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On 7 October 2023, [[Palestinian | On 7 October 2023, [[Palestinian]] militant groups, mainly [[Hamas]] and [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad]], with other groups such as the socialist [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]], launched a major attack on [[Israel]] from the [[Gaza Strip]] with a rocket barrage, and vehicle-transported attacks across the border on Israeli communities and forces. It is the first direct conflict within Israel's {{Lang-la|de jure|label=none}} territory since the [[1948 Arab–Israeli War]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beauchamp |first=Zack |date=7 October 2023 |title=Why did Hamas invade Israel?|url=https://www.vox.com/2023/10/7/23907323/israel-war-hamas-attack-explained-southern-israel-gaza|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007185123/https://www.vox.com/2023/10/7/23907323/israel-war-hamas-attack-explained-southern-israel-gaza |archive-date=7 October 2023 |access-date=7 October 2023 |website=[[Vox (website)|Vox]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Erlanger |first=Steven |date=7 October 2023 |title=An Attack From Gaza and an Israeli Declaration of War. Now What? |language=en-US |work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/07/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-war-hamas-palestinians.html |access-date=7 October 2023|issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=7 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007195542/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/07/world/middleeast/israel-gaza-war-hamas-palestinians.html |url-status=live}}</ref> Hostilities were initiated in the early morning with a [[Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel|rocket barrage against Israel]] and vehicle-transported incursions into Israeli territory, with a number of attacks having been carried out on Israeli civilian communities and the Israeli military. Some observers have referred to these events as the beginning of a third Palestinian [[intifada]].{{refn|name=Names|group=N|In succession to the [[First Intifada|First]] and [[Second Intifada]]s.<ref name="auto1" />}} | ||
Organizations that have taken part in the Palestinian assault include [[Hamas]], [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad|Islamic Jihad]], and the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]]. In an emergency meeting in the [[West Bank]] shortly after the attacks began, [[Mahmoud Abbas]] of the [[Palestinian National Authority|Palestinian Authority]] expressed support for the Gazan infiltration, stating that Palestinians had the right to defend themselves against the [[Israeli-occupied territories|Israeli occupation]].<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Yang|first1=Maya|last2=Bayer|first2=Lili|last3=Ho|first3=Vivian|last4=Fulton|first4=Adam |last5=Bayer |date=7 October 2023 |title=Israel says civilians and soldiers held hostage in Gaza after major Palestinian attack – live|language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/oct/07/hamas-launches-attack-on-israel-with-5000-rockets-live |url-status=live |access-date=7 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007071116/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/oct/07/hamas-launches-attack-on-israel-with-5000-rockets-live |archive-date=7 October 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite news |title=Mahmoud Abbas: Palestinians have right to defend themselves against 'terror'|url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2023/10/07/Mahmoud-Abbas-Palestinians-have-right-to-defend-themselves-against-terror- |work=[[Al Arabiya]] |access-date=7 October 2023 |archive-date=7 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007120458/https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2023/10/07/Mahmoud-Abbas-Palestinians-have-right-to-defend-themselves-against-terror- |url-status=live}}</ref> In Israel, all major opposition parties have advocated for the formation of a [[national unity government]] to combat the Palestinian offensive.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |date=7 October 2023 |title=Yair Lapid offers to form emergency unity government with Netanyahu after Hamas terror attack|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/yair-lapid-offers-to-form-emergency-unity-government-with-netanyahu-after-hamas-terror-attack-5MOYdwsOxNSgKXhEBrsOVb |access-date=8 October 2023 |website=[[The Jewish Chronicle]] |archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008000729/https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/yair-lapid-offers-to-form-emergency-unity-government-with-netanyahu-after-hamas-terror-attack-5MOYdwsOxNSgKXhEBrsOVb |url-status=live }}</ref> | Organizations that have taken part in the Palestinian assault include [[Hamas]], [[Palestinian Islamic Jihad|Islamic Jihad]], and the [[Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine]]. In an emergency meeting in the [[West Bank]] shortly after the attacks began, [[Mahmoud Abbas]] of the [[Palestinian National Authority|Palestinian Authority]] expressed support for the Gazan infiltration, stating that Palestinians had the right to defend themselves against the [[Israeli-occupied territories|Israeli occupation]].<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Yang|first1=Maya|last2=Bayer|first2=Lili|last3=Ho|first3=Vivian|last4=Fulton|first4=Adam |last5=Bayer |date=7 October 2023 |title=Israel says civilians and soldiers held hostage in Gaza after major Palestinian attack – live|language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]]|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/oct/07/hamas-launches-attack-on-israel-with-5000-rockets-live |url-status=live |access-date=7 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007071116/https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/oct/07/hamas-launches-attack-on-israel-with-5000-rockets-live |archive-date=7 October 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite news |title=Mahmoud Abbas: Palestinians have right to defend themselves against 'terror'|url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2023/10/07/Mahmoud-Abbas-Palestinians-have-right-to-defend-themselves-against-terror- |work=[[Al Arabiya]] |access-date=7 October 2023 |archive-date=7 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231007120458/https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2023/10/07/Mahmoud-Abbas-Palestinians-have-right-to-defend-themselves-against-terror- |url-status=live}}</ref> In Israel, all major opposition parties have advocated for the formation of a [[national unity government]] to combat the Palestinian offensive.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |date=7 October 2023 |title=Yair Lapid offers to form emergency unity government with Netanyahu after Hamas terror attack|url=https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/yair-lapid-offers-to-form-emergency-unity-government-with-netanyahu-after-hamas-terror-attack-5MOYdwsOxNSgKXhEBrsOVb |access-date=8 October 2023 |website=[[The Jewish Chronicle]] |archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231008000729/https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/yair-lapid-offers-to-form-emergency-unity-government-with-netanyahu-after-hamas-terror-attack-5MOYdwsOxNSgKXhEBrsOVb |url-status=live }}</ref> | ||