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Friday, April 17, 2026

Collection of facts about the Gaza War

This post is a collection of facts about the Gaza War (2023 - now). There are 14 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Began with Hamas surprise attack against Israel on Oct 7th, 2023 (1,195 people killed and 251 hostages taken)
• Massacre at Nova music festival
• 90% of Gaza's infrastructure has been destroyed by Israeli bombing
• Israeli ordered an evacuation of Gaza City on Oct 13th, 2023
• First ceasefire (Nov 2023)
• Rafah offensive began May 2024
• Siege of North Gaza began Oct 2024
• Second ceasefire (Jan - Mar 2025)
• Gaza City offensive began Aug 2025
• Gaza peace plan implemented (Oct 2025)
• Last 20 remaining Israeli hostages released (Oct 2025)
• Israeli is being investigated for genocide by the International Court of Justice
• Israeli offensive has killed at least 72,000 Palestinians
• 2.3 million Palestinians and 100 thousand Israelis displaced