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Israel Marks 3 Years Since Hamas Attack with No Hostages in Gaza
Human rights agencies and a United Nations commission estimate over 70,000 Palestinian deaths during the ongoing regional military offensive, according to official reports.
- On Wednesday, October 7, 2026, Israel marked three years since the Hamas-led attack that killed about 1,200 people, as the nation heads into its first elections since the conflict began.
- Hamas prioritised ending Israel's economic blockade of Gaza and sought to counter West Bank settlement expansion; Hamas' then second-in-command Saleh al-Arouri declared a 'decisive' war necessary in the near term.
- The October 7 operation triggered evacuation of nearly 150,000 people and resulted in 251 hostages taken; all were released following a US-induced January 2025 ceasefire.
- Israel's military offensive in Gaza has killed over 70,000 Palestinians by conservative estimates, while the response sparked linked wars in Iran, Lebanon, and Yemen.
- Benjamin Netanyahu seeks another term, banking on his aggressive regional approach, even as Israel faces continued international criticism regarding occupation and settlement expansion in Palestinian territories.
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Three years ago to the day, Hamas carried out the most deadly attack in Israel's history. A review of the history of a movement born in the 1980s, which became the master of Gaza in 2007, and whose offensive of October 7, 2023, upset the Middle East.
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Israel marks 3 years since Hamas attack with no hostages in Gaza
The attack set off a war that has transformed Israel, devastated Gaza and reshaped the wider Middle East.
·Missoula, United States
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Over the past three years, Israel has started several wars to eliminate Hamas and weaken Iran and its allies, as a response to the most serious attack in its history.
·Italy
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October 7, 3 years on: Can Gaza ceasefire pave the way for lasting Middle East peace?
Three years after the October 7 Hamas attack, fragile ceasefires have reduced fighting, but violence, humanitarian suffering and tensions continue in Palestine and beyond
·Dubai, United Arab Emirates (the)
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