Israel-Hamas Conflict: October 7 The Deadliest Day In Israel's History

October 7 marks the one-year anniversary of the brutal killings and abducting of hundreds of Israelis by Hamas militants

On October 7, the world entered into a new era of the ever-going Israel-Palestine conflict

It’s been a year since the attacks, many retaliatory measures have been taken since then, new players have entered into the conflict- and the world fears a looming full-blown war

On Oct 7, several Israelis were partying at the Nova Music Festival, when Palestinian-militant group Hamas launched attacks on the civilian crowd

A series of coordinated armed incursions were made from the Gaza Strip into the Gaza Envelope of southern Israel, marking the first such invasion of Israeli territory since the 1948 Arab Israeli War

Hamas named this group of attacks Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, while in Israel they are referred to as Black Sabbath or Simchat Torah Massacre

A barrage of at least 4,300 rockets was launched against Israel, along with vehicle-transported and powered paraglider incursions into Israel

Hamas also breached the Gaza-Israel barrier, attacking military bases and massacring civilians in 21 communities, including Be’eri, Kfar Aza, Nir Oz, Netiv Haasara and Alumim

As per IDF, some 6000 Hamas militants breached the border in 119 places and broke into Israel, including 3,800 from the “elite Nukhba forces”

In total, 1,140 people were killed- 695 Israeli civilians, 71 foreign nations and 373 members of the security forces

364 civilians were killed and many more wounded while attending the Nova music festival

About 250 Israeli civilians and soldiers were taken as hostages to the Gaza Strip, alive or dead, including 30 children, with the stated goal of forcing Israel to exchange them for imprisoned Palestinians, including women and children

Dozens of cases of rape and sexual assault reportedly occurred, but Hamas officials denied the involvement of its militants

The day was labelled the bloodiest in Israel's history and the "deadliest for Jews since the Holocaust" by many figures and media outlets in the West, including US President Joe Biden

In response to the attack, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared a state of war, signaling a significant military mobilization

On Monday, Israelis marked the first anniversary of the devastating Hamas attack that triggered a war which has sparked protests worldwide and risks igniting a far wider conflict in the Middle East