Israel-Hamas war

Conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant groups led by Hamas started in October 2023 with a coordinated surprise attack on Israel

Article thumbnail: A protester shows photos of people held hostage by Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza, during a demonstration outside Downing Street on November 19, 2023 to protest against antisemitism and to call for the release of the hostages. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
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Article thumbnail: FILE PHOTO: Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron attends a meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (not pictured), amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, in this handout picture released November 16, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo
Article thumbnail: FILE PHOTO: Britain's Foreign Secretary David Cameron attends a meeting with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy (not pictured), amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine, in this handout picture released November 16, 2023. Ukrainian Presidential Press Service/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY./File Photo
Article thumbnail: Protesters hold placards as they take part in the "Day of Action for Palestine" from Chalk Farm to Camden Town, in London, on November 18, 2023 calling for a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: Protesters hold placards as they take part in the "Day of Action for Palestine" from Chalk Farm to Camden Town, in London, on November 18, 2023 calling for a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: RAFAH, GAZA - NOVEMBER 8: A Palestinian man, named Imad Rbaye, plays ney flute on the rubbles of demolished houses due to the attacks in Shabure Refugee Camp as thousands of Palestinian families are left homeless during the ongoing Israeli attacks in Rafah, Gaza on November 8, 2023. (Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Article thumbnail: RAFAH, GAZA - NOVEMBER 8: A Palestinian man, named Imad Rbaye, plays ney flute on the rubbles of demolished houses due to the attacks in Shabure Refugee Camp as thousands of Palestinian families are left homeless during the ongoing Israeli attacks in Rafah, Gaza on November 8, 2023. (Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu via Getty Images)