of Al-Aqsa ==
The Operation Flood of Al-Aqsa (Arabic: Tufan Al-Aqsa, طوفان الأقصى) was a major, unprecedented incursion into [[Israel|occupied Palestine]] conducted by the [[Palestinian resistance]] operating out of [[Gaza strip|Gaza]], beginning 7 October 2023.

On 28 October, the united resistance groups released a statement from Beirut, [[Lebanese Republic|Lebanon]] saying that, "This heroic epic is the battle of the entire [[State of Palestine|Palestinian]] people, which they are waging in defense of their land, their sanctities, their existence, and their right to freedom, against a barbaric enemy that [[Genocide|does not spare any of our people]] from its crimes. It targets hospitals, mosques, churches, universities, and ambulances, and cuts off electricity, water, fuel, the Internet, and cellular communications for our besieged people."<ref>{{Web citation|author=Resistance News Network|newspaper=Telegram|title=Statement issued by the Palestinian forces|date=2023-10-28|url=https://t.me/PalestineResist/17054|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231101015337/https://t.me/PalestineResist/17054|archive-date=2023-11-01}}</ref>

== Background ==
{{Main article|Palestinian genocide}}
The Gaza Strip became a special area within occupied Palestine after the Nakba and the various wars involving the occupying entity ("Israel") since. Palestinians forcefully displaced from their homes went to the Gaza Strip, which grew as a widespread refugee camp. Gaza is a historical city in the Gaza Strip.

Until 2006, there were "Israeli" settlements and IOF troops in the Strip. In 2005, [[Hamas]] launched a war in the Strip to remove the occupation and for [[self-determination]] of the Strip, and succeeded. This awarded them widespread popularity in the Strip. After Hamas won the 2006 election in Gaza, the [[United States of America|USA]] and the Zionist Entity put [[Economic sanctions|sanctions]] on Gaza and tried to overthrow Hamas in 2008.

In 2018, during the [[Great March of Return]], Zionist snipers shot at unarmed Palestinian protestors, killing 223 and wounding several thousand.<ref name=":5">{{Web citation|author=Joyce Chediac|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=Refuting Israel’s lies about its invasion of Gaza|date=2023-10-31|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/exposing-israels-lies-about-its-invasion-of-gaza/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031202308/https://www.liberationnews.org/exposing-israels-lies-about-its-invasion-of-gaza/|archive-date=2023-10-31}}</ref>

== Timeline of events ==

=== Palestinian counteroffensive ===
[[File:Palestinian resistance fighters driving through the border fence 7 oct 2023.png|thumb|Resistance fighters driving motorcycles through the border fence, 7 October 2023]]
[[File:Gaza in ruins.png|thumb|Gaza after the Zionist bombings]]
On Saturday morning, 7 October 2023, the joint [[State of Palestine|Palestinian]] resistance in Gaza (Hamas, [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine|PFLP]], [[Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine|DFLP]], [[Islamic Jihad]]) started firing rockets at the [[Settler colonialism|illegal settlements]] outside of Gaza. The [[Iron Dome]], the Zionist Entity's anti-missile defense system, failed to intercept more rockets than usual. Rocket fire continued to support the operation the entire day, with the resistance reporting that they fired more than 5,000 rockets by noon alone.

At the same time, resistance units penetrated through the border fence surrounding the Gaza strip. Methods to get through the fence included the use of paragliders. In a video, a hole can be seen cut in the fence with motorcycle units being conveyed through.

Afterwards, the resistance units moved into several settlements surrounding the Gaza strip, including Asqalan (Ashkelon), Erez and Sderot. Up to 15 settlements have reportedly been taken over.

The units quickly moved to neutralize the [[Israel Defense Forces|IOF]] presence in these towns, including rapid incursions into barracks, where most occupation soldiers were taken out before they even realized what was happening.

Videos on social media show Palestinian fighters walking freely through the streets of liberated towns,<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=@Marxozoic|newspaper=Twitter|title=This is unprecedented in Palestinian history. Palestinian Resistance fighters stroll through the Israeli settlement of Sderot.|date=2023-10-07|url=https://twitter.com/Marxozoic/status/1710535137056915757}}</ref> indicating they were successfully taken over and all occupation driven out in some way.

In response, the occupier has called on the reservists and declared a state of war, but did not name the recipient of that declaration.<ref>{{Web citation|author=News Desk|newspaper=The Cradle|title=We are at war: Netanyahu|date=2023-10-07|url=https://new.thecradle.co/articles/we-are-at-war-netanyahu|archive-url=https://archive.ph/xAhsA}}</ref> The occupier also ordered air strikes over Gaza in retaliation, which is considered a [[war crime]] as it is [[collective punishment]].<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=International Committee of the Red Cross|title=Collective punishments|url=https://casebook.icrc.org/a_to_z/glossary/collective-punishments}}</ref> Under [[international law]], the Zionist Entity is considered an occupier and may not attack into Gaza but only defend against operations.

Clashes continued between the resistance and the occupation army for the rest of the day and into the night, but the bulk of the operation (as extrapolated from videos released by the resistance) happened in the early morning.

On the morning of 8 October 2023, it was reported that [[Hezbollah]] in Lebanon had attacked military positions and settlements in the north of occupied Palestine, notably striking at a radar station in support of the Palestinian resistance. Clashes followed on both sides of the border during the day. In response, the occupier diverted troops to the border with Lebanon in preparation for an incursion from Hezbollah.

On the night of the same day, "Israel" requested [[United States of America|US]] help as they were completely overwhelmed by the operation. In response, the United States diverted one of their aircraft carriers towards Palestine.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Tara Copp|newspaper=Time|title=The U.S. Will Send a Carrier Strike Group in Support of Israel|date=2023-10-08|url=https://time.com/6321835/united-states-carrier-strike-group-israel-support/}}</ref>

By 9 October, it was reported by various sources that the resistance was able to move so far east that they were only 10 kilometers away from the West Bank. However, these reports are not yet entirely confirmed and it is important to note that in guerrilla operations such as this one, territory is often exchanged as the point is not to hold on to it but traverse it as needed.

It seems the taking of hostages and elimination of military assets were the main objective of the operation as by 10 October, resistance groups had gone back to Gaza, from where they endured the response of the Zionist entity for over a week.

=== Zionist genocide on Gaza ===
On 11 October, "Israel" cut off the water supply and electricity to Gaza. Following that announcement, they announced they would cut the Internet on 14 October, thereby preventing Palestinians from relaying stories and videos of the massacre they have been experiencing since 8 October to the world.

On 12 October, "Israel" dropped leaflets over Gaza to make Palestinians aware of a humanitarian corridor (a route that would supposedly not be targeted by bombs so that civilians can safely leave) to Egypt. Several hundred civilians took this road, only to be bombed by the occupier once they were all congregated in the same area. The following day, the occupier tried the same tactic again, giving the 1.1 million Palestinians living in the north of Gaza 24 hours to move south. This constitutes forcible population displacement, and is simply impossible logistically in such a small time frame.

Since 14 October, the Zionist entity has been going back and forth on a possible land invasion of Gaza, reminiscent of the ones that happened in 2005 and 2014. [[Hezbollah]] has announced they would invade "Israel" if an invasion happened, and [[Islamic Republic of Iran|Iran]] announced a "surprise" would await the Zionist entity if it tried to invade Gaza, but without giving more details.

On October 17th, "Israel" bombed the Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza, killing hundreds of people<ref>{{Web citation|author=Nidal Al-Mughrabi|newspaper=Reuters|title=In deadly day for Gaza, hospital strike kills hundreds|date=2023-10-17|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/least-500-victims-israeli-air-strike-hospital-gaza-health-ministry-2023-10-17/}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Al Jazeera|title=Video investigation: What hit al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza?|date=2023-10-19|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/19/what-hit-ahli-hospital-in-gaza}}</ref> (the hospital's cancer treatment center had also been bombed by "Israel” three days prior).<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Anglican Communion News Service|title=Anglican-run al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza damaged by Israeli rocket fire as war continues|date=2023-10-16|url=https://www.anglicannews.org/news/2023/10/anglican-run-al-ahli-arab-hospital-in-gaza-damaged-by-israeli-rocket-fire-as-conflict-continues.aspx}}</ref> Quickly, media sources were forced to retract confirmation of “Israel’s” guilt due to their subsequent denial. The same day, the official Israeli Twitter account posted a video which allegedly confirmed their narrative, only to delete it shortly after,<ref>{{Web citation|author=Amanda Yee|newspaper=Liberation News|title=Debunking Israel’s lies about the bombing of Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza|date=2023-10-20|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/debunking-israels-lies-about-the-bombing-of-al-ahli-arab-hospital-in-gaza/}}</ref> since the timestamp of the video was a half hour before the hospital exploded.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Ali Abunimah|newspaper=Electronic Intifada|title=Israel’s spin about hospital massacre quickly comes apart|date=2023-10-17|url=https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/israels-spin-about-hospital-massacre-quickly-comes-apart|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018024645/https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/ali-abunimah/israels-spin-about-hospital-massacre-quickly-comes-apart}}</ref> "Israel" also claimed to have intercepted a Hamas audio recording where it was admitted that the PIJ was responsible, however, United Kingdom broadcaster Channel 4 News reported that sound analysis showed the two voices had been recorded independently and edited together.<ref>https://twitter.com/channel4news/status/1715437877604049094?s=46&t=nmyaANcQLrkBcVGMFvkgbA</ref> On October 22nd, the analysis of a group called "GeoConfirmed," initially cited as proof "Israel's" innocence,<ref>{{Web citation|author=Jesse O’Neill|newspaper=New York Post|title=Here’s all of the evidence that shows Hamas was responsible for hospital explosion|date=2023-10-18|url=https://nypost.com/2023/10/18/all-of-the-evidence-that-shows-hamas-was-responsible-for-hospital-explosion/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023175634/https://nypost.com/2023/10/18/all-of-the-evidence-that-shows-hamas-was-responsible-for-hospital-explosion/}}</ref> was retracted upon being disproven.<ref>https://twitter.com/GeoConfirmed/status/1716123222142550167</ref> It is also worth noting that "Israel" has a history of falsely attributing their attacks to the "Islamic Jihad."<ref>{{Web citation|author=Yumna Patel|newspaper=Mondoweiss|title=After initially blaming Palestinians, Israel admits to airstrike that killed 5 children in Gaza|date=2022-08-17|url=https://mondoweiss.net/2022/08/after-initially-blaming-palestinians-israel-admits-to-airstrike-that-killed-5-children-in-gaza/}}</ref>

On October 31st and November 1st, "Israel" conducted air raids across the Jabalia refugee camp, killing at least fifty people, but with no confirmed death count.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Al Jazeera|title=Israel bombards Jabalia refugee camp for second straight day|date=2023-11-01|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/1/israel-bombs-jabalia-refugee-camp-for-second-day-palestinian-officials-say}}</ref>

On 6 May 2024, the Zionists invaded Rafah.<ref name=":43">{{Web citation|last=Fabian|first=Emanuel|date=2024-05-07|title=Gallant: Rafah op will continue until Hamas rooted out or hostage deal reached|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/gallant-rafah-op-will-continue-until-hamas-rooted-out-or-hostage-deal-reached/|access-date=2024-05-07|work=Times of Israel}}</ref> On 14 May, they entered the city proper, advancing into the Brazil, Jneina and al-Salam neighborhoods of eastern Rafah. Israel and Hamas intensified clashes, with Hamas claiming to have destroyed an IDF troop carrier in al-Salam, resulting in casualties. The IDF stated that it had killed militants around the Rafah Crossing and eastern Rafah, and destroyed a missile launching site.<ref name="push">{{Web citation|author=Nidal Al-Mughrabi|title=Israeli tanks push into Gaza's Rafah, as battles rage in the north|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-tanks-push-into-gazas-rafah-displaced-civilians-flee-again-2024-05-14/|website=reuters.com|publisher=Reuters|date=14 May 2024|access-date=14 May 2024}}</ref><ref name="qatar">{{Web citation|title=Gaza ceasefire deadlocked as Israel's Rafah attacks set talks 'backward'|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/14/gaza-ceasefire-deadlocked-as-israels-rafah-attacks-set-talks-backward|website=aljazeera.com|publisher=Al Jazeera|date=14 May 2024|access-date=14 May 2024}}</ref>

Israel massacred more than 275 Palestinian civilians in the Nuiserat refugee camp to get back 4 POWs.<ref name="wp210">{{Web citation|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/08/israel-hostages-nuseirat-camp-gaza/|title=More than 200 Palestinians killed in Israeli hostage raid in Gaza|last1=Parker|first1=Claire|last2=El Chamaa|first2=Mohamad|last3=Soroka|first3=Lior|date=8 June 2024|work=[[The Washington Post]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240609010757/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/06/08/israel-hostages-nuseirat-camp-gaza/|archive-date=9 June 2024|url-status=live|access-date=9 June 2024}}</ref>

As of June 2024, the IOF has murdered at least 37 thousand Palestinians in Gaza, along with almost a half thousand more in the West Bank.<ref>{{Web citation|last=Prothero|first=Mitchell|date=25 January 2024|title=Israeli Intelligence Has Deemed Hamas-Run Health Ministry's Death Toll Figures Generally Accurate|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3w4w7/israeli-intelligence-health-ministry-death-toll|work=[[Vice News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240303132219/https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3w4w7/israeli-intelligence-health-ministry-death-toll|archive-date=3 March 2024}}</ref><ref name="Mohamed & Najjar">{{Web citation|last1=Mohamed|first1=Edna|last2=Najjar|first2=Farah|date=29 April 2024|title=Israel's war on Gaza live news: 40-day ceasefire offered to Hamas, says UK - Latest casualty figures|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/4/28/israels-war-on-gaza-live-news-hamas-officials-to-visit-cairo-for-talks?update=2868076|work=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240429181536/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/4/28/israels-war-on-gaza-live-news-hamas-officials-to-visit-cairo-for-talks?update=2868076|archive-date=29 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|first=Matt|last=Murphy|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68759146|title=Germany faces genocide case over Israel weapon sales|work=[[BBC News]]|date=8 April 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240409054011/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68759146|archive-date=9 April 2024}}</ref>

=== November 2023 ceasefire ===
In late November 2023, the resistance achieved a four-day ceasefire and freed 150 political prisoners from Zionist imprisonment.<ref name=":6">{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=A Pause Is Just That: A Pause — We Demand a Permanent Ceasefire!|date=2023-11-23|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/a-pause-is-just-that-a-pause-we-demand-a-permanent-ceasefire/|retrieved=2023-11-22}}</ref> The ceasefire was later extended to seven days.<ref name=":7">{{Web citation|author=Robert Inlakesh|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=Did Hamas Carry Out Mass Rapes on October 7?|date=2023-12-11|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/did-hamas-carry-out-mass-rapes-on-october-7/286436/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231215235522/https://www.mintpressnews.com/did-hamas-carry-out-mass-rapes-on-october-7/286436/|archive-date=2023-12-15}}</ref>

=== January 2025 ceasefire ===
On 15 January 2025, a second ceasefire was signed by the Zionists and Hamas to end the genocide in Gaza. The ceasefire included three stages:

# In Stage 1, Hamas would release 33 "Israeli" POWs under 19 years old, women or over 50 years old, followed by men under 50 years old with health issues, specifically 3 each week. If the aforementioned groups totaled less than 33 people, then Hamas would also released deceased bodies of POWs. In exchange, the Zionist Entity would release up to 1,904 Palestinian security prisoners, including 737 serving life terms, as well as allow 600 trucks of humanitarian aid to arrive. Displaced people would be allowed to return to their homes (if they still existed) and the IOF would gradually withdraw from most of Gaza.<ref name="apnews202405023">{{Web citation|date=2 May 2024|title=Here's what's on the table for Israel and Hamas in the latest cease-fire plan|url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-gaza-ceasefire-negotiations-7cec005ccd59dbd817ef9614a8611ca4|access-date=10 May 2024|website=[[AP News]]|language=en|archive-date=12 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250112000409/https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-gaza-ceasefire-negotiations-7cec005ccd59dbd817ef9614a8611ca4|url-status=live}}</ref>
# In Stage 2, Hamas would release the remaining "Israeli" POWs. Meanwhile, the Zionists would release an agreed upon number of prisoners and withdraw all of its remaining forces from Gaza.<ref name="apnews202405023" />
# In Stage 3, Hamas would release all deceased "Israeli" POWs whereas the IOF would also release all the bodies of deceased Palestinians it holds. "Israel" would also end its blockade in Gaza in exchange for Hamas not rebuilding its military capabilities.<ref name="apnews202405023" />

However, "Israel" continuously violated the ceasefire<ref name="aljazeera202502102">{{Web citation|date=2025-02-10|title='The Israelis are intentionally sabotaging the deal': Hamas official|url=https://aje.io/ke56uw?update=3501117|work=[[Al Jazeera English]]}}</ref> until unilaterally disregarding it on 18 March 2025 by launching surprise attacks on Gaza, killing more than 400 civilians.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Shurafa Wafaa, Sam Mednick|newspaper=AP News|title=Israel launches deadly wave of airstrikes across Gaza after ceasefire talks stall|date=2025-03-18|url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-ceasefire-hostages-03-17-2025-b8753b9458a44f10ab08aa9b12582780|retrieved=2025-04-25}}</ref>

In May 2025, "Israel" allowed aid to reach Gazans, though Netanyahu admitted this was deliberately minimal and only served to give cover for the genocide.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Jeremy Scahill|newspaper=Drop Site News|title=Netanyahu: Gaza Aid Scheme Offers Israel Symbolic Cover to Finish the Genocide|date=2025-05-19|url=https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/netanyahu-trump-gaza-aid-genocide-smotrich-ceasefire-hamas}}</ref> Gazans were tightly packed in crowded spaces, and in one instance, "Israeli" forces opened fire on them and killed three.
<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Al Jazeera|title=‘Deliberate massacre’ in Gaza as starving Palestinians seek Israeli-US aid|date=2025-05-27|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/27/heartbreaking-chaos-in-gaza-as-starving-palestinians-seek-us-israeli-aid}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Al Jazeera|title=Visual guide to how the Gaza aid distribution turmoil unfolded|date=2025-05-29|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/longform/2025/5/29/visual-guide-to-how-the-gaza-aid-distribution-turmoil-unfolded}}</ref>

== Results ==
<blockquote>''This event is still ongoing.''</blockquote>"Israeli" public broadcaster ''Kan News'' said that the operation came as a complete surprise to the IOF.

Media initially reported that over 35 prisoners of war had been captured by the resistance, with videos shared on social media showing some of them being taken back to Gaza. The final number of prisoners was later brought up to over 150.

Prisoners were mainly IOF soldiers of varying grades and notably include Brigadier-General Nimrod Aloni, who was the architect of the bombing campaigns against Gaza.

At the same time, [[Settler colonialism|settlers]] were filmed scrambling to leave.<ref>{{Web citation|author=@Mango_Press_|newspaper=Twitter|title=Settlers run! #Palestine|date=2023-10-07|url=https://twitter.com/Mango_Press_/status/1710553010890281396}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|author=@ME_Observer_|newspaper=Twitter|title=Foreign squatters flee to the airport|date=2023-10-07|url=https://twitter.com/ME_Observer_/status/1710545747454673066}}</ref> According to [[Mango Press]], an estimated 1 million settlers are preparing to leave the country, with many still waiting at airports into the night of 7 October.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Mango Press|title=Telegram post|date=2023-10-07|url=https://t.me/mangopress/15679}}</ref>

Gaza resistance groups also indicated they had seized military equipment, including vehicles, from the barracks.

With IOF presence removed from the fence keeping Gaza locked in, Palestinians started destroying sections of it with bulldozers.<ref>{{Web citation|author=@prolewiki|newspaper=Twitter|title=Gaza is taking down the fence.|date=2023-10-07|url=https://twitter.com/prolewiki/status/1710597521662267470}}</ref>

Per the Zionist Entity, 1,200 people on the side of the entity were killed.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=Al Jazeera|title=Israel revises down toll from October 7 attack to ‘around 1,200’|date=2023-11-10|url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/10/israel-revises-death-toll-from-october-7-hamas-attack-to-1200-people}}</ref> Not all of these people were killed by Palestinian forces however, as due to the IDF's [[Hannibal Directive]] the prisoners of war were explicitly targeted by the occupation forces.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Jonathan Ofir|newspaper=Mondoweiss|title=Another Israeli soldier admits to implementing the ‘Hannibal Directive’ on October 7|date=2024-03-26|url=https://mondoweiss.net/2024/03/another-israeli-soldier-admits-to-implementing-the-hannibal-directive-on-october-7/}}</ref>

The provisional death toll for Palestine currently amounts to at least 51,200 martyrs in Gaza plus 860 in the West Bank, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health.<ref name=":4">{{Web citation|newspaper=Middle East Eye|title=Israel-Palestine: Names released of 7,028 Palestinians killed after Biden questions death toll|date=2023-10-26|url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-death-toll-names-killed-released-biden-questions|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028151618/https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-death-toll-names-killed-released-biden-questions|archive-date=|retrieved=2023-10-28}}</ref> Most of them were killed by indiscriminate bombing by the Zionist Entity which has been going on almost nonstop since 8 October as illegal retaliation and a form of collective punishment from "Israel" on the civilians of Gaza. The relentless bombing has also already made several victims in the occupier's own population detained as prisoners in Gaza.

== Media response ==
[[File:BBC Zionist propaganda.png|thumb|Bourgeois media uses different wording when reporting deaths on opposing sides.]]
Within hours from the beginning of the operation, the [[Bourgeois media|mainstream media]] in conjunction with the [[Zionism|Zionist]] government launched a massive [[atrocity propaganda]] campaign to attribute a number of fabricated crimes to the Resistance fighters.<ref name=":7" />

A [[Grayzone]] investigation uncovered that the claim had originated from an IOF reserve soldier who was described as "a fanatical settler leader who incited riots by demanding a Palestinian town be 'wiped out.'"<ref>{{Web citation|author=Max Blumenthal and Alexander Rubinstein|newspaper=The Grayzone|title=Source of dubious ‘beheaded babies’ claim is Israeli settler leader who incited riots to ‘wipe out’ Palestinian village|date=2023-10-11|url=https://thegrayzone.com/2023/10/11/beheaded-israeli-babies-settler-wipe-out-palestinian/}}</ref>

It should be noted that for the entirety of its history, the Palestinian resistance has never been proven to have committed sexual assault and carried out beheadings or even wanton executions against civilian populations or even IOF soldiers. One interview conducted by an "Israeli" news station with a woman who had an encounter with Hamas soldiers during the operation related that she and her family were not harmed in any way by Hamas in their two hours of contact before the fighters left.<ref>{{Web citation|author=@prolewiki|title=Interview|date=10-10-23|url=https://twitter.com/prolewiki/status/1711783373142659299}}</ref> In another interview conducted on 13 October, the interviewee revealed she had been released from Gaza alongside her neighbor's children and that a separate group of resistance fighters who saw them as they walked back home made no attempts to restrict their movement or harass them. She also stated that when was initially taken, she was given time to put on clothes as a sign of respect.<ref name=":2">{{YouTube citation|url=https://youtu.be/DJkZXrrDQ00?si=DKDkkBUNahirsAlG&t=450|channel=Richard Medhurst|title=Debunking Israel’s Myth About Hamas and the 40 Babies|date=10-15-23}}</ref> She was just one of several groups of women and children released by the Resistance fighters. Hamas also released a compilation of videos showing their fighters treating "Israeli" children kindly during the operation, with one child even smiling while talking to the fighter.<ref name=":2" /> On 15 October, yet another interview of an "Israeli", Yasmin Porat by ''Haboker Hazeh'' (“This Morning”), provided another example of the Resistance fighters' humane treatment of the captives. Telling the Zionist radio station, that “They did not abuse us. They treated us very humanely,”. She instead blamed the IOF's callous conduct for the deaths of her fellow captives, having arrived with a hail of gunfire and mortal shells, and even firing 2 tank shells into the house where the captives had been held.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Ali Abunimah and David Sheen|newspaper=The Electronic Intifada|title=Israeli forces shot their own civilians, kibbutz survivor says|date=10-16-23|url=https://electronicintifada.net/content/israeli-forces-shot-their-own-civilians-kibbutz-survivor-says/38861|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231016190643/https://electronicintifada.net/content/israeli-forces-shot-their-own-civilians-kibbutz-survivor-says/38861|archive-date=10-16-23|retrieved=10-16-23|quote=fierce gun battle that consisted of “tens and hundreds and thousands of bullets and mortars flying in the air,”

Golan presses: “So our forces may have shot them?”

“Undoubtedly,” the former captive responds, and adds, “They eliminated everyone, including the hostages because there was very, very heavy crossfire.”

“After insane crossfire, two tank shells were shot into the house. It’s a small kibbutz house, nothing big,” Porat explains.}}</ref>

On 13 October, [[Reuters]] announced that one of their own journalist, Issam Abdallah, had been killed in Lebanon but cynically did not dare name "Israel" as his killer.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Reuters|newspaper=Reuters|title=Reuters journalist killed in Lebanon in missile fire from direction of Israel|date=2023-10-14|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/reuters-videographer-killed-southern-lebanon-2023-10-13/}}</ref> On the same date, the [[Huffpost]] revealed that the US State Department had sent internal messages discouraging its diplomats from utilizing language urging cessation of hostilities. High level officials did not want such phrases as “de-escalation/ceasefire,” “end to violence/bloodshed” and “restoring calm," to be used, showing that the country had little desire to restrain the Zionist Entity and instead providing the space and time for it's crimes.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Akbar Shahid Ahmed|newspaper=Huffpost|title=Stunning State Department Memo Warns Diplomats: No Gaza 'De-Escalation' Talk|date=10-13-23|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/state-department-internal-emails-gaza-israel_n_65296395e4b0a304ff6ff95d?d_id=6508792&ncid_tag=tweetlnkushpmg00000067&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=us_main|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015194649/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/state-department-internal-emails-gaza-israel_n_65296395e4b0a304ff6ff95d?d_id=6508792&ncid_tag=tweetlnkushpmg00000067|archive-date=10-15-23}}</ref>

In one instance [[Isaac Herzog]], President of the Zionist Entity, deemed all citizens of Gaza to be collectively responsible for the attacks the Palestinian Resistance carried out against the Occupation.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Paul Blumenthal|newspaper=Huffpost|title=Israeli President Suggests That Civilians In Gaza Are Legitimate Targets|date=10-13-23|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/israel-gaza-isaac-herzog_n_65295ee8e4b03ea0c004e2a8|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015145659/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/israel-gaza-isaac-herzog_n_65295ee8e4b03ea0c004e2a8|archive-date=10-15-23|retrieved=10-16-23|quote=“It is an entire nation out there that is responsible,” Herzog said at a press conference on Friday. “It is not true this rhetoric about civilians not being aware, not involved. It’s absolutely not true. They could have risen up. They could have fought against that evil regime which took over Gaza in a coup d’etat.”}}</ref> Danny Ayalon, former deputy foreign minister and current foreign policy adviser for Prime Minister [[Benjamin Netanyahu]], echoed proposed to [[Genocide|ethnically cleanse]] Gaza by deporting all its residents to the Sinai desert.<ref name=":1">{{Web citation|author=Ben Norton|newspaper=Geopolitical Economy Report|title=US opposes peace as Israel ethnically cleanses Palestinians, waging war on ‘entire nation’ of Gaza|date=10-15-23|url=https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/10/15/us-israel-ethnic-cleansing-gaza/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015212803/https://geopoliticaleconomy.com/2023/10/15/us-israel-ethnic-cleansing-gaza/|archive-date=10-15-23|quote=There is a huge expense, almost endless space in the Sinai desert, just on the other side of Gaza.

An unnamed EU diplomat told the Times, “We may be about to see massive ethnic cleansing” – a clear indication that Western capitals know exactly what Israel is doing.

“Our fear is that we’ll pay a heavy price in the global south because of this conflict”, an anonymous EU official confessed to the newspaper.}}</ref> Similarly, the [[Financial Times]] reported that [[European Union|EU]] diplomats, much like the Statesians, also realize the impending ethnic cleansing about to take place in Occupied Palestine at the hands of the Zionist Entity, and are worried that presence of high level Statesian and EU officials, such as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen showing support for "Israel" will destroy the credibility of the [[Imperial core|Imperial Cores]] in [[Global North and South|Global South]] countries. <ref name=":1" />

On 14 October, [[CGTN]] correspondent in central Gaza [[Noor Harazeen]] reported the IOF bombardment of central and southern Gaza resulting in numerous civilian casualties, despite the IOF falsely claiming to limit their military action to the north.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Reporter Noor Harazeen|newspaper=CGTN|title=CGTN correspondent breaks down in tears while reporting in Gaza|date=10-14-23|url=https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status/1713229280874803382|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015015136/https://twitter.com/CGTNOfficial/status/1713229280874803382|archive-date=10-15-23|retrieved=10-15-23}}</ref> In a similar vein, the [[BBC]] also reported after multiple videos emerged that convoys of civilians fleeing northern Gaza en route to the south were assaulted by the IOF despite assurances made of safe passage. In one instance, at least 12 people were shown deceased, mostly women and children, "some of whom appear to be as young as two to five years old."<ref>{{Web citation|author=Paul Brown & Jemimah Herd|newspaper=BBC|title=Strike on civilian convoy fleeing Gaza: What we know from verified video|date=10-14-23|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67114281|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231014232458/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67114281|archive-date=10-14-23|retrieved=10-15-23}}</ref> The Associated Press also confirmed that strikes on the humanitarian corridor had happened.<ref>{{Web citation|author=ISABEL DEBRE, EDITH M. LEDERER and WAFAA SHURAFA|newspaper=AP|title=Palestinians flee northern Gaza after Israel orders 1 million to evacuate as ground attack looms|date=10-13-23|url=https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-hamas-war-c8b4fc20e4fd2ef381d5edb7e9e8308c|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231015162746/https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-hamas-war-c8b4fc20e4fd2ef381d5edb7e9e8308c|archive-date=10-13-23|quote=Two witnesses reported a strike on fleeing cars near the town of Deir el-Balah, south of the evacuation zone and in the area Israel told people to flee to. Fayza Hamoudi said she and her family were driving from their home in the north when the strike hit some distance ahead on the road and two vehicles burst into flames. A witness from another car on the road gave a similar account.}}</ref>

=== Atrocity propaganda ===
[[File:Zionist headlines.png|thumb|Western newspapers falsely claiming that Hamas killed babies]]
Zionist media alleged that Hamas, the foremost member group of the Resistance, fired unprovoked into a crowd of civilians holding a rave party a mere two miles away (3.2km) from Gaza. However, recordings have emerged showing that the Zionist Entity's police force and other armed personal were shooting at Hamas from within the crowd and the presence of what looks to be a Merkava tank.<ref>{{Web citation|author=@AnkushP61449364|newspaper=Twitter|title=Hamas attached (sic) on concert Real footage|date=2023-10-10|url=https://twitter.com/ankushp61449364/status/1711676102220124467?s=46}}</ref>

==== Beheading ====
An even more grievous example of the atrocity propaganda on display was the claim that Hamas had indiscriminately and bloodily murdered anyone in their path, with some outlets such as ''The West Australian'' or ''i24 News'', who broke the "story", going as far as to claim that IOF soldiers had seen "beheaded mothers and babies [by Hamas]"<ref>{{Web citation|author=Nicole Zedek|newspaper=i24 news|title='It smells of death here': Surveying the atrocities committed by Hamas in Kfar Aza|date=2023-10-10|url=https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel-at-war/1696938010-it-smells-of-death-here-surveying-the-scenes-of-atrocities-in-kfar-aza|archive-url=https://archive.ph/82Ikw}}</ref><ref>{{Web citation|author=Troy de Ruyter|newspaper=The West Australian|title=Israel war live coverage: Mums, babies beheaded; first Aussie victim Galit Carbone confirmed; Gaza under fire|date=10-10-23|url=https://thewest.com.au/news/world/israel-war-live-coverage-mums-and-babies-beheaded-as-hamas-horror-shock-world-c-12167697|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011005337/https://thewest.com.au/news/world/israel-war-live-coverage-mums-and-babies-beheaded-as-hamas-horror-shock-world-c-12167697|quote=The sight of the beheaded mothers and babies so affected Israeli soldiers that they could be seen crying.}}</ref>—only to be contradicted by an official statement from the IOF itself.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Turgut Alp Boyraz|newspaper=Anadolu Ajansi|title=Israeli army says it does not have 'confirmation' about allegations that ‘Hamas beheaded babies’|date=10-10-23|url=https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-army-says-it-does-not-have-confirmation-about-allegations-that-hamas-beheaded-babies-/3014787|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231011055337/https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-army-says-it-does-not-have-confirmation-about-allegations-that-hamas-beheaded-babies-/3014787|archive-date=10-11-23|quote=When Anadolu contacted the Israeli army spokesperson unit over the phone and asked about the allegations, she said "We have seen the news, but we do not have any details or confirmation about that."}}</ref> [[United States of America|US]] President [[Biden]] amplified the claim in a press statement made at the White House, claiming that he had seen "confirmed pictures of terrorists beheading children", even after the IOF had denied the claims.<ref name=":3">{{Web citation|author=Mikhail Klimentov, Maegan Vazquez and Toluse Olorunnipa|newspaper=Washington Post|title=Netanyahu says ‘every Hamas member is a dead man’ in televised speech|date=2023-10-11|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/11/israel-hamas-war-updates-gaza-attack/#link-SIA4LEH6CVAGFEXIJ4556IMXRI|quote=“I’ve been doing this a long time,” Biden said at the White House. “I never really thought that I would see, have confirmed pictures of terrorists beheading children.” A White House spokesperson later clarified that U.S. officials and the president have not seen pictures or confirmed such reports independently.}}</ref> Shortly after Biden's statement, a White House spokesperson retracted Biden's statement, revealing that nobody had actually seen such pictures or confirmed the reports.<ref name=":3" />

Other Western media outlets, including [[Cable News Network|CNN]], [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]], and [[The New York Post|''The'' ''New York Post'']], repeated i24 News's claim that Hamas beheaded 40 babies. The only source for the claim was David Ben Zion, who incited race riots against Palestinians and called them "animals."<ref>{{Web citation|author=[[Alan MacLeod]]|newspaper=[[MintPress News]]|title=Propaganda Blitz: How mainstream media is pushing fake Palestine stories|date=2023-10-13|url=https://www.mintpressnews.com/propaganda-blitz-how-mainstream-media-is-pushing-fake-palestine-stories/285992/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023190907/https://www.mintpressnews.com/propaganda-blitz-how-mainstream-media-is-pushing-fake-palestine-stories/285992/|archive-date=2023-10-23}}</ref>

==== Rape ====
At the same time, imperialist propagandists blamed Palestinians for the attack, furthermore alleging that Hamas had engaged in mass rape<ref>{{Web citation|author=Jonah Goldberg|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|title=Column: Who’s to blame for the Hamas attack on Israel? That debate is already going off the rails|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231009201037/https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-10-09/israel-hamas-attacks-failure-security-surveillance-blame|archive-date=2023-10-09|quote=If Gaza is a prison, it’s in part because it is run by a prison gang in the form of Hamas, which brutalizes and exploits Palestinian inmates. Also, if the moment inmates escape from a prison they go on a murder, kidnapping and rape spree, many reasonable people might assume the prison exists for good reason. But again, however brutal you might think Israel’s Gaza policy might be, the murderers still chose to murder, the rapists chose to rape. If you deny them that agency, you’re the one calling them unthinking animals.}}</ref> before the lack of evidence forced some media outlets into retracting parts of their claim.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Jonah Goldberg|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|title=Column: Who’s to blame for the Hamas attack on Israel? That debate is already going off the rails|date=10-9-2023|url=https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-10-09/israel-hamas-attacks-failure-security-surveillance-blame|quote=For the record:

6:12 p.m. Oct. 9, 2023

An earlier version of this column mentioned rape in the attacks, but such reports have not been substantiated.}}</ref> A specific claim of rape and murder concerned a German-"Israeli" national by the name of Shani Louk, who was present at the rave and was allegedly seen in a video being transported in the back of a pickup truck. It was later revealed by her own mother that she was still alive and being treated at a hospital in Gaza.<ref>{{Web citation|author=Giulia Carbonaro|newspaper=Newsweek|title=Shani Louk Is Still Alive, Mother Reveals|date=10-10-23|url=https://www.newsweek.com/shani-louk-still-alive-mother-reveals-1833453?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1696946587|archive-date=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010202626/https://www.newsweek.com/shani-louk-still-alive-mother-reveals-1833453?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter}}</ref>

The main source for these allegations the Israeli Minister of Women's Empowerment, [[May Golan]], who is openly "proud to be a [[Racism|racist]]" and led anti-Black race riots in Tel Aviv.<ref name=":7" />

== Further reading ==

* [[:Category:Palestinian resistance reading list|Palestinian resistance reading list]]
* [https://ia801303.us.archive.org/15/items/hamas-media-office-our-narrative-operation-al-aqsa-flood/PDF.pdf Our Narrative...Operation Al-Aqsa Flood']

== References ==
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Act Now to Stop War and End Racism

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'''Act Now to Stop War and End Racism''' ('''ANSWER'''), also known as the ANSWER Coalition, is a [[United States of America|U.S.]]-based anti-war organization. It was founded on September 14, 2001 and its first demonstration, on September 29, involved 25,000 people. In April 2002, it organized a demonstration of 100,000 people in support of [[State of Palestine|Palestine]]. In 2002 and 2003, the Answer Coalition organized hundreds of thousands of people to protest against the [[Iraq War]].<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=On the 10th anniversary of the ANSWER Coalition|date=2011-09-14|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/on-the-10th-anniversary-of-html/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714041248/https://www.liberationnews.org/on-the-10th-anniversary-of-html/|archive-date=2019-07-14|retrieved=2022-06-18}}</ref>

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The Marxist Project

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'''The Marxist Project''' is a [[Marxism|Marxist]] [[YouTube]] channel. It reached 10,000 subscribers in 2020.<ref>{{Web citation|author=The Marxist Project|newspaper=YouTube|title=Only a few months ago the channel reached 5k subscribers, and here we are again with another milestone!|url=https://www.youtube.com/post/Ugw-dF_sr9PA_teOYGd4AaABCQ|retrieved=2022-09-01}}</ref> As of March 2025, the channel has about 72,400 subscribers.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=YouTube|title=The Marxist Project|date=2025-03-11|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNalGyK3DaK37GTLIHSwmyA}}</ref>

The project began with the uploading of a video in August 17, 2018, with an analysis of the [[commodity]] through the [[Marxism|Marxist]] lens.<ref>{{YouTube citation|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHcFwtLn6Xg|channel=The Marxist Project|title=Fundamentals of Marx: the commodity|date=2018-08-17}}</ref> Since then, the channel has touched several subjects relevant to Marxism, such as the [[Tendency of the rate of profit to fall|the tendency of the rate of profit to fall]], [[surplus-value]], [[imperialism]], [[idealism]] vs. [[materialism]], [[dialectics]], [[contradiction]], [[historical materialism]], analysis of the [[Soviet famine of 1931–1933]], and analysis of current events as well.

== External links ==

* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNalGyK3DaK37GTLIHSwmyA/featured YouTube]
* [https://www.patreon.com/themarxistproject Patreon]

=== Works ===

==== Fundamentals of Marx series ====

* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKdQB58g89M ''Falling profit rates (LTRPF)'']
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHcFwtLn6Xg ''The commodity'']
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzqm9QHls60 ''Surplus labor and value'']
* ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyzFwHFN_BI Idealism vs. materialism]''
* ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GNHzVeC7jeY Dialectics]''
* ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AvvqDk-hME Historical materialism]''
* ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ6dSMnijCQ Alienation]''
* ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY5wM4Ap508 Contradictions]''

==== Lenin in Five Minutes series ====

* ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KDdIzkDcLw The dictatorship of the proletariat and the state]''
* ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xq_F3SrJbC4 Revolutionary tactics and the vanguard party]''
* ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unCGQDKJ0p0 Imperialism]''
* ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVxiboVCk3w The national question]''

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