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Israel’s first election since Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack is less than three weeks away and is being fought largely over responsibility for the attack and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership. Netanyahu and his opponents are using the attack as a central campaign theme.
People killed in the October 7 attack
Israel's defence minister said the military was placed on high alert ahead of the October 7 anniversary and warned that Hamas and Gaza's population would face severe consequences if Israeli forces were harmed.
The October 7, 2023 attack resulted in the deaths of 1,221 people in Israel.
Israel continues to face widespread trauma, depression and anxiety after the October 7 attacks and ensuing war. Reports cite limited growth in treatment, waits longer than six months, increased medication use and rising concern about suicide among reservists.
The Israeli public reporting medium or severe post-traumatic symptoms, depression, anxiety or a combination of these
The US announced sanctions against three individuals and two France-based charities over alleged Hamas financing, alongside six arrests. Investigators said the network moved more than $2m to Hamas through charitable fronts and cryptocurrency.
The United States sanctioned three individuals over alleged Hamas financing.
Retired Israeli Major General Nitzan Alon said a deal to return Israeli captives could have been reached about a year earlier, without undermining Israel’s strategic goals. Other former officials and Qatar’s prime minister made similar claims about earlier negotiations.
The October 2025 prisoner exchange released nearly 2,000 Palestinians held in Israeli jails.
Israeli forces killed Izz al-Din al-Beik, identified as the head of Hamas’s armed wing in northern Gaza, in a strike on an apartment building in Gaza City, according to Palestinian and Israeli officials. Health officials said another person died from wounds sustained in the attack.
Another person died from wounds sustained in the strike.
Israel rebuked French President Emmanuel Macron after he criticized Israeli actions in the West Bank during a UN General Assembly speech. Macron also criticized the humanitarian situation in Gaza and said Hamas had never attacked in the West Bank.
The United Nations reported about six settler-related violent incidents against Palestinians or their property daily through mid-2026.
Three Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza on Monday.