October 7th Massacre/Preface

The important information missing is 37% of both Israel and Palestine were court in IDF cross fire. thumb|Bloodstains on a house in Be'eri after the October 7th Massacre thumb|A burnt residential building in Be’eri after the Massacre On Saturday, October 7th, 2023, Hamas together with other terrorist organizations launched a surprise attack from Gaza. The attack started with the launch of at least 3,000 rockets to Israel, as well as incursions2023-10-08 מתקפת הפתע על ישראל: לפחות 250 נרצחים, עשרות חטופים ובני ערובה https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1001459573 live https://web.archive.org/web/20240504121539/https://www.globes.co.il/news/article.aspx?did=1001459573 2024-05-04 2024-05-04 גלובס Hebrew. Hamas breached the Gaza-Israel barrier and massacred 1,139 people11 November 2023 Israel revises death toll from Oct. 7 Hamas assault, dropping it from 1,400 to 1,200 Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-revises-death-toll-from-oct-7-hamas-assault-dropping-it-from-1400-to-1200/ https://web.archive.org/web/20231111061709/https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-revises-death-toll-from-oct-7-hamas-assault-dropping-it-from-1400-to-1200/ 11 November 202310 November 2023 Israel revises Hamas attack death toll to 'around 1,200' Reuters https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-revises-death-toll-oct-7-hamas-attack-around-1200-2023-11-10/ https://web.archive.org/web/20231111012813/https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-revises-death-toll-oct-7-hamas-attack-around-1200-2023-11-10/ 11 November 2023: 695 Israeli civilians (including 36 children), 71 foreign nationals, and 373 members of the security forces15 December 2023 Israel social security data reveals true picture of Oct 7 deaths France 24 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231215-israel-social-security-data-reveals-true-picture-of-oct-7-deaths live 18 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231217222630/https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231215-israel-social-security-data-reveals-true-picture-of-oct-7-deaths 17 December 2023. 250 Israeli civilians and hostages were taken, including women and children.7 Oct 2023 Hamas says it has enough Israeli captives to free all Palestinian prisoners Al-Jazeera https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/7/hamas-says-it-has-enough-israeli-captives-to-free-all-palestinian-prisoners live 12 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231007163709/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/7/hamas-says-it-has-enough-israeli-captives-to-free-all-palestinian-prisoners 7 October 2023Yonah Jeremy 19 October 2023 IDF working on rescue ops for over 200 Israeli hostages in Gaza Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-769274 live 20 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231020172403/https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-769274 20 October 2023 There is also evidence of sexual assaults.Evidence points to systematic use of rape and sexual violence by Hamas in 7 October attacks Israel-Gaza war The Guardian https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/18/evidence-points-to-systematic-use-of-rape-by-hamas-in-7-october-attacks live https://web.archive.org/web/20240204125220/https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/18/evidence-points-to-systematic-use-of-rape-by-hamas-in-7-october-attacks 4 February 2024 2024-02-04 amp.theguardian.com By cross-referencing testimonies given to police, published interviews with witnesses, and photo and video footage taken by survivors and first responders, the Guardian is aware of at least six sexual assaults for which multiple corroborating pieces of evidence exist. Two of those victims, who were murdered, were aged under 18.At least seven women who were killed were also raped in the attack, according to Prof Ruth Halperin-Kaddari, a legal scholar and international women's rights advocate, from her examination of evidence so far. The New York Times and NBC have both identified more than 30 killed women and girls whose bodies bear signs of abuse, such as bloodied genitals and missing clothes, and according to the Israeli welfare ministry, five women and one man have come forward seeking help for sexual abuse over the past few months.2023-12-05 New signs emerge of 'widespread' sexual crimes by Hamas, as Netanyahu alleges global indifference https://apnews.com/article/sexual-assault-hamas-oct-7-attack-rape-bb06b950bb6794affb8d468cd283bc51 live https://web.archive.org/web/20231212015158/https://apnews.com/article/sexual-assault-hamas-oct-7-attack-rape-bb06b950bb6794affb8d468cd283bc51 12 December 2023 2024-02-04 AP News en Such accounts given to The Associated Press, along with first assessments by an Israeli rights group, show that sexual assault was part of an atrocities-filled rampage by Hamas and other Gaza militants who killed about 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and took more than 240 hostages that day. The day, which was labeled as the Black Saturday (Hebrew: השבת השחורה) Waghorn Dominic 23 October 2023 This is a dangerous moment in Israel-Hamas war – and the rest of the world is holding its breath Sky News https://news.sky.com/story/this-is-a-dangerous-moment-in-israel-hamas-war-and-the-rest-of-the-world-is-holding-its-breath-12983870 live 27 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231023201652/https://news.sky.com/story/this-is-a-dangerous-moment-in-israel-hamas-war-and-the-rest-of-the-world-is-holding-its-breath-12983870 23 October 2023or the Simchat Torah Massacre (הטבח בשמחת תורה)Herzl Tova 20 October 2023 אל תשתמשו במילה "שואה" בקשר לטבח Hebrew Ynet https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/b1h48wc11t live 27 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231027051136/https://www.ynet.co.il/news/article/b1h48wc11t 27 October 2023, was labeled as the bloodiest in Israeli history, and the deadliest for the Jews since the Holocaust.8 October 2023 Was Hamas' attack the bloodiest day for Jews since the Holocaust? JTA https://www.jta.org/2023/10/08/israel/was-hamas-attack-the-bloodiest-day-for-jews-since-the-holocaust live https://web.archive.org/web/20231009071329/https://www.jta.org/2023/10/08/israel/was-hamas-attack-the-bloodiest-day-for-jews-since-the-holocaust 9 October 2023 According to several international law and genocide studies experts, Hamas's assault amounted to genocide.Watch Genocide 2023-10-19 Genocide Emergency Alert: Israel and Gaza https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/genocide-emergency-alert-israel-and-gaza 2023-12-07 genocidewatch enWINER STUART 15 October 2023 Hamas actions are war crimes, could constitute genocide – international law experts Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-actions-are-war-crimes-could-constitute-genocide-international-law-experts/Deadly Hamas Rampage Constitutes 'International Crime of Genocide,' Hundreds of Legal Experts Say en Haaretz https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-10-16/ty-article/hamas-deadly-rampage-constitutes-crime-of-genocide-hundreds-of-legal-experts-say/0000018b-37d1-d450-a3af-7fddda070000 2023-12-07 Legal and genocide experts have condemned the attack,Gettleman Jeffrey Schwartz Anat Sella Adam 2023-12-04 What We Know About Sexual Violence During the Oct. 7 Attacks on Israel en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/04/world/middleeast/oct-7-attacks-israel-hamas-sexual-violence.html 2023-12-07 0362-43312023-11-25 Israel investigates an elusive, horrific enemy: Rape as a weapon of war https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/11/25/israel-hamas-rape-sexual-violence/ 2023-12-07 Washington Post en saying it represents a serious violation of international law. They argue that Hamas carried out these actions with the intent to destroy the Israeli national group.Watch Genocide 2023-10-18 Legal Experts: Hamas committed War Crimes, Genocide https://www.genocidewatch.com/single-post/legal-experts-hamas-committed-war-crimes-genocide 2023-12-07 genocidewatch en Some commentators point to Hamas's founding charter, which advocates for the destruction of Israel, contains antisemitic language, and, according to certain researchers, implies a call for the genocide of Jews. This has led to suggestions that the 7 October attacks were an effort to fulfill this agenda.How the term "genocide" is misused in the Israel-Hamas war The Economist https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2023/11/10/how-the-term-genocide-is-misused-in-the-israel-hamas-war 2023-12-07 0013-0613Bayefsky Anne F. https://books.google.com/books?id=lHxTDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA91 Incitement to Terrorism Blank Laurie R. March 22, 2018 BRILL 978-90-04-35982-6 The governing charter of Hamas, "The Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement," openly dedicates Hamas to genocide against the Jewish people.Breedon Jennifer R. 2015–2016 Why the Combination of Universal Jurisdiction and Polical Lawfare Will Destroy the Sacred Sovereignty of States https://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/jglojpp2&id=411&div=&collection= Journal of Global Justice and Public Policy 2 389 The Hamas Charter not only calls for the militant, perhaps genocidal, liberation of Palestine (e.g., "raise the banner of Allah over every inch of Palestine"), but also demonstrates anti-Semitic, murderous intent.Tsesis Alexander 2014–2015 Antisemitism and Hate Speech Studies https://heinonline.org/HOL/Page?handle=hein.journals/rjlr16&id=352&div=&collection= Rutgers Journal of Law and Religion 16 352 For Jews, the Holocaust remains a real concern in an age when Hamas, a Palestinian terrorist organization, continues to advocate genocide in its core Charter. This wikibook is intended to summarize the events that happened during the Black Friday in the communities impacted by this attack. Sources